- Ivory Latta
name = Ivory Latta
team =Atlanta Dream
number = 12
position = Guard
height_ft = 5 | height_in = 6
weight_lbs = 143
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1984|9|24|mf=y
birth_place =McConnells, South Carolina
college = North Carolina
draft = 11th overall
draft_year = 2007
draft_team =Detroit Shock
career_start = 2007
career_end =
former_teams =Detroit Shock Ivory Latta (born
September 24 ,1984 inMcConnells, South Carolina ) is a professional basketball player for theAtlanta Dream in theWNBA . A 5'6" guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She is the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina history (mens and womens) with a total of 4,319 career points.citeweb|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/ivory_latta/bio.html|title=official bio]Professional career
Latta was drafted by the
Detroit Shock with the 11th pick in the2007 WNBA Draft . She averaged 3.0 points per game as a rookie, and had the second-best 3-point field goal percentage in the WNBA for the 2007 regular season. OnFebruary 6 ,2008 She was traded to theAtlanta Dream for the Dream's 2008 second round pick andLaToya Thomas . [ [http://www.wnba.com/dream/expansion_analysis_080206.html Atlanta's expansion draft trades/analysis] ]College career
Latta was named the 2006 Player of the Year by
ESPN.com [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/ncaatourney07/columns/story?columnist=lieberman_nancy&id=2820793] ] , USBWA, GballMag.com and Basketball Times National Player of the Year, Nancy Lieberman Award Winner as Point Guard of the Year (2006), Consensus All-American (2006), ACC Player of the Year (2006), ACC Tournament MVP (2005), WBCA National Player for the Month of March (2005), All-ACC First Team (2007, 2005), AP All-American Third Team (2005), ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year (2004), All-ACC Second Team (2004), All-ACC Freshmen Team (2004).Latta averaged 14.0 points per game as a freshman, 16.2 as a senior, and 16.6 for her career at UNC.
Personal life
Other recognition included a resolution read on the floor of the
U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. RepresentativeJohn Spratt and a key to the city ofYork, South Carolina , which celebrated Ivory Latta Day onJan. 10 , 2003. Her friendships withNBA superstarLeBron James and actor/rapper Chris "Ludacris " Bridges have been well documented.References
External links
* [http://www.wnba.com/draft2007/prospect_ivory_latta.html WNBA profile]
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