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Crystal Langhorne 
WNBA's Washington Mystics – No. 1 Forward Born October 27, 1986
Queens, New YorkNationality 
AmericanHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 190 lb (86 kg) College Maryland Draft 6th overall, 2008
Washington MysticsProfile WNBA Info Page WNBA Teams Washington Mystics (2008–present) Awards and Honors Most Improved Player (2009)
1× WNBA All-Star (2011)
All-WNBA Second Team (2010)Crystal Langhorne (born October 27, 1986) is an American basketball player. She played for the University of Maryland Terrapins. In 2008 she was drafted by the Washington Mystics of the WNBA.
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High school
Langhorne is a graduate of Willingboro High School in Willingboro, New Jersey.[1] Langhorne was named a WBCA All-American.[2] She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored five points, and earned MVP honors.[3]
College
In 2006 she helped the Terrapins win the NCAA Championship, and in 2007 she starred in helping the USA win the FIBA World Championship under 21 for women. She is the first player in the University of Maryland's history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds for either the men's or women's teams, and only the 106th women's college basketball player to do so.[4]
Notes
- ^ Crystal Langhorne player bio – UMD. Accessed February 17, 2008.
- ^ "2004 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/past-hsaa/. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "2004 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/box-scores/. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ #5/5 Terps and Virginia Tech Collide on Monday Night in Blacksburg – CSTV.com. "National player of the year candidate Crystal Langhorne became the first Maryland women's baskeball player to score 2,000 points. She is the 106th player in NCAA history to have 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, and the first in Maryland men's or women's basketball history." Accessed February 17, 2008.
External links
- Player profile at University of Maryland website.
- Player profile at USA Basketball
USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year winners 1980: Blazejowski | 1981: Curry | 1982: Noble & Pollard | 1983: Woodard | 1984: Miller | 1985: Gillom | 1986: Miller | 1987: Edwards | 1988: McClain | 1989: Lacy | 1990: Edwards | 1991: Bolton | 1992: McClain | 1993: Leslie | 1994: Staley | 1995: Crawley | 1996: Edwards | 1997: Holdsclaw | 1998: Leslie | 1999: Williams | 2000: Edwards | 2001: Walker | 2002: Leslie | 2003: Augustus | 2004: Staley | 2005: Langhorne | 2006: Taurasi | 2007: Wiggins | 2008: Smith | 2009: Charles | 2010: Taurasi
East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS |
West: LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA • TUL2008 WNBA Draft First Round Candace Parker • Sylvia Fowles • Candice Wiggins • Alexis Hornbuckle • Matee Ajavon • Crystal Langhorne • Essence Carson • Tamera Young • Amber Holt • Laura Harper • Tasha Humphrey • Ketia Swanier • LaToya Pringle • Erlana LarkinsSecond Round Shannon Bobbitt • Nicky Anosike • Erica White • Olayinka Sanni • Quianna Chaney • Lindsey Pluimer • Chioma Nnamaka • Allie Quigley • Jolene Anderson • Morenike Atunrase • Leilani Mitchell • Khadijah Whittington • Wanisha Smith • Natasha LacyThird Round Sharnee’ Zoll • Charde Houston • Crystal Kelly • Danielle Hood • Angela Tisdale • Krystal Vaughn • Alberta Auguste • Kimberly Beck • Lauren Ervin • A'Quonesia Franklin • Alex Anderson • Izabela Piekarska • Marscilla Packer • Valeriya Berezhynska • Charel AllenWNBA Most Improved Player Award Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Maryland Terrapins women's basketball players
- American women's basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1980s birth stubs
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