Sandora Irvin

Infobox WNBA Player

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name = Sandora Lavett Irvin
position = Forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lbs = 185
team = San Antonio Silver Stars
number = 50
nationality = flagicon|USA American
birth_date = birth date and age|1982|2|23
birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida
college = Texas Christian University
draft = 3^rd overall
draft_year = 2005
draft_team = Phoenix Mercury
career_start = 2005
former_teams = Phoenix Mercury 2005–2007,
awards = Conference USA Player of the Year (2005) Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year (2005, 2004, 2003)

Sandora Lavett Irvin (born February 23, 1982 [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/sandora_irving/bio.html Sandora Irvin Playerfile - Bio] , wnba.com, accessed 16 Jun 2008.] ) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

In her WNBA career, Irvin has scored 91 points, and has collected 100 rebounds, 14 assists, 10 steals, and 26 blocks.

Early life

Irvin is the daughter of Daughn Irvin and Angela Hollis and is the niece of former Dallas Cowboys star wide receiver Michael Irvin.

Over the course of her college career at TCU, Irvin averaged 19.9 points and 11.9 points per game as a senior she tallied 150 blocked shots, two shy of tying the NCAA’s single-season record. [http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/irvin_sandora00.html Sandora Irvin - Bio] , gofrogs.cstv.com, accessed 16 Jun 2008.] Irvin holds the NCAA career mark for blocked shots (480), shattering the previous standard of 428 set in 1991. Irvin was also named to the AP All-America first team and selected as a Kodak All-American. She also earned USBWA All-American and Conference USA Player of the Year honors. Irvin was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. She ended her junior season with 15 consecutive double-doubles She set the TCU single-season records for points (504), rebounds (366) and field goals made (195) as a junior.

WNBA career

Phoenix Mercury

On April 16, 2005, Irvin was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the first round (No. 3 overall) of the 2005 WNBA Draft. In her rookie season, Irvin played in 12 regular season games averaging 3.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.50 blocks, 0.42 steals and 10.2 minutes per game. [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/sandora_irvin/career_stats.html Sandora Irvin Playerfile - Stats] , wnba.com, accessed 16 Jun 2008.]

During the 2006 WNBA season, Irvin appeared in 7 regular season games for the Mercury, averaging 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

San Antonio Silver Stars

After two seasons with the Mercury, Irvin was traded by Phoenix to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for a second round 2008 draft pick.During the 2007 WNBA season, Irvin appeared in 23 games for the Silver Stars averaging 1.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.40 blocks, 0.1 steals and 5.6 minutes per game.

International career

Irvin played overseas for Club USP-CEU MMT Estudiantes (Madrid, Spain) in the First Division of the Liga Feminina (LF). In 14 games, Irvin has averaged 13.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. She is among the Spanish LF overall league leaders in points per game (15th), rebounds per game (third) and blocks per game (third).

On July 6, 2007 Irvin officically signed with Puig d’en Valls, a team in Spain which completed its sixth straight season in the Liga Femenina, Her statistics starting from January 2007, when she landed in Madrid’s Estudiantes team, are notable: 13.5 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, twice selected game MVP. [http://www.feb.es/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=11&ItemID=13567# Sandora Irvin signing with PDV] , feb.es, accessed 16 Jun 2008.]

Off the court

In 2007 Irvin joined her alma mater’s, Texas Christian University, women’s basketball staff as Director of Operations. [http://www.wnba.com/silverstars/news/irvin_071002.html Irvin Joins TCU Women’s Basketball Staff] , wnba.com, accessed 16 Jun 2008.]

WNBA career statistics

: "Correct as of May 2008"

Notes

External links

* [http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/irvin_sandora00.html Sandora Irvin College Stats]