Anna DeForge
Personal information | |
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Born | Iron Mountain, Michigan, U.S. | April 14, 1976
Nationality | American / Montenegrin |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Niagara (Niagara, Wisconsin) |
College | Nebraska (1994–1998) |
WNBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
Playing career | 1998–2015 |
Position | Guard |
Number | 30 |
Career history | |
1998 | San Jose Lasers |
2000 | Detroit Shock |
2002 | Kansas City Legacy |
2003 | Chicago Blaze |
2003–2005 | Phoenix Mercury |
2005–2008 | TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków |
2006–2007 | Indiana Fever |
2008 | Minnesota Lynx |
2009 | Detroit Shock |
2009–2010 | Beşiktaş JK |
2010–2011 | Hondarribia-Irún |
2011–2012 | TED Kayseri |
2012–2013 | USK Praha |
2014 | Konak |
2015 | TTT Riga |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com |
Anna Louise DeForge (born April 14, 1976) is an American-Montenegrin professional female basketball player who most recently played for the Detroit Shock in the WNBA.[1] She is the first player from the University of Nebraska to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned a spot on a WNBA All-Star team in 2004.[2] She was one of the players selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball Game.
On February 3, 2006, she was traded to the Indiana Fever from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kelly Miller.
On February 19, 2008 DeForge signed on with the Minnesota Lynx.[3]
On February 27, 2009 DeForge signed on with the Beşiktaş Istanbul.
WNBA career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2000 | Detroit | 27 | 10 | 16.0 | .405 | .321 | .781 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
2003 | Phoenix | 34 | 27 | 31.3 | .412 | .412 | .725 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
2004 | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 33.9 | .417 | .387 | .863 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
2005 | Phoenix | 33 | 33 | 34.3 | .390 | .326 | .850 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 13.1 |
2006 | Indiana | 34 | 34 | 29.3 | .393 | .378 | .818 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 10.2 |
2007 | Indiana | 34 | 34 | 23.4 | .418 | .410 | .906 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
2008 | Minnesota | 34 | 34 | 24.9 | .391 | .364 | .763 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
2009 | Detroit | 7 | 7 | 16.1 | .278 | .000 | .000 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Career | 8 years, 4 teams | 237 | 213 | 27.6 | .403 | .374 | .821 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 10.2 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2006 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 32.0 | .333 | .250 | .000 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
2007 | Indiana | 6 | 6 | 32.8 | .467 | .393 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 8 | 8 | 32.6 | .444 | .361 | 1.000 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 14.1 |
Nebraska statistics
[edit]Source[4]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | PPG |
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1994-95 | Nebraska | 27 | 339 | 41.2% | 33.3% | 67.3% | 6.9 | 12.6 |
1995-96 | Nebraska | 29 | 420 | 43.0% | 30.9% | 82.0% | 6.8 | 14.5 |
1996-97 | Nebraska | 28 | 489 | 46.0% | 38.5% | 78.1% | 5.8 | 17.5 |
1997-98 | Nebraska | 33 | 611 | 40.9% | 32.5% | 77.5% | 7.9 | 18.5 |
Career | 117 | 1859 | 42.7% | 33.4% | 77.3% | 6.9 | 15.9 |
Personal
[edit]Born to Rosemary and Roger DeForge in Iron Mountain, Michigan, she played at Niagara High School in Niagara, Wisconsin. DeForge majored in Business Administration at the University of Nebraska.
Career highlights
[edit]- Selected to start the 2007 WNBA All-Star for the Eastern Conference by the WNBA Fans
- Selected to play in the WNBA vs. USA Basketball Game at Radio City Music Hall in 2004
- Won the National Women's Basketball League Championship with the Dallas Fury in 2004
- 2005-2006:
Honored as league (PLKK) MVP . The Polish TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow team won the Women's PLKK Championship Series.
- 2006-2007:
Her Polish TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków team won the Women's PLKK Championship Series.
- 2007-2008:
Her Polish TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków team won the Women's PLKK Championship Series.
- 2022 Spring Season: Won the Brewtown Recreation Co-Ed Flag Football League Championship with Beer Bellys.
- 2024 Spring Season: Won the Brewtown Recreation Co-Ed Flag Football League Championship with Beer Bellys.
References
[edit]- ^ "Anna DeForge - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "MERCURY: DeForge Named to WNBA All-Star Team". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Lynx: Lynx Sign Anna DeForge". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Nebraska Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
External links
[edit]- 1976 births
- Living people
- American women's basketball players
- Montenegrin women's basketball players
- Naturalized citizens of Montenegro
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Basketball players from Michigan
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Detroit Shock players
- Indiana Fever players
- Minnesota Lynx players
- Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball players
- People from Iron Mountain, Michigan
- People from Marinette County, Wisconsin
- Phoenix Mercury players
- Shooting guards
- WNBA All-Stars
- Beşiktaş women's basketball players
- Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi basketball players
- Undrafted Women's National Basketball Association players
- American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
- Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- Naturalised basketball players
- Point guards