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Kelly Schumacher
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Born October 14, 1977 (1977-10-14) (age 32)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nationality USA
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
College Connecticut
Draft 1st round, 14th pick overall, 2001
Indiana Fever
WNBA career 2001–present
WNBA Teams
Indiana Fever (2001-2005)
New York Liberty (2006)
Phoenix Mercury (2007)
Detroit Shock (2008-2009)

Kelly Schumacher (born October 14, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player. She had been playing in the WNBA for the Detroit Shock, until her release 18 June 2009[1].

After her junior season at the University of Connecticut, she competed with USA Basketball as a member of the gold medal-winning Jones Cup Team that compiled a 4-0 record in Taipei[2]. In her professional career she plays in Spanish League in Arranz Burgos, Perfumerías Avenida and now in UB F.C.Barcelona

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Awards/achievements

  • She has appeared in more games (159) than any player in Fever history.
  • Fever's starting power forward in first 14 games of 2005.
  • Second all-time in career blocked shots for the Fever.
  • Played a career-high 39 minutes during an overtime game played at Radio City Music Hall in New York, September 16, 2004.
  • Pro career highs of 22 points and nine rebounds in an 81-57 win over San Antonio, July 23, 2003.
  • Finished her career at Connecticut ranked third all-time in career blocked shots with 181.[3]
  • Set NCAA Women's Final Four record with nine blocked shots as Connecticut defeated Tennessee for the 2000 national championship.[4]
  • Played a career-high 39 minutes during an overtime game played at Radio City Music Hall in New York, September 16, 2004.
  • She is the Indiana Fever's career leader in blocked shots
  • She has appeared in more games than any other player in Indiana Fever history
  • She recorded 717 points during her collegiate career at the University of Connecticut[5]
  • She has been voted MVP in basketball, volleyball and soccer
  • She was a member of gold medal-winning 2000 USA Jones Cup team
  • She was a member of the CCAA national championship team 1996,1997[6]
  • She is ranked sixteenth in the WNBA, with 0.8 blocks per game
  • She had won the Spanish female league and the cup of queen with "Perfumerias Avenida de Salamanca" [2005-2006]
  • On February 23, 2006, she was traded to the New York Liberty
  • Before the 2007 season, she was traded again to the Phoenix Mercury

Bio

University of Connecticut Statistics

Kelly Schumacher Statistics[7] at University of Connecticut
Year G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG A TO B S MIN PTS AVG
1997-98 35 70 117 0.598 0 0 0.000 37 70 0.529 103 2.9 19 29 38 11 408 177 5.1
1998-99 31 63 113 0.558 0 0 0.000 46 70 0.657 130 4.2 16 24 37 12 356 172 5.5
1999-00 37 80 144 0.556 0 0 0.000 26 38 0.684 141 3.8 27 27 65 21 577 186 5.0
2000-01 29 75 143 0.524 2 9 0.222 30 39 0.769 126 4.3 28 24 41 11 491 182 6.3
Totals 132 288 517 0.557 2 9 0.222 139 217 0.641 500 3.8 90 104 181 55 1832 717 5.4

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Notes

  1. ^ "2009 WNBA Transactions". http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2009.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19. 
  2. ^ "2000 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wjcup_2000. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
  3. ^ "UConn Media Guide". pp. 107. http://www.uconnhuskies.com/datadump/WBasketball/2008/MediaGuide/Records%20(101-118).pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-13. 
  4. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; For UConn Women, Unending Effort". NYTimes. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/12/sports/college-basketball-for-uconn-women-unending-effort.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-06-13. 
  5. ^ "UConn Media Guide". pp. 146. http://www.uconnhuskies.com/datadump/WBasketball/2008/MediaGuide/History%20(131-162).pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-13. 
  6. ^ [CCAA national championship team 1996,1997 "PROSPECT PROFILE KELLY SCHUMACHER"]. CCAA national championship team 1996,1997. Retrieved 2009-06-13. 
  7. ^ "UConn Media Guide". http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/WBasketball/2009/Media%20Guide/129-160.pdf. Retrieved 13 December 2008. 
Connecticut Huskies Basketball 1999-2000 NCAA Champions
10 Sue Bird | 11 Kelly Schumacher | 14 Keirsten Walters | 15 Asjha Jones | 20 Stacy Hansmeyer | 23 Kennitra Johnson | 25 Svetlana Abrosimova | 32 Swin Cash | 33 Shea Ralph | 34 Tamika Williams | 35 Marci Czel | 41 Paige Sauer | 44 Christine Rigby
Coach Geno Auriemma
Phoenix Mercury 2007 WNBA Champions

0 Scott | 2 Miller | 3 Taurasi | 5 Miller | 11 Schumacher | 12 Snell | 13 Taylor | 21 Lacy | 23 Pondexter (Finals MVP) | 24 Derevjanik | 33 Mazzante | 50 Smith | Coach Westhead







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