Anna DeForge
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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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She was the first player from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On February 27, 2009, DeForge signed on with the Beşiktaş Istanbul.
WNBA career statistics
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Regular season
Template:WNBA player statistics start |- | align="left" | 2000 | align="left" | Detroit | 27 || 10 || 16.0 || .405 || .321 || .781 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 1.2 || 5.4 |- | align="left" | 2003 | align="left" | Phoenix | 34 || 27 || 31.3 || .412 || .412 || .725 || 3.1 || 2.1 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 1.6 || 11.9 |- | align="left" | 2004 | align="left" | Phoenix | 34 || 34 || 33.9 || .417 || .387 || .863 || 3.6 || 3.1 || 1.5 || 0.2 || 2.0 || 14.4 |- | align="left" | 2005 | align="left" | Phoenix | 33 || 33 || 34.3 || .390 || .326 || .850 || 3.5 || 2.4 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 2.5 || 13.1 |- | align="left" | 2006 | align="left" | Indiana | 34 || 34 || 29.3 || .393 || .378 || .818 || 4.3 || 2.2 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 1.6 || 10.2 |- | align="left" | 2007 | align="left" | Indiana | 34 || 34 || 23.4 || .418 || .410 || .906 || 3.3 || 1.5 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 1.4 || 8.7 |- | align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Minnesota | 34 || 34 || 24.9 || .391 || .364 || .763 || 3.0 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 0.9 || 8.5 |- | align="left" | 2009 | align="left" | Detroit | 7 || 7 || 16.1 || .278 || .000 || .000 || 2.9 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.4 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 8 years, 4 teams | 237 || 213 || 27.6 || .403 || .374 || .821 || 3.2 || 2.1 || 1.1 || 0.2 || 1.6 || 10.2 Template:S-end
Playoffs
Template:WNBA player statistics start |- | align="left" | 2006 | align="left" | Indiana | 2 || 2 || 32.0 || .333 || .250 || .000 || 3.5 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | 2007 | align="left" | Indiana | 6 || 6 || 32.8 || .467 || .393 || 1.000 || 3.7 || 1.0 || 1.3 || 0.2 || 1.5 || 16.8 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 2 years, 1 team | 8 || 8 || 32.6 || .444 || .361 || 1.000 || 3.6 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 1.1 || 14.1 Template:S-end
Nebraska statistics
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| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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–Lincoln.
Career highlights
- 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: Template:Flagicon Honored as league (PLKK) MVP . The Polish TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow team won the Women's PLKK Championship Series.
- 2006-2007: Template:Flagicon Her Polish TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków team won the Women's PLKK Championship Series.
- 2007-2008: Template:Flagicon 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
External links
- 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
- Sportspeople 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
- National Women's Basketball League players