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Cappie Pondexter
No. 23 – New York Liberty
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1983-01-07) January 7, 1983 (age 42)
Chicago, Illnois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
CollegeRutgers
NBA draft2006: 2 overall
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2006–present
Career highlights and awards
Big East Rookie of the Year (2003)
All-WNBA All-Rookie Team (2006)
WNBA All-Star (2006, 2007,2009)
WNBA Finals MVP (2007
WNBA Championship (2007, 2009)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Cappie Pondexter
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place Beijing 2008 Team Competition

Cappie Pondexter (born January 7, 1983) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the New York Liberty in the WNBA. She was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Pondexter is known for her scrappy play, quick crossovers and deadly midrange jumpshot.

High school

While growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Pondexter was a close friend of fellow basketball star Dee Brown.

Pondexter played for John Marshall Metropolitan High School in Chicago where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored sixteen points, and earned MVP honors.

College

Pondexter attended college at Rutgers University. She led the Scarlet Knights to a 97-22 record and back-to-back Big East Championships in 2005 and 2006. She competed in four NCAA Tournaments, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2005. During the 2005-2006 season, Rutgers compiled a 27-5 record, including a 16-0 record in Big East Conference play. Pondexter took home several awards, including the 2006 Women's Basketball News Service National Player of the year. In her career, the guard scored over 2,000 points.

WNBA career

Pondexter was selected 2nd overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. As a rookie, she was named to the western conference WNBA all star team.

In 2007, Pondexter played a key role in the Mercury's championship run, and was named 2007 WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player after averaging 22 points per game during the hard-fought five-game series.

During the 2009 WNBA season Pondexter became the first player in WNBA history to win 3 consecutive Western Conference Player of the week awards. She was also named to her third WNBA All-star team as a Western Conference reserve.

At the end of the 2009 season, Pondexter helped the Mercury defeat the Indiana Fever 3 games to 2 to win the WNBA championship, the second title for the team in 3 years.

In March 2010, Pondexter was traded to the New York Liberty as part of a three-team, multiplayer deal. Pondexter indicated in interviews that she had requested the trade mainly due to growing jealousy of Diana Taurasi.

Europe career

The 2006-07 campaign marked Cappie Pondexter’s first campaign in Europe. She was a major contributor to the success of the Fenerbahçe Istanbul club. When her side’s quarter-final match-up against Ros Casares was tied at 67, Pondexter scored the winning basket with just seconds remaining to lift Fenerbahçe Istanbul to victory. In that same game, she dished out 10 assists and 4 steals. Pondexter was among the top five in scoring throughout the season.

After two seasons at Fenerbahçe, Pondexter signed with the UMMC Ekaterinburg club in the Russian Superleague, where she played during the winters of 2008-9 and 2009-10.

USA Basketball

On the international stage, Pondexter won gold medals with the USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 2005 World University Games, 2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women, 2002 World Championship for Young Women Qualifying Tournament and 2000 Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

Pondexter was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team traveled to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they competed in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.

Pondexter was named as one of the National team members to represent the USA Basketball team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball. This game replaces the normal WNBA All-Star game with WNBA All-Stars versus USA Basketball, as part of the preparation for the FIBA World Championship for Women to be held in the Czech Republic during September and October of 2010.

Awards and achievements

Notes

  1. "2001 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  2. "2001 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  3. "WBCA High School All-America Game Record Book - MVPs". WBCA. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  4. [http://www.azcentral.com/sports/mercury/articles/2010/03/30/20100330phoenix-mercury-cappie-pondexter.html Phoenix Mercury's Cappie Pondexter initiated trade to New York due to growing jealousy of Diana Taurasi
  5. Cappie Pondexter Basketball Career (EuroBasket)
  6. ^ "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C." USA Basketball. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  7. "Six Olympic Gold Medalists Among 11-Member Team Set To Participate In WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun Game". USA Basketball. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  8. "FIBA World Championship for Women". FIBA. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

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Awards and Achievements
United States women's basketball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
United States
Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
2006 WNBA draft
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WNBA Finals MVPs
Phoenix Mercury 2007 WNBA champions
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