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	Women's National Basketball Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The WNBA was formed in 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association, and league play began in 1997.
		The WNBA awarded its first expansion team in several years, to Chicago, Illinois (later named the Sky) in February 2005.
		On the occasion of the tenth anniversary, the WNBA released its All-Decade Team, comprising the ten WNBA players deemed to have contributed, through on-court play and off-court activities, the most to women's basketball during the period of the league's existence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/WNBA (1877 words)

	2002 in basketball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ben Wallace
		WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Sheryl Swoopes
		WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Marianne Stanley Washington Mystics
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2002_in_basketball (273 words)

	ESPN.com: WNBA - L.A.'s Leslie selected defensive player of the year
		NEW YORK -- Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie was honored as the WNBA's defensive player of the year Sunday after leading the league in blocks.
		Leslie anchored a defense that made the Sparks the only team in the league to keep opponents from shooting less than 40 percent.
		She was first in the league in defensive rebounds (8.1) and 14th in steals (1.47).
	espn.go.com /wnba/news/2004/0926/1889449.html (168 words)

	WBCA :: WNBA Recap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The 6-0 veteran forward finished the regular season as the WNBA's third-leading scorer (18.5 ppg) and second in steals (2.75), while leading the Comets to a 24-8 mark on the way to her second MVP award.
		In voting for the top Defensive Player, which Swoopes won for the second time in her career, she received 22 of a possible 60 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, followed by Catchings with 18 votes.
		Catchings, who led the WNBA in steals with an average of 2.94 a game, led all rookies in scoring (18.6 ppg, 2nd in the WNBA), rebounding (8.6 rpg, 4th), three-pointers made (76, 2nd), blocked shots (1.34 bpg, T-6th) and minutes (36.4 mpg, 2nd), and finished third in assists (3.7 apg, 10th).
	www.wbca.org /wnbarecap02.asp (1344 words)

	Women's Sports Foundation ATHLETES
		During the 2003 campaign, she was runner-up for the league's Most Valuable Player as well as Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
		Catchings was named by the WNBA as Rookie of the Year in 2002 after leading her team to its first playoff appearance in franchise history.
		Throughout her collegiate career she received the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Freshman of the Year Award, the 2000 Naismith National Player of the Year Award, the ESPY for the 2000 College Player of the Year.
	www.womenssportsfoundation.org /cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/record.html?record=978 (378 words)

	Gball Online Magazine: At Centercourt
		In the WNBA, she is the Gballmag.com four-year most valuable player award recipient.
		In her fourth season at Seattle, the 6-5 forward led the WNBA in scoring (21.2 ppg.), and was in the top five in rebounds (9.3 rpg.), blocks (1.94 bpg.), field goals made and attempted (254x526), free throws made and attempted (151x183), and double-doubles (13).
		While averaging 5.4 ppg., she was the WNBA leader in assists per game (6.7) for the sixth straight season.
	www.gballmag.com /cc-leslie2.html (1111 words)

	ESPN.com: WNBA - Taurasi wins WNBA's Rookie of the Year award
		The point guard was fourth in the league in scoring (17.0), 10th in assists (3.9) and 14th in minutes played (33.2), while also averaging 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals.
		Among rookies, the two-time national collegiate player of the year at Connecticut was first in scoring and second in rebounds and assists.
		Wendy Palmer-Daniel of the Connecticut Sun and Kelly Miller of the Indiana Fever were chosen as co-winners of the league's most improved player award.
	espn.go.com /wnba/news/2004/0927/1890112.html (466 words)

	Scout.com: FCP's all-WNBA selections
		Forward/Center: Yolanda Griffith Griffith is the Shaq of the WNBA.
		The best player in the NBA is arguably Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett (maybe Tracy McGrady), but the most dominant player, and the player teams (and coaches) fear the most, is Shaquille O'Neal.
		Worst WNBA analyst (play-by-play): Mark Jones Basketball was not meant to be explained by using the same phrases (dropping dimes like a bank teller) year after year, while incorporating the lyrics to the latest hip-hop song.
	fullcourt.scout.com /2/451473.html (1643 words)

	Full Court Press: WNBA
		This year's Defensive Player of the Year, Leslie continues to improve all aspects of her game, leading the WNBA in defensive rebounds per game and blocks.
		This year, she averaged 5.5 points (on 49 percent shooting) and 5.0 rebounds in 21 minutes per game, giving the Mystics a much-needed physical presence (and toughness) in the paint.
		While her defensive prowess was always there, Beard overcame a terrible first half (offensively) to become one of the top three players in the league during that second half of the season.
	www.fullcourt.com /wnba04/fcpallwnba04c.html (1867 words)

	WNBA.com: Indiana’s Tamika Catchings Wins 2005 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Presented by Tampax
		This season, Catchings also ranked third in the league in defensive rebounds (5.7 drpg) and helped the Fever hold opponents to only 62.7 points per contest, the second fewest points allowed in the league.
		As the defensive player of the year, Catchings will receive a Tiffany-designed trophy and $5,000.
		Below are the complete results of the 2005 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year presented by Tampax vote and past recipients:
	www.wnba.com /features/awards05_dpoy_catchings.html (396 words)

	Swoopes voted defensive player of the year
		Defense was not a part of her repertoire.
		Swoopes won the WNBA scoring championship for the first time this season and on Tuesday she added the league's defensive player of the year award to her trophy case.
		She led the league in scoring with a 20.7 averaging, wresting the title from teammate Cynthia Cooper for the first time in the WNBA's four-year history.
	www.canoe.ca /BasketballWomen/aug15_swo.html (337 words)

	ESPN.com - NBA Playoffs 2003 - Wallace named Defensive Player of the Year
		AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award for the second straight season Wednesday.
		Wallace became the sixth player to win the award in consecutive seasons, receiving 100 out of a possible 117 first-place votes from a panel of sports writers and broadcasters.
		Last year, Wallace was a nearly unanimous choice after becoming just the fourth player to lead the league in rebounding and shot blocking.
	sports.espn.go.com /nba/playoffs2003/story?id=1543348 (536 words)

	WNBA: wnba history, wnba players, wnba team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The top four teams in each conference compete in the WNBA Playoffs, held in September, after the regular season.
		While not the first major women's professional basketball league in the United States (a distinction held by the defunct WBL), the WNBA is the only league to receive full backing of the NBA, the world's most competitive professional basketball league.
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	winelib.com /wiki/WNBA (1878 words)

	Sports -- Brunson Breaks Records and Brings Georgetown Hoops to the WNBA
		All of her achievements these past four years were not in vain, and culminated when the Sacramento Monarchs chose her as their first-round pick on Saturday, April 24, in the WNBA draft.
		She is the second female basketball player from Georgetown to ascend to the professional leagues (Katie Smrcka-Duffy was drafted in the fourth round in 2000, but never played due to injuries) and joins only a handful of women from Georgetown that have jumped to the ranks of professional athletics.
		Sophomore year still posed a challenge, especially after a leg injury kept her on the bench for nine games in the middle of the season.
	www.thehoya.com /sports/052104/sports7.cfm (1335 words)

	USATODAY.com - Catchings named WNBA defensive player of year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tamika Catchings, who led the WNBA in steals and helped the Indiana Fever to a franchise-record 21 victories this season, was named the league's defensive player of the year on Thursday.
		Catchings was second in defensive player voting the past two years.
		She averaged 14.7 points a game, was third in the WNBA in rebounding at 7.8 per game and first in steals with 2.7 per game.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/wnba/2005-09-01-fever-catchings_x.htm?csp=34 (357 words)

	A Pair of Colonials Caught in the Draft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Two GW women’s basketball players were drafted during the second and third rounds of the WNBA Draft April 17.
		Ugo Oha was the 11th pick in the second round (24th overall) by the Connecticut Sun and Cathy Joens was the fourth pick in the third round (30th overall) by the New York Liberty.
		Joens, a two-time A-10 Player of the Year, will bring her feathery shooting touch to the New York Liberty, which finished 16–18 last season and tied for fifth in WNBA’s Eastern Conference.
	www.gwu.edu /~bygeorge/051204/sports.html (325 words)

	CNN/SI - WNBA Basketball - Rockers' Serio captures WNBA Sportsmanship award - Thursday August 27, 1998 09:14 AM
		The award, which honors the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court, was awarded to the 32-year-old point guard who on Monday was named WNBA Newcomer of the Year.
		A member of the 1988 and 1992 Olympic teams, McConnell Serio was the 16th overall player taken in the 1998 draft.
		For the Rockers this year, she averaged 8.6 points and shot 40.8 percent from three-point range.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/wnba/news/1998/08/25/serio_sportsmanship (264 words)

	UConn
		Jameer Nelson is a great player and had a great year, but Emeka Okafor proved conclusively that he is the single most dominant player in college basketball.
		This year's team is number 1 again, although it has a lot of freshmen (freshwomen).
		Player of the decade (and beyond) Diana won her third straight championship and second straight Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four award.
	www.georgiasouthern.edu /~rpacelle/UConn.html (810 words)

	WNBA Basketball - InsideHoops.com
		The InsideHoops.com WNBA Basketball section has WNBA news and rumors, schedules and results, plus brief daily game recaps, and as the season progresses we'll have exclusive WNBA interviews with stars of the women's basketball world.
		Taurasi set a WNBA single-season scoring record in the first quarter and the Mercury built a big halftime lead in a 99-68 victory Tuesday night over the Minnesota Lynx that keeps Phoenix in the playoff race.
		The AP reports: Diana Taurasi was unaware she is on the verge of a WNBA scoring record.
	www.insidehoops.com /wnba (2146 words)

	TSWA SELECTS ZOLMAN, PARKER TO COLLEGE ALL-STATE TEAM :: Parker was named state player of the year
		She was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year for the second time in her career by both the league coaches and sports writers and was named to the SoCon All-Tournament team.
		She was named the OVC Player of the Week three times, was named to two all-tournament teams, earning the honor at the UNLV Lady Rebel Classic and the OVC Championships.
		She became just the second player in Sun Belt Conference history to be voted Sun Belt Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Sun Belt Tournament MVP.
	utladyvols.cstv.com /sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/050106aaa.html (1290 words)

	Former Scarlet Knights Head to WNBA Training Camp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The 2005 BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a member of the All-BIG EAST Third Team, Newton averaged 9.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.1 steals for Rutgers as a senior, starting 32 of 33 games and posting 15 double-digit scoring efforts.
		A finalist for the State Farm Wade Trophy, the Naismith Award, the Women’s Wooden Award, the Bayer Advantage Senior CLASS Award, the Honda Sports Award for Basketball and the Nancy Lieberman Award (nation’s top point guard), the 5-9 guard was picked as the Women’s Basketball News Service National Player of the Year.
		Picked as the WBCA National Player of the Month for January, she started all 32 games for the Scarlet Knights during the 2005-2006 season, averaging 21.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
	www.scarletknights.com /basketball-women/news/gamepr.asp?prID=3941 (632 words)

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		Anderson was the only other UW player who was ever drafted and played in a women’s professional basketball league as the 16th pick in the second round by the American Basketball League (ABL) in 1997.
		The former 2001 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Moore was picked as a defensive stopper as she set the Wisconsin all-time steals record with 353 falling just 19 short of the Big Ten steals record.
		The WNBA season begins its sixth season on with a preseason game on Thursday, May 9 when the Miami Sol meet the Phoenix Mercury at America West Arena in Phoenix.
	www.uwbadgers.com /misc/printer/printer.aspx?story_id=2002_04_19_16_47_00_wbb (787 words)

	FOX Sports - WNBA - Popularity reigns supreme in fan voting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		I was rather surprised to be included on the prestigious voting panel for awards, not because I lack confidence in my ability to vote intelligently, which, of course, could be in dispute by the end of this column, but simply because I am easily surprised.
		The Sparks were ravaged by injuries during the year, so they have an excuse for not having the best record in the league, which a bunch of fearless forecasters suggested in the preseason.
		Holdsclaw was nominated for the Sportsmanship Award and anyone who has had to overcome personal obstacles and put up with the L.A. distractions, not to mention always saying nice things about Bibby and Bryant while always being personable and cooperative and, well, actually answering my questions — deserves something.
	msn.foxsports.com /wnba/story/4818064?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=90 (1321 words)

	San Francisco Foghorn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		For her efforts, Russell was given the conference Defensive Player of the Year award and was placed on the conference’s first team list.
		“After the first couple of years, teams would bring the ball up with players who I was not guarding which at times disrupted their offense,” she said.
		This past year she broke out, averaging 10.5 points per game, to become the team’s third leading scorer.
	www.usfca.edu /foghorn/archive/3-17-05/russell.html (488 words)

	Full Court Press: NCAA
		The four-time Kodak All-American will be adding the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award to her already impressive hardware.
		She may not be the Big Ten Player of the Year, but she is the best player in the Big Ten...
		While she wasn't the Pac-10 Player of the Year this year, she is a threat from anywhere on the court, whether the ball is in her hands or not.
	www.fullcourt.com /ncaa03/fcpaa03c.html (1883 words)

	Swoopes adds WNBA MVP to defensive award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Swoopes, a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, was the first WNBA player signed in 1997 but she immediately went on maternity leave and played sparingly her first season.
		She started her pro career with defensive deficiencies but improved so much that on Tuesday she was named the league’s defensive player of the year after winning the league’s scoring title for the first time.
		Leading the WNBA with 2.81 steals per game helped Swoopes win her defensive honor.
	www.rgj.com /cgi-bin/printstory.cgi?publish_date=20000818&story=966658162 (246 words)

	WNBA News
		She looks much too young to retire to me but WNBA player Dawn Staley is calling it quits.
		That was the case for the WNBA, which was forced to compact its season this year because of the women's world championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. Comment?
		Diana Taurasi scored a WNBA record 47 points Thursday night to lead the Phoenix Mercury to a 111-110 triple-overtime win over the Houston Comets in the highest-scoring game in league history.
	www.topix.net /wnba (883 words)

	Temple Athletics - Owlsports.com
		Dupree was also voted the Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.
		She is the first player ever to earn both Player and Defensive Player awards since the Defensive award was started in 1996-97 and she has accomplished that feat two years in a row.
		A Wooden Award and Naismith Award finalist, Dupree also repeated as the Defensive Player of the Year and garnered First-Team All-Conference honors.
	www.owlsports.com /sports/wbball/releases/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=16874 (439 words)

	Catchin24.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Drafted by the Indiana Fever in the First Round of the 2001 WNBA Draft (3rd overall), Tamika won the 2002 WNBA Rookie of the Year award.
		She was the runner-up in voting for the league's MVP and Defensive Player of the Year and she became the first Fever player ever to be named to the All-WNBA First Team.
		WNBA and WNBA team trademarks, logos, identifications, statistics and game-action photographs, video and audio are the exclusive property of WNBA Enterprises, LLC and may not be used without the prior written consent of WNBA Enterprises, LLC © 2003 WNBA Enterprises, LLC All Rights Reserved.
	www.catchin24.com /about.asp?fan=GUEST6175A164D7CB60F0699E29B17F4&tgid=&service=&code=&rid=&ref=&ad= (797 words)

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