High School and College
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Canty attended Whitney Young High School, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. [1] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1995, scoring seventeen points. [2]
After graduating from High School, where she was a 1995 Street & Smith All-American and a four-time All-State player, Canty attended the University of Alabama and majored in criminal justice with a minor in social work while spending four seasons with Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball.
In her senior year, she was named First-Team All-American by the Associated Press and The Sporting News .
She finished her collegiate career as a two-time All-American and four-time All-SEC selection, and averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists during her four seasons with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
By the time she graduated, Canty finished her career as the school's all-time leading scorer—male or female.
Team statistics
Source [3]
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|
| 1995-96 | Alabama | 31 | 452 | 53.0% | 0.0% | 66.2% | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 14.6 |
| 1996-97 | Alabama | 31 | 498 | 51.3% | 0.0% | 66.1% | 7.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 16.1 |
| 1997-98 | Alabama | 34 | 732 | 51.8% | 20.8% | 75.2% | 7.1 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 21.5 |
| 1998-99 | Alabama | 31 | 612 | 47.9% | 31.3% | 76.7% | 7.5 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 19.7 |
| Career | | 127 | 2294 | 50.9% | 19.2% | 71.8% | 7.2 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 18.1 |
WNBA career
Canty was drafted 29th overall in the 3rd round during the 1999 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock. She was the runner-up in the 1999 WNBA Rookie of the Year voting.
After playing four seasons with the Shock, she was traded to the Houston Comets on April 28, 2003 in exchange for the draft rights to Allison Curtin (Houston's 2003 first-round draft choice).
Like most WNBA players during the off-season, Canty kept active in basketball at various levels. When she was with the Detroit Shock, she served the 1999–2000 off-season in their public relations department as an intern. A year later, she worked as an intern in the public relations department of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team.
After the 2001 WNBA season ended, she served as an assistant coach for the Chicago State University women's basketball team.
On February 12, 2007, the Chicago Sky signed her as a free agent.
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