Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga

Jeanette Pohlen

Pohlen in 2011
Stanford Cardinal
Position	Assistant coach
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born	(1989-05-02) May 2, 1989 (age 36) Downey, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school	Brea Olinda (Brea, California)
College	Stanford (2007–2011)
WNBA draft	2011: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Drafted by	Indiana Fever
Playing career	2011–2018
Position	Point guard
Career history
As a player:
2011–2013	Indiana Fever
2011–2012	Tarsus Belediyesi
2015–2017	Indiana Fever
As a coach:
2024–present	Stanford (assistant)
Career highlights
WNBA champion (2012) First-team All-American – AP (2011) All-American – USBWA (2011) Pac-10 Player of the Year (2011) 3x All Pac-10 (2009–2011) McDonald's All-American (2007)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing   United States World University Games 2009 Belgrade Team

Jeanette Pohlen (born May 2, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. As a collegiate athlete recruited by Stanford University, she was known by Cardinal fans for her great play against the Huskies of the University of Connecticut when she scored 31 points leading Stanford to victory over the undefeated Huskies. ^[1] Born in Downey, California, Pohlen appeared in 4 straight Final Fours at Stanford; including two Championship games. Pohlen captured her first gold medal in international competition as a member of the USA Basketball World University Games Team in July 2009.

Stanford statistics

Source ^[2]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Stanford	39	178	43.0	26.9	82.8	2.9	1.9	0.7	0.2	4.6
2008–09	Stanford	38	407	40.3	37.4	68.4	3.8	3.8	1.2	0.4	10.7
2009–10	Stanford	37	345	38.5	37.0	89.5	2.9	4.5	1.2	0.5	9.3
2010–11	Stanford	36	523	43.6	41.7	89.3	3.2	4.8	1.3	0.3	14.5
Career		150	1453	41.3	37.7	81.3	3.2	3.7	1.1	0.3	9.7

USA Basketball

Pohlen was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Pohlen averaged 5.0 points per game. ^[3]

WNBA

Pohlen was selected in the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (9th overall) by the Indiana Fever. ^[4] Recognized for her long range shooting, Pohlen led the league in three point shooting percentage in 2011.

In 2012, Pohlen won her first WNBA championship with the Fever after they defeated the Minnesota Lynx in the Finals. In 2014, Pohlen was waived by the Fever during training camp due to an achilles injury. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2015, she rejoined the Fever after recovery. ^[7]

In 2016, Pohlen was waived once again by the Fever a week before the start of the season. ^[8] Midway through the season, she returned to the Fever signing a 7-day contract on July 6, 2016. ^[9] A week later she signed another 7-day contract with the Fever. On July 21, 2016, she re-signed with the Fever for the rest of the season. ^[10]

In February 2017, Pohlen re-signed with the Fever. ^[11]

In February 2018, Pohlen re-signed once again with the Fever. ^[10] In May 2018, Pohlen was waived by the Fever before the start of the 2018 WNBA season. ^[10]

WNBA statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

†	Denotes seasons in which Pohlen won a WNBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2011	Indiana	34	2	15.9	.471	.468°	.867	1.4	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.6	4.1
2012 †	Indiana	34	3	16.9	.430	.421	.700	1.7	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.9	4.4
2013	Indiana	13	0	14.7	.342	.375	1.000	1.9	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.8	3.2
2015	Indiana	26	1	10.0	.404	.395	.750	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.0	0.4	2.4
2016	Indiana	12	0	4.1	.545	.500	1.000	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.3
2017	Indiana	29	0	12.9	.405	.385	.826	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.6	3.4
Career	6 years, 1 team	148	6	13.4	.427	.420	.825	1.2	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.6	3.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2011	Indiana	5	0	7.0	.500	.500	.000	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.2	2.0
2012 †	Indiana	6	0	11.5	.778	1.000	.000	0.7	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.8	3.2
2013	Indiana	3	0	11.1	.308	.111	.000	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	3.0
2015	Indiana	6	0	4.5	.000	.000	.000	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career	4 years, 1 team	20	0	8.2	.441	.364	.000	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.9

Overseas

Pohlen played the 2011–12 season with Tarsus in Turkey. She averaged 10.1 points in 13 games with the team.

Personal life

Pohlen has an uncle who played football at the University of Notre Dame, both her grandfather and great-grandfather played basketball at Purdue University and her great-uncle is inducted into the Texas A&M Basketball Hall of Fame.

References

1. "Fever: Fever Opts For Versatility In Pohlen". Wnba.com. April 12, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
3. "Twenty-Fifth World University Games -- 2009". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
4. "WNBA.com: Draft 2011". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
5. Lee, Albert (May 6, 2014). "Indiana Fever guard Jeanette Pohlen to miss 2014 WNBA season due to injury". Swish Appeal. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
6. Woods, David (May 14, 2014). "Indiana Fever waive Jeannette Pohlen". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
7. "Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
8. "Fever Waive Goree, Pohlen, and Taylor as Regular Season Approaches - Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
9. "Jeanette Pohlen Makes Return to Fever - Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
10. "Transactions - WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
11. "Fever Sign Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga and Bashaara Graves - Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. Retrieved September 14, 2017.