Kendra Wecker

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Kendra Wecker
Personal information
Born (1982-12-16) December 16, 1982 (age 41)
Marysville, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolMarysville (Marysville, Kansas)
College Kansas State (2001–2005)
WNBA draft 2005: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars
Position Forward
Career history
20052007 San Antonio Silver Stars
2008 Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Kendra Renee Wecker (born December 16, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player in the WNBA. She formerly played forward for the San Antonio Silver Stars and Washington Mystics. In the off season, she played in the Spanish league with UB F.C Barcelona.

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Early life

When Wecker was 10 years old, she competed in the NFL's Punt, Pass, and Kick competition, and made the finals, playing with males on an equal basis. Wecker attended Marysville High School in Marysville, Kansas. Her team was undefeated state champions in her senior season of 2000–01. Wecker was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored twelve points. [1] She also participated in track and field, representing the United States internationally, winning the gold medal at the 2000 NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics in the javelin throw.

College career

Wecker graduated from Kansas State University in 2005, where she was named Big 12 Conference Player of the Year in 2005. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 she was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. She was also named to the All-District Second Team in 2004. As a senior, Wecker was named the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner, recognizing her as the nation's top senior women's basketball player.

College statistics

Source [2]

Legend
  GPGames 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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001-02 Kansas State 34557 52.937.2 85.1 7.8 2.9 1.8 0.6 16.4
2002-03 Kansas State 3464646.6 38.6 86.4 8.3 3.71.8 0.3 19.0
2003-04 Kansas State 31 521 49.3 42.489.48.1 2.7 1.90.7 16.8
2004-05 Kansas State 29 609 47.6 42.1 85.6 10.12.6 1.6 0.7 21.0°
Career Kansas State 128 2333 48.9 39.8 86.4 8.5 3.0 1.8 0.6 18.2

Professional career

Wecker was drafted 4th overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 1st round of the 2005 WNBA draft. In her first game of her rookie year, she tore her ACL and was out the rest of the season.

On February 19, 2006, during the WNBA offseason, Wecker joined Tony Parker and Steve Kerr in the NBA RadioShack Shooting Stars contest. She helped achieve the NBA Shooting Stars record time of 25.1 seconds.

On May 13, 2008, she was waived by the San Antonio Silver Stars. On June 23, 2008, Wecker was signed by the Washington Mystics. On August 12, 2008, Wecker was waived by the Mystics.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2005 San Antonio 1011.033.30.00.00.02.01.00.01.04.0
2006 San Antonio 341117.035.033.977.82.51.40.30.10.95.6
2007 San Antonio 1415.230.00.066.70.60.30.20.10.21.1
2008 Washington 905.311.814.30.01.20.80.30.00.80.6
Career4 years, 2 teams581212.233.128.675.81.81.00.30.10.73.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2007 San Antonio 202.5100.0100.0100.00.50.00.50.01.01.5
Career1 year, 1 teams202.5100.0100.0100.00.50.00.50.01.01.5

Notes

  1. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 23 Sep 2015.

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