Kristen Mann

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Kristen Mann
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Personal information
Born (1983-08-10) August 10, 1983 (age 41)
Lakewood, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Foothill (Santa Ana, California)
College UC Santa Barbara (2001–2005)
WNBA draft 2005: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2005–present
Position Forward
Number44, 11, 24
Career history
2005–2007 Minnesota Lynx
2008 Atlanta Dream
2008 Indiana Fever
2009 Washington Mystics
2010Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
  • Big West Player of the Year (2005)
  • 3x First-team All-Big West (2003-2005)
  • Big West Freshman of the Year (2002)
  • Big West All-Freshman team (2002)
Stats at WNBA.com
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Kristen Cherie Mann (born August 10, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever, and Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

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Early life

Born in Lakewood, California on August 10, 1983, Mann is the daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister, Payton, all younger than her. Mann is of Samoan descent. [1] She went to Foothill High School, playing both basketball and softball. She played first and third base for her high school softball team, and the Foothill Knights won the state and national titles in 2000. In basketball she holds 25 school records, and was a Nike All-American.

College career

Mann went to the UC Santa Barbara, alongside fellow WNBA player Lindsay Taylor, and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Women's Studies. She played basketball all four years at UCSB, and played softball for the 2003 season. She played first base and was a designated hitter with a batting average of .263 for the season. Some of her college awards are being First Team All-Big West in 2003–04 & 2002–03, 2001–02 Big-West Freshman of the Year, 2004–05 John Wooden All-American, and being awarded the Kristen Lohman trophy. The Gauchos won the Big-West tournament championship in 2002–03. During the summer of 2003 Mann was a member of Team USA and helped win the gold medal in the inaugural FIBA World Championship for Young Women in Sibenik, Croatia.

UC Santa Barbara statistics

Source [2]

Legend
  GPGames 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
2001–02 UCSB 32 401 43.0 32.4 72.3 6.5 1.8 1.4 0.1 12.5
2002–03 UCSB 20 284 44.0 36.773.06.5 1.9 1.50.314.2
2003–04 UCSB 33450 46.035.5 65.1 6.6 2.51.50.313.6
2004–05 UCSB 29 56544.0 31.7 68.3 9.42.3 1.2 0.2 19.5
Career UCSB 114 1700 44.3 33.8 69.7 7.3 2.1 1.4 0.2 14.9

WNBA career

Following her collegiate career, she was selected 11th overall in the 2005 WNBA draft. In her rookie season, Mann averaged 3.0 points and 7.7 minutes per game. In 2006, Mann was inserted into the starting line-up and averaged 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

In 2007, Mann started 17 of the Lynx 34 games and posted career highs in scoring (7.6 ppg) and rebounds (3.6 rpg). On February 6, 2008, the Atlanta Dream selected Mann in their expansion draft. She was traded to Indiana midway through the 2008 season in exchange for Alison Bales.

While a member of the Indiana Fever, she played in five games averaging just over 6 minutes player per game and averaging 0.4 points per game. After the 2008 season, Mann was signed by the Washington Mystics, who cited her "ability to stretch the defense with her three point shot, a very high basketball IQ, and a competitive work ethic" as the reasons why they had chosen to bring her on board.

Former Lynx teammates Lindsey Harding and Eshaya Murphy joined Mann for training camping prior to the 2009 season. On June 4, 2009, Mann was waived from the Mystics, but she was re-signed on June 16, 2009. [3]

Mann signed partway through the 2010 season with the Minnesota Lynx and would play a total of five games with them to finish out the season.

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 Minnesota 2407.7.500.000.6881.50.50.30.00.33.0
2006 Minnesota 333327.1.387.375.7353.42.80.60.21.57.4
2007 Minnesota 341725.9.375.349.7843.61.30.90.20.87.6
2008 Atlanta 13817.2.409.5001.0001.51.10.60.31.13.5
2008 Indiana 506.2.250.000.0000.80.20.20.20.20.4
2009 Washington 1605.9.357.2221.0000.90.40.20.00.21.6
2010 Minnesota 503.0.167.250.0000.00.00.00.00.00.6
Career6 years, 4 teams1305817.9.390.339.7632.41.30.50.20.85.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2008 Indiana 3010.0.444.333.0000.30.30.30.01.33.3
2009 Washington 108.0.500.500.0001.00.00.00.01.03.0
Career2 years, 2 teams409.5.455.375.0000.50.30.30.01.33.3

Overseas career

Kristen Mann with her French team of Tarbes GB. Kristen Mann-Tarbes.JPG
Kristen Mann with her French team of Tarbes GB.
SeasonsTeamCountry
2005–2006Zaragoza Mann FilterSpain
2006–2007Mersin Büyükşehir BelediyeFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2007–2008 Tarbes GB [4] Flag of France.svg  France
2009–2010 SK Cēsis [5] Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
2010–2011Flammes Carolo Basket ArdennesFlag of France.svg  France
2011–2013Lattes MontpellierFlag of France.svg  France
2013–2014Toulouse Metropole BasketFlag of France.svg  France
2014–2015CAB MadeiraFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2015–2016TTT RigaFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
2016–2017BLMA Lattes MontpellierFlag of France.svg  France
2017Roche VendéeFlag of France.svg  France
2018–2019USOM MondevilleFlag of France.svg  France
2019–2020CBBS Charnay-MaconFlag of France.svg  France
2020–2022 Tango Bourges Basket Flag of France.svg  France
2022–presentBasket LandesFlag of France.svg  France

Music career

She is also a singer/songwriter and has released recordings with Gabriel Mann, no relation, but was a college friend under the band name Sapphica. She plays the acoustic guitar and sings for the duo. She has also released music as a solo artist under her name, Kristen Mann.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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