Stephanie Soares

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Stephanie Soares
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Soares at the 2019 Pan American Games
No. 10–Dallas Wings
Position Forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 23)
São Paulo, Brazil
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College
WNBA draft 2023: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Medals
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Women's basketball
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team

Stephanie Soares (born 17 April 2000) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at The Master's University and Iowa State. She represented Brazil at the 2019 Pan American Games and won a gold medal.

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Playing career

College

Soares began her collegiate career at The Master's University. During the 2018–19 season in her freshman year, she led the nation in rebounding (470), blocked shots (173), and recorded 29 double-doubles. She set the single-season program records for rebounds, rebounding average, and blocked shots. Following the season she was named the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Player of the Year and GSAC Defensive Player of the Year. [1]

During the 2019–20 season, she averaged 20.7 points and 13.6 rebound, and led the nation in rebounds (423), defensive rebounds (326), blocked shots, (151), and double-doubles (24). [1] Following the season she was named the GSAC Player of the Year and GSAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. She was also named to the WBCA NAIA All-America team and named the WBCA NAIA Player of the Year. [2] She became the first player in TMU history to be named NAIA Player of the Year. [3]

She missed the 2020–21 season after she underwent surgery to repair tears in both her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL). During the 2021–22 season, she averaged 20.5 points and 12.7 rebounds, and helped lead The Master's University 32–4 record and the NAIA national quarterfinals. Following the season she was named the NAIA Player of the Year. She was also named to the WBCA NAIA All-America team and named the WBCA NAIA Player of the Year for the second time in her career. [4] [5]

On 19 April 2022, Soares announced she was transferring to Iowa State. [6] During the 2022–23 season, Soares started all 13 games she played in before suffering a season-ending ACL injury at Oklahoma on 8 January 2023. [7] [8] She recorded eight double-doubles and averaged 15.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. [9]

WNBA

On 10 April 2023, Soares was drafted fourth overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2023 WNBA draft. She was immediately traded to the Dallas Wings. [10]

National team career

Soares made her international debut for Brazil at the 2019 Pan American Games. During the tournament she averaged 5.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in five games. She averaged 16 minutes a game and led the team with seven blocked shots and won a gold medal. [11] [12]

Personal life

Soares is the daughter of Rogerio and Susan Soares, who were Christian missionaries. [13] She has four siblings, Tim, Jessica, Tiago and Rebecca. Her father played for The Master's University (TMU) men's basketball team, while her mother was the national Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year as a high school senior in 1986, and played college basketball at Texas. [1] Tim, Jessica and Tiago all also played college basketball at TMU. [14] [15]

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References

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