Angel McCoughtry

Position: Forward
Height: 6'1" / 185 cms.
Weight: 160 lbs. / 73 kgs.
WNBA Team: Atlanta Dream
School: University of Louisville ‘09
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

USA Basketball Notes:

• Gold Medals: 2012 Olympics, 2010 FIBA World Championship, 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational, 2007 Pan American Games.
• Member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team that posted an 8-0 record and earned the gold medal in London; averaged a USA second-best 10.9 ppg., while adding 4.6 rpg. and a tournament second-best 2.5 spg.
• Led all competitors in the 12-team field in London for field goal percentage (.620) after shooting 31-of-50 from the field.
• Set a U.S. Olympic record for field goal percentage after going a perfect 8-of-8 against China, and owns the USA's record for most field goals made with 10 versus Turkey.
• Aided the 2012 USA National Team to a 5-0 pre-Olympic exhibition slate; averaged 6.2 ppg., 3.4 rpg. and a team-high 3.8 spg.
• Member of the 2010 USA Basketball World Championship Team that posted a 9-0 slate, captured the gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2012 Olympic Games; came off the bench to average a team second-best 11.3 ppg., while being credited for a team-high 24 steals (2.67 spg.), which ranked second among the 16-team field, while playing fewer than 19 minutes a game.
• Scored 11 points and had three steals and three assists for the USA National Team that defeated the WNBA Stars 99-72 in the “WNBA vs. USA Basketball: Stars at the Sun” game on July 10, 2010.
• Aided the USA National Team to a 3-0 mark and the gold medal at the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational; started all three games and averaged team-highs of 15.3 ppg. and 7.3 rpg.
• Member of the 2007 USA team that went 5-0 and collected the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, playing against national teams preparing for the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship; averaged a team high of 12.6 ppg. and added 5.6 rpg.

Professional Notes:

• Drafted: No. 1 by the Atlanta Dream in 2009.
• All-WNBA first team: 2011
• All-WNBA second team: 2010
• WNBA All-Defensive first team: 2010, 2011
• WNBA All-Defensive second team: 2009
• WNBA Rookie of the Year: 2009
• WNBA All-Rookie Team: 2009
• WNBA All-Star Game: 2011
• EuroLeague All-Star Game: 2010
• Currently competing in 2012-13 EuroLeague action alongside Cappie Pondexter for Fenerbache (Turkey).
• Ranked first in the WNBA in 2012 for scoring with an average of 21.4 ppg.
• Competed in 2011-12 for Fenerbache, where she helped her team to a fourth-place finish among the 2012 EuroLeague Final Eight and helped Fener down Galatasaray for the 2012 Turkish League title; averaged 17.8 ppg., 5.7 rpg., 2.7 apg. in 18 EuroLeague games, while earning one EuroLeague Player of the Week honor.
• Finished as the WNBA’s second-leading scorer in 2011, averaged 21.6 ppg., which trailed Diana Taurasi by just 0.07 ppg., in leading the Dream to a 20-14 record and the WNBA Finals.
• Signed to play for MKB Euroleasing Sopron (Hungary) during the 2010-11 EuroLeague season, transferred to Fenerbache midway through the season and helped Fener capture the Turkish League title; scored 34 points in Fener’s title-clinching game over Galatasaray.
• Led the Dream to the 2010 WNBA Finals.
• Tied with Cappie Pondexter as the league’s 2010 second-leading scorer, averaged 21.4 ppg. in leading the Dream to a 19-15 regular season record.
• Competed alongside USA National Team member Candice Dupree for Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia) and helped the team to its first EuroLeague playoff victory as the team advanced to the quarterfinals, fell to UMMC Ekaterinburg and finished with a 8-6 record.
• Finished the 2009-10 season averaging a EuroLeague second-best 19.0 ppg., trailing only Diana Taurasi, while also contributing 7.8 rpg. and 2.4 apg. in 12 EuroLeague contests.
• Remained in Slovakia to help Good Angels win the Slovakia League championship.
• Helped the Dream turn around from a 4-30 record in 2008 to an 18-16 mark in 2009 and a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference.
• Averaged 12.8 ppg., 3.1 rpg. and 2.1 apg. in 2009 and earned WNBA Rookie of the Month honors in July and August.

College Notes

• During her four years, the Louisville Cardinals posted a 106-33 record (.763), played in four NCAA Tournaments, advancing as far as the 2008 Sweet Sixteen and the 2009 NCAA championship game.
• The 2009 Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
• A 2007, 2008 and 2009 All-Big East first team selection.
• Earned 2008 and 2009 Big East All-Tournament Team honors.
• Was a finalist for the 2009 Naismith and Wade trophies.
• A three-time WBCA/State Farm All-American.
• Capped her career as Louisville’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder with 2,779 points and 1,261 rebounds and became Louisville’s first 2,000 point scorer.
• A 2009 All-America first team selection by the Associated Press, U.S. Basketball Writers Association, ESPN.com, and CBSSportsline.com.
• Named to the 2008 A.P. All-America second team and was a USBWA All-America first team selection.
• Earned 2008 NCAA All-Regional honors.
• A 2007 Associated Press All-America third team selection.
• Tabbed the 2007 Big East Conference Player of the Year after becoming just the second player in league history to average a double-double on the season.
• Named to the 2006 Big East All-Freshman Team.
• Set Louisville’s all-time single-season scoring record with 747 in 2006-07, shattering the previous record of 620, then broke the record again as a junior (858 points) and senior (901 points).

Personal Notes

• Born in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, to Sharon and Roi McCoughtry, has two younger sisters, Kristina and Joy.
• Father played basketball at Coppin State.
• Majored in communications at Louisville.
• Competed one season (2005-06) for Patterson Prep (N.C.) where she aided Patterson to its first National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) national title.
• Named the NACA Tournament Offensive MVP, all-tournament team honors and was a NACA All-American.
• Attended St. Francis High School (Md.), where she was named the 2003 Baltimore Sun Metro Player of the Year.
• Helped guide her team to a 26-3 record and the 2003 Catholic League Championship as a senior.
• Named all-county and all-league as a junior and senior.