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Kara Braxton
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• Forward • 6’6" / 198 cms. • 190 lbs. / 86 kgs. • Detroit Shock • University of Georgia
USA Basketball Notes:
- Gold Medal: 2002 World Championship For Young Women Qualifying Tournament.
- Member of the USA's 2007 College Tour Team.
- Member of the 2006 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team for the USA's March 2-9 European Tour; missed the first game due to a sore right foot, but averaged 6.0 ppg. and a team-high 8.0 rpg. in the USA's final two contests.
- Pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds, including five offensive boards, in the USA's final game.
- Member of the 2002 USA World Championship For Young Women Qualifying Team that finished with a 4-0 record and the gold medal. The squad also earned a pair of exhibition victories over the Brazil senior and young women national teams.
- Averaged team third bests of 11.8 ppg. and 7.0 rpg. during the qualifying tournament.
- A 2000 USA Junior National Team Trials participant.
Professional Notes:
- Drafted: No. 7 in 2005 by the Detroit Shock.
- WNBA Title: 2006
- WNBA All-Rookie Team: 2005
- Averaged 6.9 ppg. and 3.0 rpg. during her rookie campaign.
- Posted career highs of 20 points versus Houston (7/5/05) and nine rebounds versus Washington (8/27/05).
- Competed during the 2005-06 season for Wisla Can Pack (Krakow, Poland), where she averaged 14.0 ppg. and 7.1 rpg. in Wisla's EuroLeague games.
Collegiate Notes:
- Named to the 2002 Basketball Times Freshman All-America Team.
- Named 2002 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Year and to the SEC All-Freshmen Team.
- Named to the 2002 All-SEC first team.
- Named 2001 Oakland Tribune Classic All-Tournament Team, averaged 12.5 ppg., 8.0 rpg. and 3.0 bpg.
- Tied University of Georgia's freshman season record for blocked shots with 59 in 2001-02.
- Did not compete as a senior during the 2004-05 season.
Personal Notes:
| USA Basketball Statistics: |
| TEAM |
G/S |
FGM-FGA |
PCT |
3PM-3PA |
PCT |
FTM-FTA |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
AST |
BLK |
STL |
| 2006 WNT |
2/1 |
4- 11 |
.364 |
0- 0 |
.--- |
4- 5 |
.800 |
16/ 8.0 |
12/ 6.0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 2002 YWQ |
4/0 |
22- 37 |
.595 |
0- 0 |
.--- |
3- 6 |
.500 |
28/ 7.0 |
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47/ 11.8 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
| 2002 YWQX |
2/0 |
14- 25 |
.560 |
0- 0 |
.--- |
0- 0 |
.--- |
17/ 8.5 |
28/ 14.0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| Totals |
8/1 |
40-73 |
.548 |
0- 0 |
.--- |
7- 11 |
.636 |
61/ 7.6 |
87/ 10.9 |
14 |
8 |
8 |
| WNBA Statistics |
| YEAR |
G/S |
FGM-FGA |
PCT |
3PM-3PA |
PCT |
FTM-FTA |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
AST |
BLK |
STL |
| 2007 |
31/20 |
84- 188 |
.447 |
0- 0 |
.--- |
39- 58 |
.672 |
166/ 5.4 |
207/ 6.7 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
| 2006 |
34/ 1 |
58- 143 |
.406 |
0- 2 |
.000 |
30- 48 |
.625 |
117/ 3.4 |
146/ 4.3 |
26 |
11 |
11 |
| 2005 |
33/2 |
97- 210 |
.462 |
0- 1 |
.000 |
33- 60 |
.550 |
100/ 3.0 |
227/ 6.9 |
14 |
13 |
18 |
| Totals |
98/23 |
239- 541 |
.442 |
0- 3 |
.000 |
102- 166 |
.614 |
383/ 3.9 |
580/ 5.9 |
56 |
40 |
43 |
| College Statistics |
| YEAR |
G/S |
FGM-FGA |
PCT |
3PM-3PA |
PCT |
FTM-FTA |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
AST |
BLK |
STL |
| 2004 |
20/17 |
108- 226 |
.478 |
1- 6 |
.167 |
57- 88 |
.648 |
160/ 8.0 |
274/ 13.7 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
| 2003 |
21/14 |
134- 243 |
.551 |
2- 7 |
.286 |
60- 82 |
.732 |
153/ 7.3 |
330/ 15.7 |
52 |
43 |
30 |
| 2002 |
30/25 |
198- 367 |
.540 |
1- 7 |
.143 |
92- 147 |
.626 |
205/ 6.8 |
489/ 16.3 |
68 |
59 |
54 |
| Totals |
71/56 |
440- 836 |
.526 |
4- 20 |
.200 |
209- 317 |
.659 |
518/ 7.3 |
1093/ 15.4 |
143 |
127 |
111 |
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