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 Kara Braxton

• 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:

  • Born February 18, 1983, in Tallahassee, Fla., hails from Jackson, Mich.
  • Has a son named Jelani, born in Jan. 2005.
  • Daughter of Christine Brown and Quentin Braxton.
  • Father played basketball at Portland and was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1975.
  • Attended Westview High School (Beaverton, Ore.), where she helped her squad to the 2000 Oregon class 4A state title, averaged 17.8 ppg., 10.0 rpg. and 4.0 bpg. as a junior.
  • Named 2000 USA Today and Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year.
  • Named to the 2000 and 2001 Parade Magazine All-America third team.
  • A three-time all-state selection and twice named Oregon Player of the Year.

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
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