More info about Candace Parker
Candace Parker Position Forward League WNBA Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 175 pounds (79.4 kg) Team Los Angeles Sparks Jersey #3 Born April 19, 1986 (1986-04-19) (age 22) St. Louis, Missouri High school Naperville Central HS, Naperville, Illinois College Tennessee Draft 1st overall, 2008 Los Angeles Sparks Pro career 2008 – present Awards Wade Trophy winner (2007) USBWA Player of the Year (2007) Wooden Award (2007, 2008) Naismith Award (2008) Honda-Broderick Cup (2008) WNBA Rookie of the Year (2008) WNBA MVP (2008) Other Awards Olympic medal record Competitor for United States Women's Basketball Gold Beijing 2008 National team
Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an All American basketball player for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. She was drafted to the team from Tennessee in 2008. She may be best known for being the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game —she set both milestones as a redshirt freshman on March 19, 2006. She also became only the second player to dunk in a WNBA game on June 22, 2008.[1][2]
A uniquely versatile player, she is mainly a forward, but was listed on Tennessee's roster as a forward, center, and guard. [3] She was a starter on the Lady Vols basketball team, winners of the 2007 and 2008 NCAA championships.
Parker's brother Anthony Parker plays for the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Candace Parker announced her engagement to Shelden Williams, who was a college basketball star for Duke University and currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.[4]
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