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Born | Boynton Beach, Florida | October 8, 1987||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Olathe East (Olathe, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||
College | Kansas (2006–2010) | ||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2010: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
Position | Guard / forward | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion | ||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Good Angels Košice | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Famila Wuber Schio | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Wisła Can-Pack Kraków | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Elitzur Ramla | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Cote d'Opale Basket Calais | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Desportivo 1. De Agosto Luanda | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Deportivo de Quito | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Roche Vendee BC | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | BK Tsmoki-Minsk | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Enisey Krasnoyars | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | O.ME.P.S. Givova Battipaglia | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | AZS Poznań | ||||||||||||||
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Danielle McCray (born October 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She was selected seventh overall in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. [1] She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season. McCray is the highest-picked player in KU's history. [1]
McCray was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and as a young child, her family moved to Olathe, Kansas. McCray attended Olathe East High School and was an All-State selection. During her senior season, she accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas.
McCray concluded her career ranked in the top 10 of nine categories — including fourth in all-time scoring with 1,934 points — and with a good deal of hardware. [1]
Source [2]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2006-07 | Kansas | 30 | 314 | 39.9 | 34.3 | 84.6 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 10.5 |
2007-08 | Kansas | 30 | 448 | 39.8 | 29.9 | 76.3 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 14.9 |
2008-09 | Kansas | 36 | 777 | 45.3 | 42.6 | 83.1 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 21.6 |
2009-10 | Kansas | 20 | 395 | 45.5 | 41.7 | 69.5 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 19.8 |
Career | Kansas | 116 | 1934 | 42.9 | 37.7 | 78.8 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 16.7 |
McCray was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. McCray led the team in scoring in the semi-final game against Australia, and was the second leading scorer overall, averaging 12.0 points per game [3]
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