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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | February 25, 1983||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 173 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | Duke (2001–2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2006: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Charlotte Sting | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2006–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Charlotte Sting | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Elitzur Ramla | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Chicago Sky | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2014 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Galatasaray Medical Park | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Homend Antakya | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | CSM Târgovişte | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Perfumerias Avenida | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | San Antonio Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Monique Currie (born February 25, 1983) is an American former basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She retired on February 26, 2019, and will now work for Nike.
Currie was traded from the Chicago Sky during the 2007 season in exchange for Chasity Melvin. The Sky had selected her with the first pick of the 2007 WNBA Dispersal Draft from the roster of the defunct Charlotte Sting. Currie signed with the Phoenix Mercury on February 5, 2015. [1] On February 1, 2018, Currie signed to return to the Washington Mystics, where she had previously spent 8 years of her WNBA career. [2]
Born in Washington, D.C., Currie went to high school at the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, where she was a Gatorade All-American. Currie attended Duke University, where she became an All-American. Throughout her college career, she scored over 1,500 points. She was the third overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft.
Source [3]
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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2001-02 | Duke | 35 | 502 | 49.4 | 23.5 | 77.1 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
2002-03 | Duke | redshirt | |||||||||
2003-04 | Duke | 34 | 417 | 47.5 | 23.8 | 75.5 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
2004-05 | Duke | 36 | 630 | 44.6 | 31.7 | 78.1 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 17.5 |
2005-06 | Duke | 35 | 573 | 47.5 | 42.0 | 81.9 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 16.4 |
Totals | 140 | 2,122 |
Currie was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2001 U19 World's Championship, held in Brno, Czech Republic in July 2001. Currie scored 3.2 points per game, and helped the USA team to a 6–1 record and the bronze medal. [4]
Currie also played on the team representing the US at the 2005 World University Games held in Izmir, Turkey. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Currie scored 8.9 points per game. [5]
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