Angel McCoughtry #35 Guard/Forward

Angel McCoughtry
2012 Regular Season Statistics
PPG26.0
RPG7.0
APG2.0
EFF +25.00

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2011: Appeared in 33 games, including 30 starts... Averaged 21.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.18 steals per game... Finished second in the WNBA in scoring, averaging 21.6 ppg.. Recorded career-highs in scoring (21.6 ppg) and rebounding (5.2 rpg)... Named to the All-Star team as a starter... 2011 All-WNBA First Team selection... 2011 WNBA All-Defensive First team selection... Set regular season career-high with 37 points against the Tulsa Shock on 7/26/2011... Topped the 30 point mark six times in the regular season, more than any other player... Scored in double figures in 31 of 34 regular season games... Averaged 23.1 ppg in eight postseason games... Set WNBA Finals record with 38 points in Game 2 against the Minnesota Lynx on 10/5/2011, breaking the record she previously held (35 points in 2010 WNBA Finals).

2010: Started all 34 games for the Dream… Averaged 21.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game… Led the Dream in minutes (30.7 mpg), scoring (21.1 ppg), and steals (1.94 spg)… Finished second in assists (3.1 apg)… Earned her first WNBA All-Star selection, representing Team USA in the Stars at the Sun competition… Earned 2010 WNBA All-Defensive First Team honors and finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting… Finished sixth in MVP voting… Named a team captain… Ranked third in the league in scoring, averaging 21.1 points per game… Ranked third in the WNBA in steals, averaging 3.1 steals per game… Started all seven playoff games, averaging 26.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game… Set a WNBA record with 42 points in the Eastern Conference Finals… Set a WNBA Finals record with 35 points in Game 3.

2009: Named WNBA Rookie of the Year … Average 21.6 minutes, 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game in her rookie season … Ranks first in WNBA in steal per 40 minutes (4.03) and fourth in average steals per game (2.1) … averaged 19.0 points per game in playoffs … Lead team in steals with 74 for the season … Scored career high in points (34) vs. San Antonio August 20, 2009.

COLLEGE: All-time leading scorer and rebounder at Louisville with 2,779 points and 1,261 rebounds… Averaged 20 points and 9.1 rebounds per game in collegiate career… Averaged 23.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game as a senior… Led Louisville to the championship game and the first Final Four in program history as a senior… Named Big East Defensive Player of the Year as a senior… Three-time All-Big East first team selection… Three-time WBCA/State Farm All-American… Louisville's first three time All-American… First team All-American by the Associated Press, USBWA, ESPN.com, and CBSSportsline.com as a senior…. Led the Big East in scoring, rebounding and steals for three straight years… Led the nation in steals as a senior with 4.3 per game… Scored a career-high 41 points against DePaul as a senior, tying her own school scoring record...Set a new single season scoring record with 858 points as a senior, surpassing her own record set during her sophomore year... Big East All-Freshman Team (2006)… Gold medalist on Team USA at Pan American Games in 2007.

Personal

Grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Saint Francis High School… Parents are Roi and Sharon McCoughtry… Attended the Patterson School in Lenoir, NC for a year… Father, Roi McCoughtry, was a forward for Coppin State in the 1970s… Started the Angel McCoughtry Dream Foundation in 2010 to help inspire youth to achieve their dreams… Member of the USA Women’s National Team… Earned a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

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Drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the first overall pick in the 2009 WNBA draft.