Candice Dupree

Candice Dupree
No. 4 – Phoenix Mercury
Position Forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1984-08-16) August 16, 1984
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Paul R. Wharton (Tampa, Florida)
College Temple (2002–2006)
WNBA draft 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2009 Chicago Sky
2010–present Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Competitor for the  United States
FIBA World Championship for Women
2010 Czech Republic National team
2014 Turkey National team
World University Games
2005 Turkey National team

Candice Dupree (born August 16, 1984) is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury. She was selected 6th in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky before being traded to Mercury in 2010. She also played professional basketball in Slovakia.

Early life

Dupree grew up in Tampa Bay, Florida. She played basketball and volleyball at Paul R. Wharton High School and has two sisters; one is her twin, while the other is several years younger. Dupree played basketball at Temple University from 2002 to 2006. She won numerous awards and accolades as a college basketball player, drawing comparisons to the NBA's Tim Duncan.[1]

Temple statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  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
2002-03 Temple 18 188 43.2 - 52.2 7.6 1.3 1.9 1.4 10.4
2003-04 Temple 31 431 54.7 - 52.9 7.6 0.8 1.4 1.9 13.9
2004-05 Temple 32 521 53.9 - 66.9 9.1 1.7 2.2 2.1 16.3
2005-06 Temple 32 558 50.6 17.6 72.3 8.7 2.1 1.6 2.2 17.4
Career Temple 113 1698 51.5 15.8 63.0 8.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 15.0

WNBA career

Dupree was selected 6th overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky, an expansion team that year. As a rookie, she was named to the Eastern Conference WNBA All Star team. In her first All-Star game, she competed against her former college coach Dawn Staley. Dupree was also named to the Eastern Conference WNBA All-Star Team in 2007 and 2009 in the WNBA (there was no WNBA All Star game in 2008 due to the Olympics). For the 2009 season, Dupree tied for second place in the WNBA with 268 total rebounds.[3]

In March 2010, Dupree was traded to the Phoenix Mercury as part of a multi-player, three-team deal.[4] Dupree requested the trade.[5]

On September 12, 2014 Candice Dupree won her first WNBA championship with the Phoenix Mercury. Dupree had 24 points to end the game and 6 assist

Shooting Stars

Dupree, along with then-Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon and ex-Bulls star Scottie Pippen, participated in the Shooting Stars competition at the 2007 NBA All-Star Game Weekend. In 2008, Dupree again represented Chicago at the Shooting Stars competition, along with Chris Duhon and B.J. Armstrong.[6]

Europe

Dupree played professional basketball in Poland, for the TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków club, during the 2007–08[7] and 2008–09 WNBA off-seasons.[8] In 2008, Wisla Can Pack won the PLKK league championship, and Dupree was named Most Valuable Player of the championship series. In 2009, Dupree was named to the "Rest of the World" (non-European) squad for the EuroLeague Women All Star Game.[9] During the 2009–2010 WNBA off-season Dupree is playing for Slovak national champion Good Angels Košice.[10][11]

USA Basketball

Dupree was a member of the team representing the USA at the 2005 World University Games Team in Izmir, Turkey. In the quarterfinals against Taiwan, she led her team in scoring with 16 points. Dupree averaged 7.6 points per game, helping the team to a 7–0 record, and a gold medal at the event.[12]

Dupree was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.[13] Dupree was one of twenty players named to the national team pool. Twelve of this group will be chosen to represent the USA in the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[14]

Dupree was named as one of the National team members to represent the USA Basketball team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball.[15] This game replaces the normal WNBA All-Star game with WNBA All-Stars versus USA Basketball, as part of the preparation for the FIBA World Championship for Women to be held in the Czech Republic during September and October 2010. Dupree was selected to be a member of the National team representing the USA at the World Championships held in September and October 2010. The team was coached by Geno Auriemma. Because many team members were still playing in the WNBA until just prior to the event, the team had only one day of practice with the entire team before leaving for Ostrava and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Even with limited practice, the team managed to win its first games against Greece by 26 points. The team continued to dominate with victory margins exceeding 20 points in the first five games. Several players shared scoring honors, with Swin Cash, Angel McCoughtry, Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Lindsay Whalen, and Sylvia Fowles all ending as high scorer in the first few games. The sixth game was against undefeated Australia — the USA jumped out to a 24-point lead and the USA prevailed 83–75. The USA won its next two games by over 30 points, then faced the host team, the Czech Republic, in the championship game. The USA team had only a five-point lead at halftime, which was cut to three points, but the Czechs never got closer. Team USA went on to win the championship and gold medal. Dupree averaged 9.2 points per game while hitting 75% of her field goal attempts. She led the team in rebounds with 6.0 per game.[16]

Dupree was one of 21 finalists for the U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team Roster. The 20 professional women's basketball payers, plus one collegiate player (Brittney Griner), were selected by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster which will represent the USA at the 2012 Olympics in London.[17]

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Awards and achievements

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