Jeanette Pohlen

Jeanette Pohlen
No. 32 Indiana Fever
Position Guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-05-02) May 2, 1989
Downey, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school Brea Olinda (Brea, California)
College Stanford (2007–2011)
WNBA draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–present Indiana Fever
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jeanette Pohlen (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. As a collegiate athlete recruited by Stanford University, she was known by Cardinal fans for her great play against the Lady Huskies of the University of Connecticut when she scored 31 points leading Stanford to victory over the undefeated Huskies.[1] Born in Downey, California, Pohlen appeared in 4 straight Final Fours at Stanford; including three straight Championship games. Pohlen captured her first gold medal in international competition as a member of the USA Basketball World University Games Team in July, 2009.

Stanford 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
2007-08 Stanford 39 178 43.0 26.9 82.8 2.9 1.9 0.7 0.2 4.6
2008-09 Stanford 38 407 40.3 37.4 68.4 3.8 3.8 1.2 0.4 10.7
2009-10 Stanford 37 345 38.5 37.0 89.5 2.9 4.5 1.2 0.5 9.3
2010-11 Stanford 36 523 43.6 41.7 89.3 3.2 4.8 1.3 0.3 14.5
Career Stanford 150 1453 41.3 37.7 81.3 3.2 3.7 1.1 0.3 9.7

USA Basketball

Pohlen was named a member of the team representing the USA at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Pohlen averaged 5.0 points per game.[3]

WNBA

Pohlen was selected in the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (9th overall) by the Indiana Fever.[4] Recognized for her long range shooting, Pohlen led the league in three point shooting percentage in 2011.

Overseas

Pohlen played the 2011-12 season with Tarsus in Turkey. She averaged 10.1 points[5] in 13 games with the team.

Personal life

References

  1. "Fever: Fever Opts For Versatility In Pohlen". Wnba.com. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. "Twenty-Fifth World University Games -- 2009". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. 2011 WNBA Draft board
  5. http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/jeanette_pohlen/bio.html
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