Kendra Wecker

Kendra Renee Wecker (born December 16, 1982 in Marysville, Kansas) is a former American professional basketball player in the WNBA. She formerly played forward for the San Antonio Silver Stars and Washington Mystics. In the off season, she played in the Spanish league with UB F.C Barcelona.

Early and High school years

When Wecker was 10 years old, she competed in the NFL's Punt, Pass, and Kick competition, and made the finals, playing with males on an equal basis. Wecker attended Marysville High School in Marysville, Kansas. Her team was undefeated state champions in her senior season of 2000-01. Wecker was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored twelve points.[1] She also participated in track and field, representing the United States internationally, winning the gold medal at the 2000 NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics in the javelin throw.

College years

Wecker graduated from Kansas State University in 2005, where she was named Big 12 Conference Player of the Year in 2005. In 2003, 2004 and 2005 she was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. She was also named to the All-District Second Team in 2004. As a senior, Wecker was named the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner, recognizing her as the nation's top senior women's basketball player.

Kansas State 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
2001-02 Kansas State 34 557 52.9 37.2 85.1 7.8 2.9 1.8 0.6 16.4
2002-03 Kansas State 34 646 46.6 38.6 86.4 8.3 3.7 1.8 0.3 19.0
2003-04 Kansas State 31 521 49.3 42.4 89.4 8.1 2.7 1.9 0.7 16.8
2004-05 Kansas State 29 609 47.6 42.1 85.6 10.1 2.6 1.6 0.7 21.0
Career Kansas State 128 2333 48.9 39.8 86.4 8.5 3.0 1.8 0.6 18.2

WNBA career

Wecker was drafted 4th overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 1st round of the 2005 WNBA Draft. In her first game of her rookie year, she tore her ACL and was out the rest of the season.

On February 19, 2006 during the WNBA offseason, Wecker joined Tony Parker and Steve Kerr in the NBA RadioShack Shooting stars contest. She helped achieve the NBA shooting stars record time of 25.1 seconds.

On May 13, 2008 she was waived by the San Antonio Silver Stars. On June 23, 2008 Wecker was signed by the Washington Mystics. On August 12, 2008 Wecker was waived by the Mystics.

Vital statistics

Notes

  1. ↑ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  2. ↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 23 Sep 2015.

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