Ann Elise Strother (born December 11, 1983) is a professional basketball player and a member of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

High School

Regarded by many as the best girls’ high school basketball player ever to come out of the state of Colorado, Strother led the Highlands Ranch Falcons to two consecutive state championships her junior and senior seasons and was named the Naismith High School National Player of the Year in her senior year (2002). In 2001, Strother became only the second high school player in USA Basketball history to receive the honor of playing for the Junior World Championship Team, the other being Lisa Leslie in 1989. USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the national governing body of basketball in United States (USA). ... Lisa Leslie after winning the WNBA Championship with the Los Angeles Sparks Lisa Leslie (born July 7, 1972 in Gardena, California) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks. ...

College

Strother was recruited by national powerhouses such as the University of Connecticut (UConn), the University of Tennessee, the University of Georgia, Stanford University, Notre Dame University, and Purdue University before ultimately committing to Connecticut. At UConn, Strother would play for future Hall of Fame inductee Geno Auriemma and alongside two-time National Player of the Year Diana Taurasi while helping Connecticut to its fourth and fifth national titles. Strother played in all 143 games of her collegiate career and started in 142. She averaged 12.9 points per game in her career and 14.0 in her senior season despite festering foot problems. Strother would eventually finish seventh all-time among UConn scorers with 1699 career points, and second all-time in career three-point field goals with 290. Strother joined some elite company when she became only the second player in UConn history to amass more than 1600 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists, 100 steals, and 100 blocks- the other being Diana Taurasi. Strother also excelled in the classroom as she was a Dean’s List student all four of her years at UConn. University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ... The University of Georgia, located approximately 70 miles north-east of Atlanta in Athens, Georgia, is the largest institution of higher learning and research in the State of Georgia. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco in an [1] of Santa Clara County. ... Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia University of Notre Dame du Lac The University of Notre Dame (standard name; full legal name University of Notre Dame du Lac) is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA adjacent to the... See also Purdue University System. ... Geno Auriemma (born March 23, 1954 in Italy) is the head coach of the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies womens basketball team. ... Diana Taurasi on the Phoenix Mercury. ... Diana Taurasi on the Phoenix Mercury. ...

WNBA

In the 2006 WNBA Draft, Strother was selected by the Houston Comets with the 15th overall pick before being traded to the Phoenix Mercury for Liz Shimek and Mistie Williams. She joins former UConn teammate Taurasi and former Rutgers guard Cappie Pondexter on what should be one of the most formidable backcourts in the league. WNBA may also refer to WNBA-AM, a radio station in Illinois. ... The Houston Comets are a Womens National Basketball Association team. ... The Phoenix Mercury are a Womens National Basketball Association team in Phoenix, Arizona that began in 1997 as one of the leagues original eight teams. ... Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is located in New Brunswick, Piscataway, Camden and Newark, New Jersey. ...

Vital Statistics

ɦPosition: Guard/Forward

ɦHeight: 6 feet, 3 inches

ɦUniform Number: 43

ɦHometown: Castle Rock, CO Castle Rock, Colorado, is the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado, about 35 miles south of Denver, Colorado on the Interstate 25 corridor just east of the front range of the Rocky Mountains. ...

ɦHigh School: Highlands Ranch High School

ɦCollege: University of Connecticut University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ...

ɦMajor: Psychology

ɦWNBA Team: Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are a Womens National Basketball Association team in Phoenix, Arizona that began in 1997 as one of the leagues original eight teams. ...

External Links

[1]UConn Athletics

[2]Strother's UConn Bio

[3]Strother's USA Basketball Bio

[4]Phoenix Mercury