Anna Louise DeForge (born on April 14, 1976 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who most recently plays for the Indiana Fever in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is the first player from the University of Nebraska to ever play in the WNBA. After finding little success and playing time for several WNBA teams, she finally earned a spot on a WNBA All-Star team in 2004. She was one of the players selected to play in the historic WNBA vs. USA Basketball Game. April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Iron Mountain is a city located in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Indiana Fever is a professional womens basketball team that plays in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... The Womens National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... Seal of the University of Nebraska The University of Nebraska is one of two public university systems in the state of Nebraska, USA. The system has four universities and a technical college: University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska Medical... Womens National Basketball Association All-Star Game was first played during the 1999 Womens National Basketball Association season in New York, New York. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo for the inaugural WNBA All-Star Game, held in 1999 The Womens National Basketball Association All-Star Game, commonly referred to as the WNBA All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game played between the best players of the Eastern and Western Conference of the Womens...

On February 3, 2006, she was traded to the Fever from the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Kelly Miller. She is also playing in Wisla Can-Pack Krakow in Poland. The Phoenix Mercury is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Kelly Miller on the Phoenix Mercury Kelly Miller (born September 6, 1978 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a professional basketball player for the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ...

Personal

Born to Rosemary and Roger DeForge, she played at Niagara High School in Niagara, Wisconsin. DeForge majored in Business Administration at the University of Nebraska. Niagara is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... Seal of the University of Nebraska The University of Nebraska is one of two public university systems in the state of Nebraska, USA. The system has four universities and a technical college: University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska Medical...

Career highlights

• Selected to play in the WNBA vs. USA Basketball Game at Radio City Music Hall in 2004
• Won the NWBL Championship with the Dallas Fury in 2004
• Honored as league (PLKK) MVP . The Polish Wisla Can-Pack Krakow team won the Womens PLKK Championship Series

Logo for the inaugural WNBA All-Star Game, held in 1999 The Womens National Basketball Association All-Star Game, commonly referred to as the WNBA All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game played between the best players of the Eastern and Western Conference of the Womens... Radio City Music Hall at Christmas 2005 Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Womens Basketball League or NWBL is an organization governing basketball leagues for women in the United States. ... The San Francisco Legacy are well-named, being the last original franchise of the National Womens Basketball League (NWBL). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Vital statistics

• Position: Guard
• Height: 5'10" / 1.78 m
• College: Nebraska '98
• Team(s):

San Jose Lasers (ABL)

Detroit Shock, Houston Comets, Charlotte Sting, Phoenix Mercury, Indiana Fever, (WNBA)

Dallas Fury (NWBL)

Wisła Can Pack Kraków (PLKK)

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External links

• WNBA.com: Anna DeForge
• WNBA.com: DeForge named to All-Star Team