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DeMya Chakheia Walker (born November 28, 1977 in Mount Holly, New Jersey) is a professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Sacramento Monarchs in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
Mount Holly Township highlighted in Burlington County. ...
Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ...
The Sacramento Monarchs are one of the eight original Womens National Basketball Association franchises, having played since the WNBAs inaugural 1997 season at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. ...
WNBA logo The Womens National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ...
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Walker attended Rancocas Valley High School, (located in Mount Holly, New Jersey), where she set school records for career rebounds (851), rebound average per game (14.2 rpg), most rebounds in a game (29), most points in a season (675), and most career points (1,546). Japanese high school students in uniform High school, or Secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China) (only junior high school) and the United States. ...
Mount Holly Township highlighted in Burlington County. ...
In her senior year, she was named to the 1995 All-American first team by Street & Smith's, New Jersey High School "Female Athlete of the Year", and Parade Magazine All-America Second Team as a high school senior. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ...
State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th) - Land 19,231 km² - Water 3,378 km² (14. ...
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An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ...
Japanese high school students in uniform High school, or Secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China) (only junior high school) and the United States. ...
University of Virginia Walker attended the University of Virginia and played on the women's basketball team (known as The Cavailers) from 1995 to 1999. The University of Virginia (also referred to as UVa and often called simply Virginia for short) is a research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. ...
1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
By the time she graduated, she became Virginia's all-time leader in field goal percentage, as well as 330 career blocked shots which at the time was ranked 12th in the NCAA record books. She averaged 13.0 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game during her career. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...
Her 1,583 points ranks her ninth in school history.
She was named the "Cavalier of the Year" in her senior year (1998-99 season) after leading the team in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots.
She was also a member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority. nickname: Zetas Founded January 16, 1920 International Headquarters Washington D.C. Official Colors Royal Blue and Pure White Official Flower White Rose Symbols White Dove Coat of Arms Motto: A Community-Conscious, Action-Oriented Organization Zeta Phi Beta Website The Zeta Phi Beta (ΖΦΒ) Sorority was founded January 16, 1920 on...
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WNBA Career Despite her impressive career in college, Walker wasn't selected by any of the WNBA teams during its 1999 WNBA Draft, mainly due to the influx of former players from the just-disbanded American Basketball League (ABL), a rival professional women's league. Several of the ABL's star players were selected in that year's draft. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Since 1997 the WNBA has administrated a yearly draft of college and professional womens basketball players. ...
The American Basketball League of 1996 was an attempt to establish an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. ...
However, prior to the start of the 1999 WNBA season, Walker was assigned to the Minnesota Lynx for its pre-season training camp, but was cut from the team final roster shortly afterwards. Walker spent that summer playing overseas on a professional women's league team in Italy. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
The Minnesota Lynx are a Womens National Basketball Association basketball team that was formed in 1999. ...
In 2000 as a free agent, she signed with the Portland Fire, and played with them for three seasons until the team was disbanded due to financial difficulties. This article is about the year 2000. ...
In North American sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has run out and is now free to sign with another team. ...
The Portland Fire joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000 as the counterpart to the National Basketball Association team the Portland Trailblazers. ...
On April 24, 2003, the WNBA held a Dispersal Draft, where various former players from the newly-defunct Portland Fire and Miami Sol teams were chosen by the existing WNBA teams. Walker was selected by the Sacramento Monarchs as the fifth overall pick in the 2003 WNBA Dispersal Draft. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ...
2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Portland Fire joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000 as the counterpart to the National Basketball Association team the Portland Trailblazers. ...
The Miami Sol joined the Womens National Basketball Association in 2000. ...
The Sacramento Monarchs are one of the eight original Womens National Basketball Association franchises, having played since the WNBAs inaugural 1997 season at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. ...
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