JAMIERRA FAULKNER Chicago Sky confirmed in their roster 27-year old point guard Jamierra Faulkner (168-92, college: S.Mississippi). She played there last season. In 17 WNBA games she had 7.6ppg, 1.4rpg and 3.9apg. The last season Faulkner played at UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russian league where in 10 games she recorded 7.3ppg, 1.2rpg, 3.1apg and 1.4spg. She helped them to win the league title. In 2014 Faulkner was drafted by Chicago Sky (WNBA) in third round (34th overall). She attended Univ... [read more]
JAMIERRA FAULKNER
Chicago Sky confirmed in their roster 27-year old point guard Jamierra Faulkner (168-92, college: S.Mississippi). She played there last season. In 17 WNBA games she had 7.6ppg, 1.4rpg and 3.9apg. The last season Faulkner played at UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russian league where in 10 games she recorded 7.3ppg, 1.2rpg, 3.1apg and 1.4spg. She helped them to win the league title. In 2014 Faulkner was drafted by Chicago Sky (WNBA) in third round (34th overall). She attended University of Southern Mississippi and it will be her fifth season in pro basketball. Faulkner was voted All-C-USA Defensive Player of the Year back in 2014 at her college time. Faulkner is quite experienced player. She has played also professionally in Hungary (PINKK Pecsi), Israel (Holon), Poland (CCC Polkowice) and Turkey.
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt signs with the Los Angeles Sparks - 2 days ago
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On Wednesday, Brady Klopfer of The Athletic reported that Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (5'10''-G-91, college: N.Carolina) will sign a contract with the Los Angeles Sparks for the 2019 season. She was one of the Mystics' unrestricted free agents heading into this offseason. The Sparks issued a release later that day. Ruffin-Pratt played six seasons for the Mystics where she spent much of her time as a starting wing player from 2013-18. She averaged 6 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.... [read more]
On Wednesday, Brady Klopfer of The Athletic reported that Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (5'10''-G-91, college: N.Carolina) will sign a contract with the Los Angeles Sparks for the 2019 season. She was one of the Mystics' unrestricted free agents heading into this offseason. The Sparks issued a release later that day. Ruffin-Pratt played six seasons for the Mystics where she spent much of her time as a starting wing player from 2013-18. She averaged 6 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. If there is something that I liked the most about Ruffin-Pratt (or TRP as Mystics fans affectionately know her), it's how she made it into the WNBA and carved herself a role over many seasons. She signed as an undrafted rookie in 2013 and made the opening day roster along with their first round pick in Tayler Hill and their second round picks, Nadirah McKenith and Emma Meesseman. Washington was coming off a 5-29 season the year before and it was reasonable to assume that both of their second round picks would make the team. But an undrafted rookie faces nearly insurmountable odds because teams have small rosters (11 to 12 players each) and there are just 12 teams in the league. TRP quickly became a consistent defender. During the Mystics' rebuilding years from 2013 to 2016, she embraced that role, which partly explains why she became a regular starter from the 2015-17 seasons, even before other drafted players like Hill and Natasha Cloud. Most WNBA players will have a special moment where they scored tons of points to lead their team to victory. TRP's best moment wasn't a game when she scored 20 however. It was actually a two-minute stretch in a playoff game against the Dallas Wings in 2017 that helped spark their run to the semifinals when she single-handedly dominated on both defense and offense. Without TRP's run, the Mystics would have probably lost the game and seen their season come to an early end. And TRP leaves the Mystics as their longest tenured player. Out of the four players in the Mystics' 2013 rookie class, McKenith was cut before the 2014 season. Hill was traded to the Dallas Wings in 2018 for Aerial Powers. And though Meesseman is technically the longest tenured Mystics player now, she took a one-year break to rest and train with the Belgian national team. So losing TRP hurts because she persevered in her own way and was always there to represent D.C. each summer. She's as true of a Mystic as it gets. Heading into the 2018-19 WNBA offseason, the Mystics were just not going to be able to keep all of their players on the 2018 team. They had limited cap space due to Meesseman's, Delle Donne's and Toliver's maximum or near-max salaries. And their top priority was to re-sign Cloud, who is a multi-positional defender like TRP, but her shooting improved considerably in 2018 while TRP's shooting remained low overall. LaToya Sanders' re-signing took up cap space as well. Also, Ariel Atkins' breakout rookie season as a scorer and as a defender made her development a higher priority given the Mystics' cap situation. And finally, the Mystics presumably need room to sign their first round draft pick and Kim Mestdagh. Ultimately, some players from the 2018 team weren't going to return and TRP is one of them. Courtesy of: bulletsforever.com
Sparks re-sign defensive stalwart Alana Beard for her 14th season - 5 days ago
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Alana Beard (6'1''-G/F-82, college: Duke), the two-time reigning WNBA Defensive Player of the Year will return for her 14th WNBA season this summer, re-signing with the Sparks, the team announced Monday. 'Alana Beard is one of the greatest defenders this league has ever seen and is an exemplary teammate and professional,' Sparks Executive Vice President and General Manager Penny Toler said in a news release. 'She is a huge part of our team's identity and I'm excited to have her continue h... [read more]
Alana Beard (6'1''-G/F-82, college: Duke), the two-time reigning WNBA Defensive Player of the Year will return for her 14th WNBA season this summer, re-signing with the Sparks, the team announced Monday. 'Alana Beard is one of the greatest defenders this league has ever seen and is an exemplary teammate and professional,' Sparks Executive Vice President and General Manager Penny Toler said in a news release. 'She is a huge part of our team's identity and I'm excited to have her continue her career here in Los Angeles.' Beard, 36, joined the Sparks in 2012 after two years spent recovering from a torn posterior tibial tendon, an injury that was considered potentially career-ending. In 2016, the 5-foot-11 guard was a starter on the Sparks' championship team. The former Duke star has averaged 11.6 points per game and 1.7 steals per game in her WNBA career and ranks 25th all-time in points (4,688) and third in steals (698), which is best among active players. She's also a four-time WNBA All-Star and a nine-time All-WNBA Defensive Team selection. When she was honored as last season's top individual defender, Beard joined former Sparks star Lisa Leslie as the oldest players to earn the award. Leslie also was 36 when she received the recognition in 2008. Additionally, Beard was the fifth player in WNBA history to earn the accolade in consecutive seasons and among the few guards who have received the honor. So far in WNBA free agency, which began Feb. 1, the Sparks matched an offer sheet by the Phoenix Mercury to retain Odyssey Sims, a five-year WNBA veteran who spent the past two seasons with the team. They also signed Ashley Walker, a forward who is averaging 20 points and 8.8 rebounds as a member of the Turkish team Mersin in Eurocup play, and re-signed guard Karlie Samuelson, who averaging 4.2 minutes in 20 regular-season appearances and one playoff game last season as a rookie. Essence Carson signed with the Phoenix Mercury last week, ending the wing's three-year tenure with the Sparks. Courtesy of: dailynews.com
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