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Anna
DeForge's journey through basketball has landed her as one
of the elite guards in the WNBA. Entering her 4th season with
the Phoenix Mercury and 5th overall in the WNBA,
Anna is one of the top shooters throughout the league wide.
The Mercury's 2nd all time leading scorer(1326 pts), became
a 2004 WNBA All Star, and led the league in 3-point shooting
that same season. Prior to her pro career, DeForge was a two-time
All American at the University of Nebraska and led her Huskers
to the NCAA tournament twice.
She was selected as an elite member of the Nebraska All-Century
Team and completed her stellar career as the University's
5th all time leading scorer averaging 19.2 points per game.
She
honed her remarkable skills back home in Wisconsin in the
small town of Niagara, where she went on to become Wisconsin's
career female leading scorer for 10 years from 1994-2004.
Currently, she is 2nd All-Time leading scorer in Wisconsin
State History for women with 2,601 career points.
Anna
has elevated her game to the level of an All Star in 2004.
She is a two-time WNBA Player of the Week, and is a past MVP
and two-time leading scorer of the National Women's Basketball
League. She currently is second on the Phoenix Mercury all-time
scoring list with 1,326 points.
Anna has dedicated her life to teaching the game of basketball.
Anna and Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman have ran
basketball camps throughout the country including Wisconsin,
Detroit, Dallas and Phoenix. Thousands of girls and boys have
been empowered to the positive message that is shared through
their experiences in Sports.
Anna is a clinician who specializes in teaching the details
and fundamentals of the game. In addition she makes numerous
appearances at schools, churches and for charities. Her road
to success has been well chronicled in a new book called "Inspiring
Women of the WNBA" and in newspaper and magazine articles.
Currently Anna is in Krakow, Poland in her off season competing
in the Euro league for Wisla
Can-Pack.
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