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Angel McCoughtry

Angel McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry with Geno.jpg
No. 35 – Atlanta Dream
Position Small forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1986-09-10) September 10, 1986 (age 30)
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school Saint Frances Academy
(Baltimore, Maryland)
The Patterson School
(Lenoir, North Carolina)
College Louisville (2005–2009)
WNBA draft 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–present Atlanta Dream
2009–2010 Good Angels Košice
2010–2011 MKB-Euroleasing Sopron
2011–2015 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2015–2016 Mersin BŞB
2016–present Dynamo Kursk
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

Angel Lajuane McCoughtry (born September 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft and is considered its franchise player. She's also played overseas in Turkey, Slovakia, Hungary and Russia.

McCoughtry led the Big East Conference in scoring, rebounding, and steals, while breaking school records for most steals in a season, most points in a season, and most points in a game. She was named Big East Player of the Year during her sophomore year in 2006–2007. In the summer of 2007, McCoughtry represented the United States on the Pan American Games women's basketball team. During her junior year at Louisville, McCoughtry broke her own records for points and steals on the season, and tied her own single-game scoring record. She played a key role in Louisville's upset of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the 2008 Big East conference tournament. In addition, McCoughtry was named an All-American by several organizations as a junior.

McCoughtry broke the record for career scoring by a Louisville women's basketball player during the first game of her senior year. She recorded her second triple-double (points, rebounds, steals) in a December 2008 game against the University of Hartford. She was selected 1st overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA Draft.


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