Ann Wauters
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| Free Agent | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 12, 1980 Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Rockers | |
| Playing career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2004 | USV Olympic |
| 2000–2002 | Cleveland Rockers |
| 2004–2005 | New York Liberty |
| 2005–2006 | VBM-SGAU |
| 2007–2009 | WBC CSKA Moscow |
| 2008–2009 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 2009–2010 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
| 2011–2012 | Ros Casares Valencia |
| 2012 | Seattle Storm |
| 2012–2013 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 2013–2014 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
| 2014–2015 | ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 2015–2016 | Royal Castors Braine |
| 2016 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2016–present | AGÜ Spor |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Ann Hilde Willy Wauters (born October 12, 1980) is a Belgian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and playing overseas in Turkey for AGÜ Spor. Her primary position is center.
Born in Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium, Wauters began playing basketball at age 12. Her international professional basketball career began immediately after high school. She speaks Dutch, French and English. She wears jersey No. 12 because of her birthdate.
Wauters was drafted first overall in the 2000 WNBA Draft by the Cleveland Rockers at the age of 19, becoming the youngest player in the league at the time. She was also the first Belgian-born player in the WNBA. When the team selected her, she was considered a project and raw talent. Having only played basketball for 7 years prior to the draft, Wauters quickly blended in with the big-name centers.
In her rookie season, Wauters was a reserve on the Rockers' roster, averaging 6.7 ppg off the bench. The Rockers were second in the East with a 17-15 record, and were one win away from advancing to the Finals, but were defeated in 3 games by the New York Liberty in the Conference Finals.
After her second season, Wauters sat out the 2003 WNBA season in order to rest. The Rockers folded in 2003 and Wauters was moved to the New York Liberty the following year in a dispersal draft. She played two seasons for the Liberty before taking another break from the WNBA in 2006. During her time with the Liberty, she was selected to play in the 2005 WNBA All-Star Game as a reserve.
In 2008, Wauters returned to the WNBA and was selected by the Atlanta Dream in the expansion draft.
On April 9, 2008, Wauters, along with Morenike Atunrase and a 2009 second round draft pick, was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Camille Little, Chioma Nnamaka, and the Silver Stars' first round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft. During her first season with the Silver Stars, she averaged a career-high 14.7 ppg as the team's starting center. Playing alongside Becky Hammon, the Silver Stars were also a championship contender in 2008, having finished first in the West with a 24-10 record and advancing all the way to the Finals but would get swept by the Detroit Shock.
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