Dupree in 2008
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No. 4 – Indiana Fever | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
August 16, 1984
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Paul R. Wharton (Tampa, Florida) |
College | Temple (2002–2006) |
WNBA draft | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
Selected by the Chicago Sky | |
Playing career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
2006–2009 | Chicago Sky |
2007–2009 | WBC Wisła Kraków |
2009–2011 | Good Angels Košice |
2010–2016 | Phoenix Mercury |
2011–2013 | WBC Spartak Moscow Region |
2013–2014 | Dynamo Kursk |
2014–2015 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
2015 | Nadezhda Orenburg |
2016–present | ZVVZ USK Praha |
2017–present | Indiana Fever |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Candice Dupree (born August 16, 1984) is an American basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected 6th in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky before being traded to Mercury in 2010. She also played professional basketball in Europe and Asia.
Dupree grew up in Tampa, Florida. She played basketball and volleyball at Paul R. Wharton High School and has two sisters; one is her twin, while the other is several years younger. Dupree played basketball at Temple University from 2002 to 2006. She won numerous awards and accolades as a college basketball player, drawing comparisons to the NBA's Tim Duncan.
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Dupree was selected 6th overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky, an expansion team that year. As a rookie, she was named to the Eastern Conference WNBA All Star team. In her first All-Star game, she competed against her former college coach Dawn Staley. Dupree was also named to the Eastern Conference WNBA All-Star Team in 2007 and 2009 in the WNBA (there was no WNBA All Star game in 2008 due to the Olympics). For the 2009 season, Dupree tied for second place in the WNBA with 268 total rebounds.
In March 2010, Dupree was traded to the Phoenix Mercury as part of a multi-player, three-team deal. Dupree requested the trade.
Dupree would win her first WNBA championship with the Mercury in 2014 as they swept her former team, the Chicago Sky 3-0 in the finals. Dupree had 24 points and 6 assists in the final game of the series. During the 2014 season, Dupree was playing alongside Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner while the Mercury had a record-breaking regular season record of 29-5 en route to the title.