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Erin Perperoglou

Erin Perperoglou
Personal information
Born (1979-06-05) June 5, 1979 (age 38)
San Francisco, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Rincon Valley Christian
(Santa Rosa, California)
College
WNBA draft 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career 2001–2009
Position Forward
Number 11, 7, 12
Career history
2001 Minnesota Lynx
2002–2003 Charlotte Sting
2005–2006 Sacramento Monarchs
2007–2009 San Antonio Silver Stars
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Erin Buescher Perperoglou (born June 5, 1979) is a former American professional basketball player. She played most recently as a forward for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA.

In her WNBA career, Buescher Perperoglou played more than 2,500 minutes in 150 WNBA games, including 9 playoff games, scoring nearly 900 career points and accumulating 500 rebounds. She announced her retirement from the WNBA at the conclusion of the 2009 season.

Born in San Francisco, California, Perperoglou is the daughter of Jim and Margie Buescher. She has two sisters, Jenny and Emily, and a brother, James. From 1997 to 2000 she attended University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) for her freshman, sophomore, and junior years, helping to lead its women's basketball team (The Gauchos) to an 83-14 record during that three-year period. In each of those years Buescher Perperoglou was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year, UCSB won the Big West Conference title, and the team appeared in the NCAA tournament.

In September 2000, Buescher Perperoglou, a devout Christian, transferred to The Master's College, a small Christian college in Santa Clarita, California.

During her senior year at Master's, Buescher Perperoglou helped lead their team (The Lady Mustangs) to a 26-3 record and a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) tournament appearance. She was an NAIA first-team All-American and was voted the National Christian College Athletic Association player of the year.

Buescher was named to the team representing the USA at the 1998 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. She scored six points over the five games.


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