Jessica Breland
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| No. 51 – Chicago Sky | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 23, 1988 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bertie (Windsor, North Carolina) |
| College | North Carolina (2006–2011) |
| WNBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | New York Liberty |
| 2011 | Connecticut Sun |
| 2013 | Indiana Fever |
| 2014–present | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jessica Nicole Breland (born February 23, 1988) is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Born in New York City, Breland grew up in Kelford, North Carolina, and attended Bertie High School in Windsor where she was a three-sport athlete participating in volleyball and track & field and basketball. In her senior year she averaged 22 points per game and 12 rebounds for the Falcons basketball team. She was an All-American selection by McDonald's, the WBCA, and Parade Magazine, 2nd team All-American selection by EA Sports, 3rd-Team Street and Smith's All-America pick, Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina as a senior, and a USA U18 Women's National Team Trials Invitee.
In 2009, when playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Breland was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph system. She underwent chemotherapy and had to sit out the 2009-10 season, but recovered.
Breland was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (13th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx. She was then traded to New York. She signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Sky in 2014.
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