Renee Montgomery
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| No. 21 – Minnesota Lynx | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 2, 1986 St. Albans, West Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 143 lb (65 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
South Charleston (South Charleston, West Virginia) |
| College | Connecticut (2005–2009) |
| WNBA draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2009–2010 | VICI Aistes Kaunas |
| 2010–2011 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2010–2014 | Connecticut Sun |
| 2012–2013 | Nadezhda Orenburg |
| 2014–2015 | Vologda-Chevakata |
| 2015 | Seattle Storm |
| 2015–present | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2015–2016 | Canberra Capitals |
| 2016–present | Basket Gdynia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Renee Danielle Montgomery (born December 2, 1986) is an American basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009.
Montgomery was a captain each year of her high school career. She averaged 22.5 points, six assists, five rebounds and five steals while leading South Charleston High School to the West Virginia Class AAA Final as a senior. She led South Charleston High School to the West Virginia state Championships 3 times. She also played on the varsity soccer team. Montgomery was a high school teammate of fellow future WNBA player Alexis Hornbuckle.
She attended the University of Connecticut.
She started 35 of the Huskies' 37 games at point guard and was named 2006 Big East Freshman of the Year.
Montgomery started in all 36 games as the Huskies' point guard. She tallied double-figure points in 29 games, including four 20-point plus scoring efforts. Montgomery led the team with a 13.3 scoring average and 163 assists. She was named first team All-Big East. In addition, Montgomery led the USA U-20 National Team to a gold medal during the summer prior to the start of the season at the FIBA U-20 Championship for Women in Mexico City.
Montgomery was selected as an All-Big East First Team choice for the second consecutive season. She was also selected to the All-Big East Tournament Team for the third consecutive season. Montgomery moved to the shooting guard slot on January 19, following a season-ending injury to Mel Thomas, after playing the majority of her career at point guard. She passed the 1,000 point mark in an 82–71 UConn win over North Carolina on January 21, 2008 at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies lost in the Final Four to Stanford and finished the season at 36–2.
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