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**Alana Beard**
Alana Beard
	WNBA's Washington Mystics – No. 20
	Guard
Born	May 11, 1982 (age 27); Shreveport, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
College	Duke
Draft	2nd overall, 2004; Washington Mystics
WNBA career	2004–present
Profile	WNBA Info Page
	WNBA Teams
	Washington Mystics (2004-present)

Alana Monique Beard (born May 14, 1982 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. She was the first Duke women's basketball player to have her jersey number (20) retired.^[1]

[edit] High school

Beard played for Southwood High School in Frierson, Louisiana, where she was named a WBCA All-American.^[2] She participated in the 2000 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored fifteen points.^[3]

[edit] WNBA career

Beard was drafted in 2004 with the 2nd overall pick.^[1]In her rookie season, she led the Mystics to the playoffs, despite the loss of star Chamique Holdsclaw halfway through the season. They lost to the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs.

[edit] International

Beard was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.^[4] The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational. ^[4]

[edit] Honors and awards

John R. Wooden Award-Women's Basketball National Player of the Year 2004^[1]
State Farm Wade Trophy-National Player of the Year 2004^[1]
Associated Press -National Player of the Year 2004^[5]
Naismith Player of the Year^[1]
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award 2004^[6]
United States Basketball Writers Association-National Player of the Year 2004^[5]
Victor Award-National Player of the Year 2003^[5]
ESPN.com-National Player of the Year 2003, 2004^[5]
Bayer Adavantage Senior Class Award 2004^[5]
Kodak All-American 2002, 2003, 2004^[5]
AP All-American 2002, 2003, 2004^[5]
United States Basketball Writers Association All-America 2002, 2003, 2004^[5]
Women's Basketball News Service All-America 2001, 2003, 2004^[5]
Kodak/WBCA All-District II 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004^[5]
United States Basketball Writers Association National Freshman of the Year 2001^[5]
Sports Illustrated National Freshman of the Year 2001^[5]
Women's Basketball Journal National Freshman of the Year 2001^[5]
CBS Sportsline National Freshman of the Year 2001^[5]
Basketball Times Freshman All-America 2001^[5]
WBCA Player(s) of the Year 2004^[5]
ACC Female Athlete of the Year 2003, 2004
2005 WNBA All-Star Team^[1]
2006 WNBA All-Star Team^[1]
2007 WNBA All-Star Team^[1]
2009 WNBA All-Star Selection

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Alana Beard". WNBA. http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/alana_beard/bio.html. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
^ "2000 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/00-HSAA.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
^ "2000 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/upload/2000HSAAG.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
^ ^a ^b "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C.". USA Basketball. http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=09_wnt_fall_invitees_add_rm. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Duke Tradition". Duke. http://www.goduke.com/pdf1/50373.pdf?ATCLID=671010&SPSID=22760&SPID=1846&DB_OEM_ID=4200. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
^ "WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD WINNER". Premier Sports Management. http://www.seniorclassaward.com/news/view/womens_basketball_lowes_senior_class_award_winner/. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

[edit] External links

[bio-0] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Alana Beard". WNBA. http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/alana_beard/bio.html. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

[HS_All-Americans-1] "2000 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/00-HSAA.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-30.

[box_score-2] "2000 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/upload/2000HSAAG.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-30.

[National_Team-3] "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C.". USA Basketball. http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=09_wnt_fall_invitees_add_rm. Retrieved 2009-10-01.

[Tradition-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Duke Tradition". Duke. http://www.goduke.com/pdf1/50373.pdf?ATCLID=671010&SPSID=22760&SPID=1846&DB_OEM_ID=4200. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

[Lowes-5] "WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD WINNER". Premier Sports Management. http://www.seniorclassaward.com/news/view/womens_basketball_lowes_senior_class_award_winner/. Retrieved 2009-10-02.

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