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**Erin Perperoglou**
Erin Perperoglou
	WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars – No. 7
	Forward / Center
Born	June 5, 1979 (age 30); San Francisco, California
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg)
College	The Master's College
Draft	23rd overall, 2001; Minnesota Lynx
WNBA career	2001–present
	WNBA Teams
	Minnesota Lynx (2001); Charlotte Sting (2002–2003); Sacramento Monarchs 2005-2006; San Antonio Silver Stars (2007-present)
	Awards and Honors
	WNBA Most Improved Player (2006); Big West Player of the Year (1998, 1999 and 2000)

Erin Perperoglou (born Erin Buescher June 5, 1979 in San Francisco, California^[1]) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). On the basketball court, she can play both forward or center positions.

In her WNBA career, Perperoglou has played more than 2,500 minutes in 150 WNBA games, including 9 playoff games. Perperoglou has amassed nearly 900 career point and 500 rebounds.^[1]

[edit] Early life

Perperoglou is the daughter of Jim and Margie Buescher, and has two sisters Jenny and Emily, and a brother James.^[1] Perperoglou attended University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during her freshman, sophomore, and junior years from 1997 to 2000. She helped lead its women's basketball team, nicknamed The Gauchos, to an 83-14 win-loss record in her three years at the university, with UCSB winning the Big West Conference title and making appearances in the NCAA tournament all three years. She was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year all three years, as well.

Perperoglou also played on the 1998 Jones Cup team, a squad which consisted of selected and highly-ranked female collegiate basketball players, and traveled to Beijing, China and Taipei, Taiwan.

In September 2000,Perperoglou, a devout Christian, transferred to The Master's College, a small Christian college in Santa Clarita, California. Perperoglou expressed that her decision to transfer to a smaller school was due to her deeply religious convictions.

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

[edit] WNBA career

[edit] Minnesota Lynx

On April 11, 2001, Perperoglou was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the second round (No. 23 overall) of the 2001 WNBA Draft.^[1] She spent her rookie year with the Lynx and played all of the team's 32 games that year, while starting for 19 of those games).^[2] . She led the Lynx team with 29 blocked shots.^[1]

[edit] Charlotte Sting

In a 2002 WNBA multiplayer draft-day deal, the Charlotte Sting acquired Perperoglou and teammate Maylana Martin from the Minnesota Lynx, in exchange for Shaunzinski Gortman and Charlotte's No. 9 overall selection in the 2002 WNBA Draft.^[1]

During the 2002 WNBA season, Perperoglou averaged 3.3 points per game in 29 games with Charlotte^[2], but unfortunately had to miss the final 3 games of the regular season due to a sprained left ankle. During the 2003 WNBA season, Perperoglou only averaged 0.6 points per game in 14 games^[2] with the Sting but had to miss the 11 remaining games of the regular season due to a strained lower back.^[1]

Perperoglou took a hiatus from the WNBA in 2004, but did play in New Zealand for the Harbour Breeze and in Greece for Akademia during the 2004-05 WNBA off-season. Perperoglou returned to the WNBA in 2005.^[1]

[edit] Sacramento Monarchs

The Charlotte Sting traded Perperoglou, along with teammates Nicole Powell and Olympia Scott-Richardson, to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Tangela Smith and a second-round draft pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft.^[1] After a couple more off-season moves, the Monarchs began to see those moves pay off immediately as the team finished with a franchise-best 25-9 win/loss record. The Monarchs won their first ever WNBA Finals by defeating the Connecticut Sun, three games to one in a best-of-five playoff series, which brought Sacramento its first major championship in a professional sport. Perperoglou did average 3.3 points per game in 23 games with the Monarch but missed 11 games due to lumbar strain.^[1]

During the early part of the 2006 WNBA season, the Monarchs played Perperoglou more often after teammate DeMya Walker went on maternity leave.^[1] Perperoglou went on to lead all WNBA players in field goal percentage (.537) during the regular season and was awarded the 2006 WNBA Most Improved Player Award.^[2]

[edit] San Antonio Silver Stars

In March 2007, Perperoglou signed with the San Antonio Silver Stars as a restricted free agent.^[1] During the 2007 WNBA season, Perperoglou averaged 11.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.2 assist and 1.9 steals per game.^[2] Perperoglou was the reigning Western Conference Player of the Week when a knee injury less than a minute into the Silver Stars July 11 game against the Phoenix Mercury ended her season.

[edit] International career

Perperoglou has played in New Zealand for the Harbour Breeze and in Greece for Akademia during WNBA Off-seasons.^[1]

[edit] Off the court

Perperoglou has participated as a commentator for local broadcast of Silver Stars games during her convalescense of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament rupture and reconstructive surgery. Formerly known as Erin Buescher she recently married Stratos Perperoglou, who plays basketball for Greece's Team Panathinaikos, and has taken his last name in marriage. Perperoglou has also started a Healthful Hints column for fans on the San Antonio Silver Stars website.

An avid surfer, Perperoglou is a member of a Christian surfers organization. In interviews, Perperoglou has said that she is interested in doing missionary work after her playing career ends. In a Sacramento Bee article in 2006, Perperoglou revealed she purchased land near a beach in Costa Rica, and said that she dreamed of owning a coffee shop in the area. Perperoglou speaks fluent Spanish and is learning Greek.^[1]

[edit] WNBA career statistics

Correct as of May 2008^[2]

Regular season	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	PPG
2001	Minnesota	32	19	22.7	0.348	0.276	0.618	1.3	2.4	3.7	1.9	5.7
2002	Charlotte	29	0	13.5	0.402	0.364	0.694	1.1	2.0	3.1	0.6	3.3
2003	Charlotte	14	0	3.1	0.375	0.000	0.750	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.6
2005	Sacramento	23	0	9.1	0.700	0.000	0.588	0.6	0.7	1.3	0.6	3.3
2006	Sacramento	34	12	19.6	0.537	0.000	0.750	2.3	1.6	3.9	1.0	9.7
2007	San Antonio	18	11	27.7	0.462	0.265	0.816	1.8	4.2	6.1	2.2	11.3
2008	San Antonio	3	0	26.0	0.417	0.429	0.889	2.7	1.7	4.3	3.3	10.3
Career		153	42	17.1	0.459	0.289	0.719	1.4	1.9	3.3	1.2	6.1

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Erin Perperoglou Playerfile - Bio, wnba.com, accessed 30 May 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Erin Perperoglou Playerfile - Career Stats and Totals, wnba.com, accessed 30 May 2008.

[edit] External links

[bio-0] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Erin Perperoglou Playerfile - Bio, wnba.com, accessed 30 May 2008.

[stats-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Erin Perperoglou Playerfile - Career Stats and Totals, wnba.com, accessed 30 May 2008.

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