Kendra Renee Wecker (born December 16, 1982 in Marysville, Kansas) is a professional basketball player from the WNBA. She formerly played forward for the San Antonio Silver Stars and Washington Mystics. In the off season, she played in the Spanish League with UB F.C Barcelona

Contents 1 High school years 2 College years 3 WNBA career 4 Vital statistics 5 Trivia 6 Notes 7 External links

[edit] High school years

Wecker attended Marysville High School in Marysville, Kansas. Her team was undefeated state champions in her senior season of 2000-01. Wecker was named a WBCA All-American.^[1] She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored twelve points.^[2]

[edit] College years

Wecker graduated from Kansas State University in 2005, where she was named Big 12 Conference Player of the Year in 2005. In 2003, 2004, and 2005 she was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. She was also named to the All-District Second Team in 2004. As a senior, Wecker was named the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner, recognizing her as the nation's top senior women's basketball player.

[edit] WNBA career

Wecker was drafted 4th overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 1st round of the 2005 WNBA Draft. In her first game of her rookie year, she tore her ACL and was out the rest of the season.

On February 19, 2006 during the WNBA offseason, Wecker joined Tony Parker and Steve Kerr in the NBA RadioShack Shooting stars contest. She helped achieve the NBA shooting stars record time of 25.1 seconds.

On May 13, 2008 she was waived by the San Antonio Silver Stars. On June 23, 2008 Wecker was signed by the Washington Mystics. On August 12, 2008 Wecker was waived by the Washington Mystics.

[edit] Vital statistics

• Position: Forward
• Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
• Weight: 172 lbs
• College: Kansas State University
• Team(s): San Antonio Silver Stars, Washington Mystics (WNBA)

[edit] Trivia

In 1994, she qualified for the finals of the National Football League's Punt, Pass, and Kick competition, representing the Kansas City Chiefs. Wecker competed on an equal basis with boys and finished second, but her success inspired the NFL to install separate competitions for boys and girls in subsequent years.

Wecker also has a Maltese dog named Redick. She named him after basketball player J. J. Redick who she is a big fan of.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• WNBA Player Profile
• WNBA 2005 Draft Prospect Profile
• Wecker signed by the Mystics
• Mystics waived Wecker

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