Marissa Coleman (born January 4, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA.^[1]

[edit] Personal life

Coleman was born in Portland, Oregon to Tony and Joni Coleman. She has an older sister, Tonya, and a younger brother, Anthony. Later they moved to Cheltenham, Maryland where Coleman attended high school at St. John's College.

[edit] High School Career

Coleman went to high school at St. John's College. Coleman was a McDonald's and WBCA All-American, playing in both senior all-star games. She led all scorers with 19 points at the McDonald's game. She was selected East Team Most Valuable Player at the WBCA game.^[2]

[edit] College career

Medal record
Women's Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Pan American Games
Gold	2007 Brazil	Team Competition

Coleman chose the University of Maryland, College Park over the University of Tennessee, UCONN, the University of Florida, and Duke. As a freshman she became the second-straight Terrapin to be named ACC Rookie of the Year. She was only the ninth Terrapin all-time with 1,500 career points. She is one of only four Terps in the history of the program to receive All-ACC honors three times, earning a spot on the second team every year. She is fifth all-time at Maryland in rebounding and she is the only player in school history to record a triple-double.

Coleman played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the Gold Medal for the event.^[3]

[edit] WNBA career

Coleman was selected 2^nd overall in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ WNBA Player Profile
2. ^ PLayer Bio: Marissa Coleman
3. ^ "FIFTEENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES -- 2007". USA Basketball. http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wpag_2007. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
4. ^ Mystics Draft Terps' Coleman