Renee Montgomery
Renee Montgomery at Championship Dinner 2009
WNBA's Minnesota Lynx  – No. 20
Guard
Born	December 2, 1986 (1986-12-02) (age 22) St. Albans, West Virginia
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	139 lb (63 kg)
College	Connecticut
Draft	4th overall, 2009 Minnesota Lynx
WNBA career	2009–present
Profile	WNBA Info Page
WNBA Teams
Minnesota Lynx (2009-present)
Awards and Honors
2009 Honda Sports Award

Renee Danielle Montgomery, born on December 2, 1986 in West Virginia, is an American basketball player who played for the 2009 Undefeated National Champion UConn Huskies basketball team. She was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA in the 2009 WNBA Draft.^[1]

[edit] Biography

[edit] High School

Renee 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.

[edit] Awards

• 2005 McDonald's All-America.
• 2005 Gatorade West Virginia High School Player of the Year.
• 2005 Street & Smith Third Team All-America.
• 2005 Associated Press West Virginia Player of the Year.
• 2005 WBCA Honorable Mention All-America.
• 2004 Street & Smith Third Team All-America.
• 2003 Street & Smith Honorable Mention All-America
• 2009 Nancy Lieberman Award — Top Point Guard^[2]
• 2009 Finalist for Honda-Broderick Cup^[3]
• 2009 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award^[4]

[edit] College

She attended the University of Connecticut.

[edit] Freshman Year

She started 35 of the Huskies 37 games at point guard. Named 2006 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Finished the 2006 season 32-5.

[edit] Sophomore Year

Renee started in all 36 games as the Huskies' point guard. Tallied double-figure points in 29 games, including four 20-point plus scoring efforts. led the team with a 13.3 scoring average and 163 assists. named first team All-BIG EAST. a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award. 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. Led the team in scoring with 419 points. The Huskies finished the season 32-4 and got knocked out in the Elite Eight for the second season in a row.

[edit] Junior Year

Renee 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. Named a Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist for the second consecutive season. Renee moved to shooting guard slot on Jan. 19 vs. Cincinnati, 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 a 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.

[edit] Senior Year

Reached double figure points in all but four games this season, and led the Huskies to a 39-0 season and her first and only National Championship. Finished her career in the Top Ten of many categories in the UConn women's basketball recordbooks including #1 in games played (150), #6 in career points (1,990), #6 in FG's (703), #4 in 3pt FG's (254), #9 in FT's (330), #3 in Assists (632), and #5 in Steals (266). Is the first Husky to be recognized in the "Huskies of Honor" while still playing in a Husky uniform.<ref="Honor"/>

[edit] University of Connecticut Statistics

[edit] Professional career

She was selected at #4 overall in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.

Instead of wearing the #20, that she wore at UConn, she will wear #22. The number 20 is taken by former Husky teammate Charde Houston.

Montgomery was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants.^[5]

At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• UConn Husky Bio