Alexis Hornbuckle
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Alexis Hornbuckle
| WNBA's Phoenix Mercury – No. 14 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | October 16, 1985 Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Nationality |  American |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||
| College | University of Tennessee | ||||||||||||
| Draft | 4th overall, 2008 Detroit Shock |
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| Profile | WNBA Info Page | ||||||||||||
| WNBA Teams | |||||||||||||
| Detroit Shock (2008–2009) Tulsa Shock (2010) Minnesota Lynx (2010–2011) Phoenix Mercury (2012–present) |
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| WNBA Steals leader (2008) 2× WNBA champion (2008, 2011) |
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Alexis Kay'ree Hornbuckle (born October 16, 1985 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA.
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High school years
Hornbuckle attended Capital High School and later graduated from South Charleston High School Alexis was a high school teammate of Renee Montgomery, currently with the Minnesota Lynx. In addition to playing basketball, she also competed in her high school's female soccer team. Hornbuckle was named a WBCA All-American.[1] She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored eight points, and earned MVP honors.[2]
College years
Hornbuckle played four years for the University of Tennessee's Women's basketball team, graduating in 2008 with Candace Parker, Shannon Bobbitt, and Nicky Anosike. She was a key player for two NCAA Championship teams during her tenure, earning places on the 2007 All-SEC First Team, 2007 SEC All-Tournament Team and 2005 All-SEC Freshmen Team. She currently holds the mark for most career steals by a Tennessee Women's player.
Hornbuckle 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]
In the 2008 WNBA Draft, Hornbuckle was selected by the Detroit Shock in the first round (fourth overall).
WNBA
Hornbuckle was drafted 4th overall by the Detroit Shock in 2008. In her first WNBA game, she set a franchise record with seven steals while playing just 19 minutes. She averaged 5.4 points per game during the Shock's run to the 2008 WNBA title.
Hornbuckle became a starter in 2009, and moved with the franchise to Tulsa in 2010. She was traded to the Minnesota Lynx halfway through the season, where she served as a backup to starting point guard Lindsay Whalen.[4]
Overseas career
She is currently playing for Besiktas in Turkey during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.[5]
Notes
- ^ "2004 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/past-hsaa/. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "2004 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/box-scores/. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "FIFTEENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES – 2007". USA Basketball. http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wpag_2007. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ WNBA Bio
- ^ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster
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