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Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga

American basketball player and coach (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga
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Jeanette Pohlen (born May 2, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. As a collegiate athlete recruited by Stanford University, she was known by Cardinal fans for her great play against the Huskies of the University of Connecticut when she scored 31 points leading Stanford to victory over the undefeated Huskies.[1] Born in Downey, California, Pohlen appeared in 4 straight Final Fours at Stanford; including two Championship games. Pohlen captured her first gold medal in international competition as a member of the USA Basketball World University Games Team in July 2009.

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Stanford statistics

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  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
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USA Basketball

Pohlen was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Pohlen averaged 5.0 points per game.[3]

WNBA

Pohlen was selected in the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (9th overall) by the Indiana Fever.[4] Recognized for her long range shooting, Pohlen led the league in three point shooting percentage in 2011.

In 2012, Pohlen won her first WNBA championship with the Fever after they defeated the Minnesota Lynx in the Finals. In 2014, Pohlen was waived by the Fever during training camp due to an achilles injury.[5][6]

In 2015, she rejoined the Fever after recovery.[7]

In 2016, Pohlen was waived once again by the Fever a week before the start of the season.[8] Midway through the season, she returned to the Fever signing a 7-day contract on July 6, 2016.[9] A week later she signed another 7-day contract with the Fever. On July 21, 2016, she re-signed with the Fever for the rest of the season.[10]

In February 2017, Pohlen re-signed with the Fever.[11]

In February 2018, Pohlen re-signed once again with the Fever.[10] In May 2018, Pohlen was waived by the Fever before the start of the 2018 WNBA season.[10]

WNBA statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader
Denotes seasons in which Pohlen won a WNBA championship

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Overseas

Pohlen played the 2011–12 season with Tarsus in Turkey. She averaged 10.1 points in 13 games with the team.

Personal life

Pohlen has an uncle who played football at the University of Notre Dame, both her grandfather and great-grandfather played basketball at Purdue University and her great-uncle is inducted into the Texas A&M Basketball Hall of Fame.

References

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