Tawana McDonald

American basketball player
Tawana McDonald
Personal information
Born (1980-01-05) January 5, 1980 (age 44)
Flint, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolFlint Northern
(Flint, Michigan)
CollegeGeorgia (1998–2002)
WNBA draft2002: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
PositionCenter

Tawana Lenae McDonald (born January 5, 1980) is an American former basketball player who was selected in the first round of the 2002 WNBA draft.

College

McDonald compiled 297 career blocks, a Georgia-then record.[1]

Georgia statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998-99 Georgia 27 245 49.2% 0.0% 54.1 6.9 0.9 1.7 2.1 9.1
1999-00 Georgia 35 420 55.0% 0.0% 64.7% 8.8 1.0 1.3 2.6 12.0
2000-01 Georgia 33 339 46.8% 0.0% 76.5% 7.0 1.2 1.5 3.1 10.3
2001-02 Georgia 29 221 54.9% 0.0% 68.8% 5.5 1.2 1.3 1.7 7.6
Career 124 1225 51.4% 0.0% 66.3% 7.1 1.1 1.4 2.4 9.9

Awards, honors, and highlights

College

  • All-SEC First Team (2000)
  • All-SEC Second Team (2000, 2001)
  • All-SEC Third Team (2001)
  • Women's Basketball Journal Defensive All-America Second Team (2001)
  • Led SEC in blocked shots in first three seasons and ranked fourth as a senior, finishing career with 2.4 bpg
  • Set Georgia all-time record for blocked shots (297) and single-season record (103) in 2001[3]

References

  1. ^ Georgia center selected 13th by WNBA's Indiana Fever | Online Athens
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. ^ WNBA Draft 2002: Tawana McDonald Player Profile

External links

  • Tawana McDonald - College stats
  • Lis of professional basketball players from Michigan high schools (1967 - 2001)
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