Ann Wauters Information
Ann Hilde Willy Wauters (born October 12, 1980 in Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium) is a Belgian professional basketball player who plays for the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars. Her primary position is center.
Personal
Wauters began playing basketball at age 12. Her international professional basketball career began immediately after high school. She speaks Dutch, French and English. She wears jersey #12 because of her birthdate. In November 2010 her management announced that Wauters was 3 months pregnant with her first child. Her wife, Lot Wielfaert, is also pregnant and set to give birth a month before Wauters. It was immediately added that this would not mean the end of her career, as Lot will be the stay at home mother to their two children while Wauters returns to work as a professional basketball player, likely somewhere in Europe.
WNBA career
Wauters was drafted #1 overall in 2000 WNBA Draft by the Cleveland Rockers. She was the first Belgian-born player in the WNBA. When the team selected her, she was considered a project and raw talent. Having only played basketball for 7 years prior to the draft, Wauters quickly blended in with the big-name centers.
In 2004 she was moved to the New York Liberty. She played two seasons for the Liberty before leaving the WNBA in 2006. On February 6, 2008, Wauters was selected by the Atlanta Dream in the expansion draft.
On April 9, 2008, Wauters, along with Morenike Atunrase and a 2009 second round draft pick, was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Camille Little, Chioma Nnamaka, and the Silver Stars' first round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft.[1]
International career
- Wauters was named MVP of the National Youth Championship (1995, 1997).
- Member of bronze medal-winning Belgium's Cadettes National Team (1995)
- Member of U.S. Valenciennes (USVO) since 1998, USVO co-champion (1999, 2000)
- European player of year (2001)
- Best foreign player in France (2001), Messina Final Four MVP (2002)
- European player of year (2002)
- European highest scoring player in Final Four, Bourges, co-champion (2003)
- Co-champion of Korean league summer league (2003)
- Best center of European championship in Greece (2003), member of MVP team at FIBA World Cup in Russia (2003).
- European player of year (2004)
- European player of year (2005)
- European player of year (2008)
Vital statistics
References
- ^ "WNBA: Silver Stars again make splash with draft-day trade". http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA.041008.BKW_silver_stars_draft.EN.38a75fc.html.
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October 12, 1980 |
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Categories: Women's National Basketball Association first overall draft picks | 1980 births | Living people | Belgian women's basketball players | Belgian expatriates in the United States | Centers (basketball) | Cleveland Rockers players | Expatriate basketball people in the United States | New York Liberty players | Atlanta Dream players | LGBT people from Belgium
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