1. Ann Elise Strother was born on December 11,1983 and is an American basketball coach, and former professional player, most recently for the Indiana Fever.
26 Facts About Ann Strother
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Ann Strother's family moved to Castle Rock, Colorado when she was in 8th grade.
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Ann Strother was introduced to basketball by her father Kenneth, who played at the University of Northern Iowa for a semester.
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Ann Strother became so good at basketball that she received her first college-recruiting letter from the University of Iowa, when she was only in eighth grade.
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Ann Strother went to Heritage High School for two years then transferred to Highlands Ranch High School where she helped the basketball team to win two Colorado State Championships.
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Ann Strother participated in the 2002 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored nine points.
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Ann Strother was named to play in the inaugural McDonald's All-American Game, where she was named co-MVP.
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Ann Strother played on an Athletic Amateur Union team and while traveling to tournaments, she used her time wisely visiting schools that would later help her in making her college selection decision.
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Ann Strother became only the second high school player in USA Basketball history to receive the honor of playing for the Junior World Championship Team, the other being Lisa Leslie in 1989.
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Ann Strother was recruited by national powerhouses such as the University of Connecticut, the University of Tennessee, the University of Georgia, Stanford University, Notre Dame University, and Purdue University before ultimately committing to Connecticut.
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Ann Strother played in all 143 games of her collegiate career and started in 142.
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Ann Strother averaged 12.9 points per game in her career and 14.0 in her senior season despite festering foot problems.
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Ann Strother joined some elite company when she became only the second player in UConn history to amass more than 1600 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists, 100 steals, and 100 blocks- the other being Diana Taurasi.
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Ann Strother excelled in the classroom as she was a Dean's List student all four of her years at UConn.
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In December 2006, Ann Strother graduated from UConn with a degree in psychology.
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Ann Strother started six of seven games, and averaged 7.9 points per games, fifth best on her team.
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Ann Strother was a player for each of those two seasons.
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Ann Strother was selected to be on the USA Basketball Women's Junior National team.
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Ann Strother was the youngest of the invitees at age 17.
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Ann Strother scored six points per game and helped the US in the bronze medal at the 2001 USA Basketball Women's Junior World Championship held in Brno, Czech Republic.
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Ann Strother was named to the team representing the US at the 2003 Pan American Games.
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Ann Strother played eight games with the Mercury as a rookie before joining the Indiana Fever in an off season trade for veteran center Olympia Scott.
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On February 6,2008 Ann Strother was selected by the Atlanta Dream in the expansion draft.
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Ann Strother was waived by the Dream on January 14,2009.
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Ann Strother has played professionally in Russia, and briefly in Spain.
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In 2014, Ann Strother married former Yale basketball standout Jason Abromaitis, brother of Notre Dame star Tim Abromaitis.