18 Facts About Marissa Coleman

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Marissa Coleman was born on January 4,1987 and is an American professional basketball player previously played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.

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Marissa Coleman has an older sister, LaTonya, and a younger brother, Anthony.

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Later they moved to Cheltenham, Maryland where Marissa Coleman attended high school at St John's College High School, a co-ed Christian Brother's Catholic school in Washington, DC.

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Marissa Coleman went to high school at St John's College High School.

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Marissa Coleman was a McDonald's and WBCA All-American, playing in both senior all-star games.

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Marissa Coleman led all scorers with 19 points at the McDonald's game.

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Marissa Coleman was selected East Team Most Valuable Player at the WBCA game.

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Marissa Coleman chose the University of Maryland, College Park over the University of Tennessee, the University of Connecticut, the University of Florida, and Duke University.

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Marissa Coleman was only the ninth Terrapin all-time with 1,500 career points.

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Marissa Coleman is one of only four Terps in the history of the program to receive All-ACC honors four times, earning a spot on the second team her Sophomore and Junior seasons and First-Team her Senior season.

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Marissa Coleman is 2nd all-time at Maryland in rebounding and scoring.

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Marissa Coleman is one of only two players in school history to record a triple-double.

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Marissa Coleman helped the team the gold medal, scoring 8.6 points per game.

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Marissa Coleman continued with the team as it became the U19 team, and competed in the 2005 U19 World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia.

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Marissa Coleman played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Marissa Coleman was selected 2nd overall in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics.

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On March 28,2014, Marissa Coleman signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Fever.

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On May 1,2018, Marissa Coleman signed with the New York Liberty.