Renee Danielle Montgomery was born on December 2,1986 and is an American former professional basketball player, sports broadcaster and activist who is currently vice president, part-owner, and investor of the Atlanta Dream, and one of three owners of the FCF Beasts Indoor Football Team; making her the first player in the WNBA to become an owner and executive of a team and first female owner in the FCF.
34 Facts About Renee Montgomery
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Renee Montgomery was a high school teammate of fellow future WNBA player Alexis Hornbuckle at South Charleston High School, where she was a captain each year of her high school career.
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Renee Montgomery started 35 of the Huskies' 37 games at point guard and was named 2006 Big East Freshman of the Year.
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Renee Montgomery started in all 36 games as the Huskies' point guard.
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Renee Montgomery tallied double-figure points in 29 games, including four 20-point plus scoring efforts.
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Renee Montgomery led the team with a 13.3 scoring average and 163 assists.
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Renee Montgomery was selected as an All-Big East First Team choice for the second consecutive season.
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Renee Montgomery was selected to the All-Big East Tournament Team for the third consecutive season.
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Renee Montgomery finished her career in the Top Ten of many categories in the UConn women's basketball recordbooks including No 1 in games played, No 6 in career points, No 6 in FG's, No 4 in 3pt FG's, No 9 in FT's, No 3 in Assists, and No 5 in Steals.
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Renee Montgomery was the first Husky to be recognized in the "Huskies of Honor" while still playing in a Husky uniform.
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Renee Montgomery was selected fourth overall in the 2009 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
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In 2010, Renee Montgomery was traded to the Connecticut Sun, as part of a trade involving Minnesota native Lindsay Whalen and the first pick in the 2010 draft, with which the Sun selected Tina Charles, Renee Montgomery's former college teammate.
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The Sun added veteran Kara Lawson to the team, who had worn No 20 in college and with the Sacramento Monarchs, so Renee Montgomery wore No 21 for the Sun.
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Renee Montgomery averaged 14.6 ppg and was voted as an all-star for the first time in her career.
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In 2012, Renee Montgomery came off the bench for the Sun, but was still effective, averaging 11.6 ppg and winning WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year.
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On July 20,2015, Renee Montgomery was reacquired by the Minnesota Lynx in a trade for Monica Wright.
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Renee Montgomery ended up winning her first WNBA championship with the Lynx after they defeated the Indiana Fever in the Finals.
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In 2016, Renee Montgomery played a full season for the Lynx for the first time since her rookie season.
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Renee Montgomery averaged 7.5 ppg off the bench and the Lynx were in the hunt to win back-to-back championships, but lost to the Los Angeles Sparks in the Finals.
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In 2017, Renee Montgomery averaged 8.0 ppg and achieved a new career-high in field goal shooting percentage.
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Renee Montgomery started in 12 of 34 games played while Whalen was sidelined with a hand injury.
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On February 1,2018, Renee Montgomery signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Dream.
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Renee Montgomery would be the starting point guard for the team.
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Renee Montgomery hit 7 of her 8 three-pointers in the second half, breaking the WNBA record for most three-pointers in a half.
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In June 2020, Renee Montgomery announced that she would forgo the 2020 WNBA season due to concerns of racism and the coronavirus.
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Renee Montgomery was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.
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Renee Montgomery was one of twenty players named to the national team pool, from which twelve players would be chosen to represent the US in the 2010 FIBA World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.
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Renee Montgomery was named as one of the National team members to represent the USA Basketball team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball.
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In February 2021, Renee Montgomery was part of a three-member investor group that was approved to purchase the Atlanta Dream.
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On January 4,2021, Renee Montgomery joined Miro and Marshawn Lynch as a partial owner of the FCF Beasts of Fan Controlled Football.
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In 2020, Renee Montgomery began working as a studio analyst for Fox Sports Southeast's broadcasts of Atlanta Hawks games.
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Renee Montgomery had previously appeared on the network as a guest analyst.
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In March 2021, Renee Montgomery was announced as the co-host of a Crooked Media podcast titled Takeline with Jason Concepcion.
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Renee Montgomery called 2021 NCAA women's basketball tournament games for ESPN alongside Beth Mowins.