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  • Guard - Forward - Washington Mystics
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2008 Statistics

PPG
17.7
RPG
3.80
APG
3.9
EFF
+ 13.75
Born: May 14, 1982
Height: 5-11 /  1,80
Weight: 160  lbs. / 72,6  kg.
College: Duke
Years Pro: 4








Background

2007 Season: Named to her third consecutive WNBA All-Star game and second consecutive All-Star start…Named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team…Missed one game with a shoulder injury…started 33 games…Led the team in minutes (35.4)…Led the team in points (18.8) and steals (1.94)…shot a career high 84.7% from the free throw line…Named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played August 12th through 19th…Finished the season ranked 4th in the league in Points per game (18.8), 2nd in minutes per game (35.4), 3rd in minutes played (1,169), 4th in total points (622.0), 4th in the steals per game (1.94), 3rd in field goals made (224.0)…Led the team in scoring in 20 games…Scored a season high 29 points in a game against the Phoenix Mercury (6/20/07)…Led the team in total points (622)…Surpassed the 2,000 career point mark in a game against the Seattle Storm (8/11/07)…grabbed 500th career rebound in a game against the Houston Comets (7/18/07)

2006 Season: had a breakout season…Named a starter to the WNBA All-Star team…Named to the WNBA All-Second team…Named to her third consecutive WNBA All-Defensive Team…Shot a career-high 49.5% from the field…had a career-high in numerous categories including rebounds (149), assists (98) and points (614)…averaged a team-high 19.1 points per game….led the team in steals (1.84 spg)… missed two games due to an ankle sprain…finished the season ranked 6th in both scoring and steals…recorded her first double-double against Indiana on June 27th, with 24 points and 10 rebounds…Playoffs…averaged 15 ppg and 5 rpg…

2005 Season: Named to the All-Star team…Named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team…Played a career-high 48 minutes in a double overtime win against Indiana...led the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game…recorded a career-high seven steals in a win against San Antonio…led the team in scoring in 13 games…was second in assists (3.0 apg) and steals (1.5 spg)…finished the season ranked 9th in scoring and 10th in minutes per games (33.8)

2004 Season: Named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team ….Set a new Mystics record for most steal in a season (69)…Averaged 22.5 ppg during the team’s last six games of the season…was a candidate for Defensive Player of the year as well as Rookie of the Year…first rookie in two years to be named player of the week for games played September 7 through September 12…In addition to leading the team in steals, led the team in various categories including minutes, assists, and blocked shots …was the high scorer 15 games during the season…Playoffs…led the team with 16.7 points per game and six steals.

Off-Season: Played in Italy with USA Basketball Women’s Senior National Team’s…Returned to Korea …has played in Canberra, Australia for the Canberra Capitals…

College: First woman to win the John R. Wooden, State Farm Wade Trophy and Naismith Player of the Year Awards... Duke’s first National Player of the Year and three-time ACC Player of the Year…First woman at Duke University to have their number raised to the rafters


Personal

  • Full name is Alana Monique Beard
  • born May 14, 1982, in Shreveport, La
  • daughter of LeRoy and Marie Beard
  • has a Yorkshire terrier, Chloe

  • Career Transactions

    Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics, April 17, 2004.

    created:7/18/2008 6:25:04 AM
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