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  • Iziane Castro Marques
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  • Forward - Guard - Atlanta Dream
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2008 Statistics

PPG
8.5
RPG
2.00
APG
1.4
EFF
+ 5.18
Born: Mar 13, 1982
Height: 6-0 /  1,83
Weight: 140  lbs. / 63,5  kg.
From: Brazil
Years Pro: 5








Background

2007:

Started in all 34 games for Seattle… Averaged 12.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.8 apg, and 28.3 mpg… Shot 80.2% from the free throw line… Had career high averages in points and assists… Ranked 21st in the league in scoring (12.3 ppg)… Ranked 19th in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.385)… Ranked eighth in the league in three-point field goals made (60). 2006:

Played in 34 games including 26 starts… Averaged 7.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.4 apg, 19.3 mpg…Shot 46.9% from the fi eld and 38.5% from three-point range.

2005 WNBA REGULAR SEASON:

Appeared in 33 games, starting 32 times…Averaged career highs in points (8.2), rebounds (2.9), assists (1.5) and minutes (26.6)…Ranked 14th in the league in free-throw percentage (.808)…Scored in double figures nine times and led the Storm in scoring twice…Scored a career-high 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting on July 19 vs. New York…Had a near-double-double with 19 points and a career-high nine rebounds on June 15 vs. Minnesota…Reached the 1,000 minute mark of her career on July 31 vs. Los Angeles…Grabbed her 100th career rebound on Aug. 9 vs. Houston…2005 PLAYOFFS: Averaged 5.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.3 mpg and 28.7 mpg in three games, all starts.

2003:

Youngest player in the WNBA ... Averaged 4.3 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 16 games ... Scored a career-high 12 points on 6/27 at Minnesota.

2002:

Second youngest player in the WNBA in 2002 … Shot 41.3% from the field (19-of-46) in final 12 appearances of the season after shooting 19.2% (5-of-26) in her first seven appearances … Scored a career-high 11 points - all in the fist half - on 8/4/02 vs. Washington … Scored nine points in 14 minutes 7/17/02 vs. Sacramento … Suffered a left mid-foot sprain 6/4/00 vs. Orlando and missed 10 games with the injury … Scored seven points in 11 minutes 6/2/02 at New York … Scored two points in her WNBA debut on 5/28/02 vs. Minnesota … Poured in 15 points off the bench, including a perfect 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, in preseason finale 5/22/02 vs. Detroit.

Pro Experience:

Played in Russia with UMMC Ekaterinburg in 2005 ... Was second on the club in scoring, averaging 18.9 ppg ... Also averaged 5.0 rpg ... Led the Brazilian Paulista League in scoring with 23.3 points per game in 2001 ... Voted top young Brazilian prospect from the Paulista League in 2001 ... Led the Paulista League in scoring in 1999 and 2000 ... Competed in Spain for Yaya Maria in 2002.

National Team Experience:

Starter during 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens ... Team's second-leading scorer at 15.0 ppg behind WNBA All-Star Janeth Arcain ... Added 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as Brazil advanced to bronze-medal game before falling to Russia ... Played in three games for the Brazilian National Team in the 2001 Copa América Tournament ... Has been a member of the Brazilian Junior National Team since 2000 ... Played in the 2000 South American Junior Tournament ... Played for the third place Brazilian team in the 2001 Copa América Junior Tournament and the seventh place team in the 2001 Junior World Championships.


Personal

  • One of ten Brazilian players to play in the WNBA (through 2005)
  • Favorite place to shop is Nordstroms
  • Favorite book is Five People You Meet in Heaven

  • Career Transactions

  • Acquired by the Atlanta Dream from the Seattle Storm in the 2008 expansion draft.
  • Signed by the Miami Sol as a free agent on 4/25/02.
  • Signed by the Phoenix Mercury as a free agent, 4/15/03.
  • Waived by the Mercury on 5/19/04.
  • Signed by the Seattle Storm as a free agent on 4/6/05.

  • created:8/8/2008 6:26:32 AM
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