2007: Picked up her first double-double of the season with 17 pts and 12 rebounds at Phoenix on 6/22 (both were season highs)… Missed 2 games due to WNBA suspension, the Shock were 0-2 without her…Surpassed the 500-point mark with a 15-point outing vs. the Washington Mystics on July 28th. 2007 Playoffs: Tied her career playoff high in steals with 2 vs. Indiana…Scored the 100th point of her playoff career vs. Indiana…Picked up her first ever postseason double-double with playoff career highs in pts (19) and rebs (12) in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals vs. Phoenix…Also tied her career playoff high in blocks with 2 vs. Phoenix…Averaged 6 points and 3.7 rebounds during the 2007 postseason.

2006: Finished second on the team in scoring (4.3) and rebounding (3.4) off the bench . . . Led the team in scoring on one occasion and in rebounding three times . . . Connected on 47.8 percent of her field goal attempts in home games and 34.2 percent on the road. 2006 Playoffs: Was the Shock’s second leading scorer (5.0) and rebounder (2.8) off the bench in the postseason and in the WNBA Finals (5.8 and 2.6).

2005: Ranked fourth among rookies in scoring (6.9), fifth in rebounding (3.0) and third in field goal percentage (97-of-210, .462) . . . Established a Shock rookie record by scoring 18 points in her first pro game vs. Connecticut on May 21 . . . Picked up the first start of her WNBA career on June 24 vs. Washington . . . Averaged 8.4 points and connected on 52.2 percent of her field goal attempts in 17 home games and 5.3 points and 38.9 percent shooting in 16 road games. 2005 Playoffs: Was Detroit’s leading scorer (7.5) and tied for the team’s leading rebounder (3.5) off the bench in their two-game loss to the Connecticut Sun.

College: Averaged 13.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.25 blocks, 1.35 steals and 25.5 minutes while shooting 47.8% (108-226 FG) in 20 games in 2003-04, her junior season . . . Did not play during her senior season at Georgia due to pregnancy . . . Finished her three-year collegiate career at Georgia with averages of 15.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.93 blocks, 1.53 steals, and 24.3 minutes while shooting 52.6% (440-836 FG) in 71 games . . . In her sophomore season she was tabbed first-team pre-season All-SEC at the league’s media day . . . Posted double-doubles in seven of 21 games including back-to-back outing against No. 15 South Carolina and No. 18 Vanderbilt . . . In 2002, named All-SEC First Team and SEC Freshman of the Year with averages of 16.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 24.5 minutes while shooting 54.0% (198-367 FG) from the field.

Honors, Records & Awards: Named to the 2005 All-Rookie Team . . .

Injury History: Missed Detroit’s August 23 loss at Charlotte with an upper respiratory infection . . .

Full name is Kara Liana Braxton . . . Born in Tallahassee, FL, spent 12 years as a resident of Jackson, MI . . . Gave birth to son, Jelani, on January 15, 2005 . . . Daughter to Christine Brown and Quentin Braxton . . . Father starred collegiately at Portland (Ore.) State and was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1975.

Selected by Detroit in the first round (seventh overall) of the WNBA Draft, April 16, 2005.