She’s best known for flying across the court and intercepting the ball in mid-air as she currently sits at the top of the career steals list for active WNBA players. Alana Beard, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year who won a WNBA championship with the Los Angeles Sparks, is retiring after 15 years. GTHCGTH! The Sparks announced her … Duke memories/Jersey retirement?? Beard’s storied career was filled with accolades, including winning back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year Awards in 2017 and 2018. Download Sparky’s Coloring Activity Pages Here! When she later saw it on replay, her comment was it was a good thing for the Baddours that her head was turned. Now watching a classic Duke/UNCheat game. Similarly, she earned $110,638in the 2018 season. It’s nearly impossible to go from being an “average Joe” to the best in your field without working,” Alana said. This post was edited by dukesince86 2 months ago. By accessing any information beyond this page, you agree to abide by the NBA.com, Military/Veteran Affairs & First Responders. I was at that game standing at the end of the bleachers talking to my old friend, Dickie Baddour. “It’s not just an individual steal.”. “Anything I can do to soak it in, I’m doing it.”. Beard played in 419 regular season games, starting 402, and made 42 playoff appearances. After making history at Duke as the program’s first National Player of the Year and the first woman to ever win the John R. Wooden award, Beard was drafted second overall in 2004 by the Washington Mystics, where she spent her first eight years and earned All Defensive first team honors four times in her first five years in the league. This is the year Monique missed after tearing her ACL on the first play of the first game of the season. Copyright 2020 NBA Media Ventures, LLC | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. For her career, Beard averaged 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while shooting 43.5% from the field. Was with my aunt who didn't see it. 13 very long years. She was named to the WNBA All-Star team four times (2005-2007, 2009). Alana will forever be a Spark and we’ll continue to support her and be a resource as she enters the next stage of her life and career.”. Watched the rout of Tennessee (with Kara Lawson playing). In Alana Beard’s 14 WNBA seasons she’s stacked a resume which includes a WNBA championship four All-Star appearances and back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year Awards. This is great! I look forward to using my platform to create opportunities for the communities that supported me throughout my journey, women and people of color.”. Classic UNCheat dirty play. Download Sparky’s Coloring Activity Pages Here! AB on our latest podcast!!?? She finishes her career third all-time in steals in WNBA history with 710.
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