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Candace Parker
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Acting · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time. A power forward out of the University of Tennessee, she was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She spent 13 seasons on the Sparks, two seasons with the Chicago…
Known for
- Meal Ticket — Self2026
- The Rise: WNBA 2024; The Year That Changed Everything — Self2025
- The Rise — Self2025
- Aces vs. Everybody: The Story of the 2023 Season — Self2024
- Candace Parker: Unapologetic — self2023
- Title IX: 37 Words that Changed America — Self2022
- Celebrity Jeopardy! — Self - Contestant2022
- Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible — Self2021
- The Next Thing You Eat — Self2021
- Back on the Record with Bob Costas — Self2021
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1920-08-29
- Active to
- 1955-03-12
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 21
- Total plays
- 78
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Candace+Parker">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,783x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,698x
- Global analyses of sea surface temperature, sea ice, and night marine air temperature since the late nineteenth century
· 2003 · cited 9,102x
- Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer
· 2002 · cited 8,635x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,254x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “I mean, equity is what it’s about in business. For them to be able to have equity at this young of age, I think that that’s power.””
- “I grew up with two older brothers who excelled at every single thing. And so, their shadows were very large and daunting at times.”
- “You're gonna live longer than the ball is bouncing, God willing, and so there's a whole lot of life after basketball. So you kinda have to learn how to be a good human and, I can't think of a better person than coach Summitt that modeled that.”
- “The pace, spacing, physicality, and overall athleticism have all taken major leaps, making the women’s game faster, deeper, and more dynamic than ever.”
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Key facts
- 2016
- Guangdong Dolphins
- 2017
- Fenerbahçe
- 2023
- Las Vegas Aces
- Born
- ( 1986-04-19 ) April 19, 1986 (age 40) , St. Louis , Missouri , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 184 lb (83 kg)
- High school
- Naperville Central , ( Naperville, Illinois )
- College
- Tennessee (2004–2008)
- Wnba draft
- 2008 : 1st round, 1st overall pick
- Drafted by
- Los Angeles Sparks
- Playing career
- 2008–2023
- Position
- Power forward
- 2008 2020
- Los Angeles Sparks
- 2010 2015
- UMMC Ekaterinburg
- 2017 2018
- Xinjiang Tianshan Deers
- 2021 2022
- Chicago Sky
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Team
- _Retired Basketball
- Position
- Power Forward
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
~36 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986), nicknamed "Ace", is an American former professional basketball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time, she was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She spent 13 seasons on the Sparks, two seasons with the Chicago Sky, and one season with the Las Vegas Aces, winning a championship with each team. Parker is credited with growing the popularity of women's basketball. She will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2026.
A versatile player, Parker mainly played the forward and center positions. In high school, Parker won the 2003 and 2004 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year awards, becoming just the second junior and the only woman to receive a Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year award twice. Parker played college basketball for the Tennessee Lady Vols, she led the team to two consecutive national championships (2007, 2008), was named the Final Four's most outstanding player in both occasions and was a two-time consensus national player of the year. As a redshirt freshman, she became the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game. After being selected in the WNBA Draft, Parker signed long-term endorsement deals with Adidas and Gatorade.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Candace Parker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.