Cass Bauer-Bilodeau (born Cassandra Sue Bauer on June 27, 1972) is an American former professional

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player in the American Basketball League (ABL) and

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(WNBA). She played

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for the

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Basketball career

A native of

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, she graduated in 1994 from

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, where she played for the

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, and earned a degree in

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. She led the Bobcats to their first championship in the

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. She began her professional career in 1996 with the

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in the now-defunct

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. She became the ABL's all-time

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percentage leader, making 147 out of 168 free throws for an average of 87 percent. After the ABL folded due to financial difficulties, she joined the WNBA from 1999 to 2002, playing for the

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, the

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, and the

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. Citing pain in her right knee, she announced her retirement shortly before the 2003 season.

Career statistics

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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College career statistics

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Personal life

In 2000, she married her longtime boyfriend, Brent Bilodeau, an American/Canadian professional

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player who was playing in the

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. She subsequently moved with her family to

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and worked as a critical care and

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References

External links

WNBA player profileDecember 26, 2005 ''Bozeman Daily Chronicle'' article
1972 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Montana Charlotte Sting players Columbus Quest players Long Beach Stingrays players Montana State Bobcats women's basketball players People from Hysham, Montana Philadelphia Rage players Sacramento Monarchs players Small forwards Washington Mystics players {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub