Jolene Nancy Anderson (born July 22, 1986) is an American professional

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player. She was drafted by the

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in the 2008 WNBA draft.

College career

Anderson played four seasons of

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for the

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. With 2,312 total points, she is the all-time leading scorer in Badgers women's history. She studied sociology at Wisconsin.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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College

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Professional career

Anderson was drafted by the

in the 2008 WNBA draft and played 24 games for the team during the

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. Anderson played the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons in France with ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq. She then played in Turkey for Botasspor Adana in 2010–11, in Poland for Lotos Gdynia in 2011–12, and then back in Turkey for Homend Antakya Belediyesi in 2012–13. Between 2013 and 2018, she played five seasons in Italy for Famila Wuber Schio. She continued in Italy between 2018 and 2021, playing two seasons for

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(2018–20) and one for Fila San Martino Di Lupari (2020–21). For the 2021–22 season, she returned to ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq in France. She then played in Spain for Barca CBS in 2022–23. She also played for the Wisconsin Glo in the GWBA in 2019, 2021 and 2022. In 2023, Anderson played for the Norths Bears of the

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in Australia. She helped the Bears win the championship and earned Finals MVP. She went on to earn

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National Finals All-Star Five honours. She returned to Barca CBS for the 2023–24 season.

References

1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American women's basketball players Basketball players from Wisconsin Connecticut Sun draft picks Connecticut Sun players People from Superior, Wisconsin Shooting guards Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball players {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub