Mandisa Stevenson (born February 4, 1982) is an American professional

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player with the

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of the

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. She attended high school in

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before playing basketball at

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Auburn statistics

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Basketball career

As a rookie with the

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in 2004, Stevenson's best performance came on July 1 in

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, when she scored a season-high nine points in only 18 minutes. A free agent after the season, Stevenson signed with the

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on April 21. Stevenson appeared in four games for the Storm, tallying six points and grabbing six rebounds in 53 minutes of action, before being placed on the Injured List with lower back pain on June 6. Stevenson was the surprise Opening Day starter at small forward, scoring two points and grabbing four rebounds. Stevenson subsequently returned to the bench as a backup post, but lost playing time when

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joined the team. Despite

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's glowing praise of her she was waived on July 6, 2005. On March 21, 2007, the

announced they had added Stevenson to the team's training camp roster.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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References

External links

WNBA Player Profile
1982 births Living people American women's basketball players Auburn Tigers women's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama Junior college women's basketball players in the United States Sportspeople from Decatur, Alabama Phoenix Mercury players San Antonio Stars players Seattle Storm players Undrafted Women's National Basketball Association players Centers (basketball) Power forwards {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub