Mary Margaret “Molly” Creamer (born September 25, 1981) is a current Andover High School history teacher and a former professional basketball player who was drafted in the first round of the

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by the

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. She is the first player from the

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to be drafted into the WNBA. A resident of

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, Cramer played at

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College

Creamer helped Bucknell University women's basketball team qualify for its first ever NCAA Division I tournament in 2002. In her final college season she averaged 27.1 points per game (ppg), a then-Patriot League season record. When she left Bucknell, she had broken or shared 19 Patriot League records.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 1999–00 , style="text-align:left;" , Bucknell , 30, , -, , -, , 41.2, , 31.6, , 82.4, , 3.3, , 3.6, , 2.1, , 0.5, , -, , 15.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;" , Bucknell , 28, , -, , -, , 46.4, , 36.3, , 82.1, , 4.1, , 5.0, , 2.5, , 0.5, , -, , 19.0 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;" , Bucknell , 31, , -, , -, , 44.4, , 37.3, , 87.4, , 5.0, , 5.8, , 2.8, , 0.4, , -, , 22.4 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;" , Bucknell , 28, , -, , -, , 39.0, , 31.3, , 86.6, , 4.6, , 6.0, , 3.1, , 0.4, , 5.6, , 27.1 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Career , 117, , -, , -, , 39.0, , 34.2, , 85.1, , 4.3, , 5.1, , 2.6, , 0.5, , 5.6, , 21.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="14", Statistics retrieved from

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Post-basketball career

After playing basketball, Creamer co-created Find the Courage, an educational and inspirational program for youth. She then became a high school history teacher.

Honors and awards

*All-time leading scorer in Patriot League history *2003 NCAA Division I Kodak/Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America *Patriot league women's basketball player of the yearBucknell's Molly Creamer Selected In The First Round of the WNBA Draft - Patriot League Official Athletic Site

References

External links

Molly Creamer Basketball Player Profile, Banco di Sicilia Ribera, Bucknell, News, B stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards, - eurobasket.comMolly Creamer Profile - Bucknell University Official Athletic Site - Bucknell University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Creamer, Molly 1981 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Morris County, New Jersey Bucknell Bison women's basketball players Guards (basketball) New York Liberty draft picks People from Mendham Borough, New Jersey Sportspeople from Ridgewood, New Jersey West Morris Mendham High School alumni