Elissa Cunane
No. 33 – NC State Wolfpack | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Center / Power forward | |||||||||||||
League | Atlantic Coast Conference | |||||||||||||
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Born | Summerfield, North Carolina | September 25, 2000|||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||
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High school | Northern Guilford (Greensboro, North Carolina) | |||||||||||||
College | NC State (2018–present) | |||||||||||||
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Elissa Cunane (el-EE-sa; born September 25, 2000)[1] is an American basketball player for the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
College career[]
Freshman season[]
Cunane came off the bench in her freshman season for majority of the season while also coming back from a foot fracture she suffered in high school.[2] Despite being a bench player, she often played in late-game situations and was a key player towards the end of the Wolfpack's season, starting after an injury to regular starter Erika Barrett.[3][4]
Sophomore season[]
Cunane started 31 of the 32 games she appeared in, averaging a near double-double as she also earned third-team All-American honors. She also set a NC State single-season record for most made free throws with 159.
Junior season[]
In her junior season, Cunane started all 23 games she appeared in, despite missing a month recovering from COVID-19. In her return, she put up 16 points and 6 rebounds in a 74–60 win against No. 1 ranked Louisville.[5]
Senior season[]
Cunane enters her senior season as one of the top prospects in the 2022 WNBA draft.[6]
National team career[]
Cunane represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup, where they won gold.[7][8] She was named to the AmeriCup's All-Star team after averaging 12.8 points and eight rebounds during the tournament.[9]
Career statistics[]
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career high | ° | League leader |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2018–19 | NC State | 34 | 11 | 24.8 | .549 | .333 | .760 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 13.6 |
2019–20 | NC State | 32 | 31 | 27.3 | .547 | .447 | .791 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 16.4 |
2020–21 | NC State | 23 | 23 | 26.8 | .533 | .387 | .843 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 16.3 |
Career | 89 | 65 | 26.2 | .544 | .407 | .792 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 15.3 |
Personal life[]
Cunane is the daughter of Dan and Sharon Cunane and sister to older sibling William Paul. Dan is a former Greensboro police sergeant who was suffered an injury in a bicycle accident when Elissa was two, initially paralyzing him from the neck down.[10] He has since regained some use of his lower body and arms, but still uses a wheelchair to get around.[11]
References[]
- ^ NC State WBB [@PackWomensBball] (September 25, 2018). "Happy birthday to @ecunane_! We hope you have a great day" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Elissa Cunane isn't playing like a freshman for N.C. State". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "NC State's star freshman already has sophomore status in the eyes of her coach". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Elissa Cunane, a freshman from Summerfield, leads N.C. State into ACC Women's Tournament". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Led by return of leading scorer Elissa Cunane, No. 4 NC State takes down No. 1 Louisville". ESPN. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Who's next? The top 15 2022 WNBA Draft prospects, from Rhyne Howard to Cate Reese". The Athletic. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Roster Announced for 2021 USA Basketball Women's AmeriCup Team". USA Basketball. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "U.S. rolls to FIBA Women's AmeriCup title as Kentucky's Rhyne Howard named MVP". ESPN. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Cunane, Brown-Turner Win AmeriCup Gold with Team USA". Rockingham Now. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Behind Cunane's Winning Smile". NC State University. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "NC State women's basketball star inspired by dad's zest for life". ESPN. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Centers (basketball)
- People from Summerfield, North Carolina
- Power forwards (basketball)
- NC State Wolfpack women's basketball players