Linda Fröhlich
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | June 23, 1979 Pforzheim, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Vincent Lübeck Gymnasium Stade |
| College | UNLV (1998–2002) |
| WNBA draft | 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 26th overall |
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2003 | New York Liberty |
| 2006 | Indiana Fever |
| 2007 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Linda Fröhlich (born June 23, 1979) is a German professional basketball player in the WNBA. Considered the best women's player in Germany,[who?][citation needed] she has also played overseas in Italy, Russia,[citation needed], Turkey, and Romania.[citation needed]
Early life[]
Fröhlich was born on June 23, 1979 in Pforzheim in Southern Germany.[citation needed] She is the eldest of five children, including three sisters and a brother, professional men's basketball player Richard Fröhlich. Fröhlich did not start off playing basketball, as her mother strongly discouraged it. Only after she struggled in ballet and judo did her mother allow her to begin play basketball.[citation needed]
WNBA[]
Fröhlich was the first UNLV basketball player to be drafted into the WNBA as the first draft pick of the New York Liberty in 2002, (26th overall).[citation needed] She was waived during training camp by the Phoenix Mercury in 2004, and the Charlotte Sting in 2005. She signed as a free agent with the Indiana Fever on November 2, 2006 and then with the Sacramento Monarchs on May 4, 2007.[citation needed]
European career[]
- 2006-2007:
Fenerbahçe Istanbul - 2005-2006:
Spartak Moscow - 2006-2007:
Taranto Cras Basket - 2010:
Municipal MCM Târgovişte.
Awards[]
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1998-1999[]
Finished sixth in the nation and first among freshmen and led the WAC with 23.5 ppg
Player of the Week
Women's Basketball Journal & United States Basketball Writers Association National Freshman of the Year
UNLV Sportswoman of the Year
Female Athlete of Las Vegas of the Year (Best of Las Vegas, Review Journal)
All-Tournament Team at Four Queens/Lady Rebel Shootout & WAC Championship
All-Tournament Team & MVP at the Golden Gopher Classic
1999-2000[]
Finished fifth in the nation and first among sophomores and led the MWC with 21.6 ppg
Leads MWC in scoring (21.6pg) rebounding (1.4pg) and steals (3.21pg)
Mountain West Player of the Year
Three-time MWC Player of the Week on
AP & WBCA All- American Honorable Mention
Female Athlete of Las Vegas of the Year (Best of Las Vegas, Review Journal)
All-Tournament Team at Nassau Sun Splash Shootout & Cox Communication/Lady Rebel Shootout
2000-2001[]
Scored her 1,500th career point at San Diego State in her 70th career game
Women's Basketball News 2nd Team All-American
AP & Kodak All-American Honorable Mention
Mountain West Conference Player of the Year (shared with Amy Ewert of Utah)
Female Athlete of Las Vegas of the Year (Best of Las Vegas, Review Journal)
Player of the Week on Jan. 3, Jan. 29,
All-Tournament Team at the Roger L. White Invitational & MWC Championship
2001-2002[]
UNLV All-Time Leading Scorer (men's and women's)
Lady Rebels' All-Time Leading Rebounder
AP All-America Third Team honoree
Kodak All-America Honorable Mention
First Lady Rebel to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in career
Conference Player of the Year
Academic All-Mountain West Conference Honoree
Voted "Best of Las Vegas"
Verizon / CoSIDA Academic First Team All-America Selection
Street & Smith Preseason All-American selection
WBCA College Allstar
UNLV statistics[]
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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| 1998-99 | UNLV | 28 | 46.2% | 33.3% | 76.7% | 9.21 | 2.75 | 0.93 | 2.93 | 23.46 |
| 1999-00 | UNLV | 28 | 45.9% | 36.6% | 79.0% | 11.39 | 4.00 | 1.29 | 3.21 | 21.57 |
| 2000-01 | UNLV | 26 | 47.7% | 40.9% | 71.3% | 9.50 | 3.30 | 1.60 | 2.30 | 19.20 |
| 2001-02 | UNLV | 29 | 45.8% | 33.0% | 84.5% | 10.38 | 2.90 | 1.07 | 2.31 | 20.48 |
| Career | 111 | 46.3% | 35.9% | 78.5% | 10.13 | 3.23 | 1.21 | 2.68 | 21.22 |
References[]
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ "FINAL 1999 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
External links[]
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Club Sportiv Municipal Târgoviște players
- Fenerbahçe women's basketball players
- German expatriate basketball people in the United States
- German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- German women's basketball players
- Indiana Fever players
- New York Liberty draft picks
- New York Liberty players
- People from Pforzheim
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sacramento Monarchs players
- UNLV Lady Rebels basketball players