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Courtney Paris

Courtney Paris (born September 21, 1987) is an American basketball coach and former player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA.[1] She last played as a center for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is best known for her accomplishments during her college career at the University of Oklahoma, where she holds career averages of 21.4 points and 15.3 rebounds per game. She holds the NCAA record for most consecutive double-doubles at 112. During her senior season in 2009, Paris received considerable media attention when she announced that she would pay back her tuition to the University of Oklahoma if the Sooners did not win the 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. She would lead Oklahoma to the Final Four before falling short to eventual national runner-up Louisville. Paris was selected with the number seven overall pick by the now-defunct Sacramento Monarchs in the 2009 WNBA draft.

Courtney Paris
Paris in 2018
Dallas Wings
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1987-09-21) September 21, 1987 (age 37)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolMillennium (Piedmont, California)
CollegeOklahoma (2005–2009)
WNBA draft2009: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career2009–2020
Coaching career2020–present
Career history
As player:
2009Sacramento Monarchs
2009–2010Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2010–2011Rivas Ecopolis
2011–2012Atlanta Dream
2012–2017Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings
2012–2013Adana ASKİ SK
2013–2014Mersin BB
2015–2017Hatay BB
2018–2019Seattle Storm
As coach:
2020–2021Oklahoma (assistant)
2023–PresentDallas Wings (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2004 U18 Puerto Rico Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 2005 U19 Tunisia Team Competition

Early life

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Paris was born in San Jose, California.

Paris' twin sister Ashley Paris is also a basketball player. In addition to being a twin, Paris has four brothers: Wayne, David, Austin and Brandon. She has two half-brothers (Bubba's sons) William III and Christian. Her parents are Lynne Gray and former NFL player William "Bubba" Paris.

Paris transferred from Modesto Christian High School[2] to Piedmont High School and then Millennium High School in Piedmont, California, at the start of the 2002–2003 year. Paris was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2005 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored three points.[3] Paris chose Oklahoma over UConn, California, Texas, UCLA, and Syracuse.

College career

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Paris is the only player in NCAA history, male or female, to have 700 points, 500 rebounds, and 100 blocks in a season. In 2005–06, Paris set the women's NCAA record for rebounds in a single season, with 539. She holds the NCAA record for most consecutive double-doubles at 112 games, a streak which ended on February 2, 2009, against Pat Summitt and the Tennessee Lady Volunteers; however, Oklahoma won the game, denying Summitt her 1000th career victory.[4] On February 8, 2009, Paris broke the record for most career NCAA Division I rebounds, formerly held by Wanda Ford of Drake.[5] In the Sooners' victory in the semifinals of the Oklahoma City Regional in the 2009 NCAA Tournament against Pitt on March 29, she became the first player in U.S. college basketball history—regardless of sex, governing body, or division—with 2,500 points and 2,000 rebounds in her career.[6]

Paris also became the first freshman named to the Associated Press All-American team in 2006, and again made the team in 2007.[7] In April 2007, Paris was named the 2007 Associated Press Women's basketball player of the year. She is the first sophomore ever to win the AP Player of the year award.[8] She won All-American honors again her junior year, and as a senior she became the first four-time first-team All-American in women's basketball history.[9] She also won the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, recognizing her as the nation's top senior women's basketball player.

At Oklahoma, Paris majored in journalism.

Paris had announced that if Oklahoma did not win the NCAA championship in 2009, her final year, she would repay her scholarship — worth about $64,000 in out-of-state tuition — to the university. She said that without a championship, "I don’t feel like I’ve earned it.”[10]

On Sunday April 5, 2009, Oklahoma lost to the Louisville Cardinals 61–59. In a post-game interview with ESPN, Paris was asked if she would make do on her promise to repay her $64,000 basketball scholarship. She replied that she would but that it would take her some time. A week later, the university said that she did not have to repay her scholarship.

Career statistics

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Legend
  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 best ° League leader

WNBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2009 Sacramento 33 6 13.4 51.5 0.0 72.7 4.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 4.8
2010 Did not play (waived)
2011 Atlanta 28 0 9.6 51.9 0.0 51.6 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 3.4
2012 Atlanta Dream 4 0 7.3 50.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.5
Tulsa 23 0 9.8 54.5 0.0 39.1 3.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 3.5
2013 Tulsa 23 2 12.0 46.1 0.0 66.7 4.1 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 3.8
2014 Tulsa 34 34 27.6 57.4 0.0 49.3 10.2 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.1 9.2
2015 Tulsa 34 34 25.0 48.6 0.0 42.5 9.3 1.3 0.4 1.2 1.0 6.6
2016 Dallas 34 32 24.3 54.8 0.0 55.6 8.0 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.8 7.7
2017 Dallas 20 8 13.7 55.9 0.0 50.0 3.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.0 4.2
2018 Seattle 34 0 10.6 53.3 0.0 52.9 3.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 2.1
2019 Seattle 30 0 6.3 40.0 0.0 42.9 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5
Career 10 years, 4 teams 297 116 15.8 52.8 0.0 51.4 5.4 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.7 4.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2011 Atlanta 5 0 3.6 50.0 0.0 50.0 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.6
2015 Tulsa 2 2 21.0 45.5 0.0 25.0 7.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 5.5
2017 Dallas 1 0 16.0 80.0 0.0 100.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 9.0
2018 Seattle 4 0 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019 Seattle 2 0 4.5 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
Career 5 years, 3 teams 14 2 7.1 50.0 0.0 42.9 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.8

College

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Source[11]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage
 FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high  *  Led Division I
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Oklahoma 36 788 61.4 .000 48.1 *15.0 1.7 1.1 3.3 21.9
2006–07 Oklahoma 33 775 57.0 .000 57.4 15.9 1.7 1.0 3.4 23.5°
2007–08 Oklahoma 31 578 56.1 .000 57.1 *15.0 1.5 0.9 3.5 18.6
2008–09 Oklahoma 37 588 56.5 .000 57.7 13.6 1.5 0.9 2.9 15.9
Career 137 2,729 57.9 .000 54.7 14.8 1.6 1.0 3.3 19.9

USA Basketball

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Paris was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The event was held in August 2004, when the USA team defeated Puerto Rico to win the championship. Paris was the second leading scorer for the team, averaging 15.8 points per game.[12]

Paris continued with the team as it became the U19 team, and competed in the 2005 U19 World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia. The USA team won all eight games, winning the gold medal. Paris was the third leading scorer for the team, averaging 12.1 points per game and tied for the lead in rebounding with 7.0 rebounds per game.[13]

Professional career

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Paris was selected by the Sacramento Monarchs at No. 7 pick in the 2009 WNBA draft and her sister was drafted to the Los Angeles Sparks.

On December 14, 2009, the WNBA held a dispersal draft for the Monarchs' players. Courtney was taken with the fourth pick by the Chicago Sky. On May 12, 2010, Paris was waived by the Sky.[14]

On February 8, 2011, she signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Sparks and on June 2, she was waived.[15]

Paris signed with the Tulsa Shock in 2012. She led the WNBA in rebounding averaging 10.2 per game in 2014 and 9.3 per game in 2015.

On February 2, 2018, Paris signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle Storm.[16]

See also

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  • List of NCAA Division I women's basketball players with 2,500 points and 1,000 rebounds

References

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  1. ^ "Dallas Wings Announce Remainder of 2023 Coaching Staff". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Limited, Alamy. "Modesto Christian High School's Courtney Paris drives to the basket during their Girls Division V Championship game against La Jolla Country Day at Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday, March 23, 2002. La Jolla won 53-49.(AP Photo/Steve Yeater Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma Sooners Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball". CBS Interactive. January 4, 2009. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  5. ^ "CBS Sports". CBS Interactive. February 8, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  6. ^ "Hand, Sooners overcome Paris' foul trouble to reach Elite Eight". ESPN. Associated Press. March 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma's Courtney Paris Is An All-American Again". kotv.com. KOTV. March 29, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007.
  8. ^ Jacobsen, Lynn (April 1, 2007). "Paris named Player of Year". Tulsa World. Retrieved August 22, 2007.
  9. ^ Courtney Paris Becomes Only 4-Time All-American ESPN, March 31, 2009
  10. ^ Star's Vow to Win or Pay Stirs Women's Basketball NY Times, March 23, 2009
  11. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  12. ^ "Fifth Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team -- 2004". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Sixth FIBA Women's U19 World Championship -- 2005". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  14. ^ 2010 WNBA Transactions 2010 WNBA Transaction Page
  15. ^ 2011 WNBA Transactions 2011 WNBA Transaction Page
  16. ^ "Seattle Storm Inks Courtney Paris to Multi-Year Contract". WNBA.com. February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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