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Desiree Francis

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Personal information
Born (1975-08-24) 24 August 1975 (age 49)
NationalityAntiguan and Barbudan
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
College
WNBA draft2000: 2nd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
PositionPower forward
Career history
2000New York Liberty
Stats at Basketball Reference

Desiree Francis (born 24 August 1975) is an American former basketball player. Francis grew up in Antigua in the Caribbean. She moved to Iowa in 1996 to attend Kirkwood Community College. Pryor to her arrival at Kirkwood, Francis had not played basketball for four years but was invited to the team by coach Kim Muhl on the recommendation of former Kirkwood player Arnold Barnes. During her two year stint at Kirkwood, the team went 68-5. In 1998 she transferred to Iowa State[1][2][3] where she was noted for her good 3-point shooting and defense. She was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2000 WNBA draft.[4][5][6]

Career statistics

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WNBA 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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2000 New York 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1998–99 Iowa State 29 52.5 29.6 69.8 6.7 1.2 1.8 0.5 13.6
1999–00 Iowa State 32 54.5 42.2 74.0 6.0 1.0 1.8 0.3 13.7
Career 61 53.6 36.6 71.3 6.3 1.1 1.8 0.4 13.7
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dan Johnson (1 December 1998). "Cyclones' rock islander - Desiree Francis adjust to big-time basketball". The Des Moines Register. p. 3S. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Dan Davenport (21 January 1999). "Rising to a challenge". The Gazette. p. C1. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Mike Hias (12 March 2000). "ISU's Francis leaves everything on court". The Gazette. p. 2D. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Williams, Lena (2000-04-26). "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL; The Liberty Looks Up With Its First Draft Pick". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  5. ^ Marc Morehouse (21 March 2000). "Francis' hot hand delivers". The Gazette. p. 3C. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Dan Johnson (26 April 2000). "WNBA drafts Francis, Frese". The Des Moines Register. p. 4C. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Desiree Francis College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.