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Jessica Nicole Breland (born February 23, 1988) is an American basketball player for the who is currently a free agent.

Jessica Breland

Free agent
Position	Forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1988-02-23) February 23, 1988 (age 34) New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Bertie (Windsor, North Carolina)
College	North Carolina (2006–2011)
WNBA draft	2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011	New York Liberty
2011	Connecticut Sun
2013	Indiana Fever
2014–2017	Chicago Sky
2018–2019	Atlanta Dream
2020	Phoenix Mercury
2021	Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
Honda Inspiration Award (2011) WNBA All-Star (2014) WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2018)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school

Born in New York City,[1] Breland grew up in Kelford, North Carolina,[1] and attended Bertie High School in Windsor where she was a three-sport athlete participating in volleyball and track & field and basketball. In her senior year she averaged 22 points per game and 12 rebounds for the Falcons basketball team. She was an All-American selection by McDonald's, the WBCA, and Parade Magazine, 2nd team All-American selection by EA Sports, 3rd-Team Street and Smith's All-America pick, Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina as a senior, and a USA U18 Women's National Team Trials Invitee.[2]

College

In 2009, when playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Breland was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph system. She underwent chemotherapy and had to sit out the 2009–10 season, but recovered.[1] In 2011, Breland was awarded the Honda Inspiration Award which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level".[3][4][5]

North Carolina statistics

Source[6]

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	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006-07	North Carolina	37	241	54.4%	42.9%	67.8%	4.5	0.8	0.9	1.3	6.5
2007-08	North Carolina	36	380	53.1%	15.4%	70.2%	7.1	1.2	1.1	2.1	10.6
2008-09	North Carolina	35	493	51.3%	46.7%	76.7%	8.5	1.7	1.5	3.1	14.1
2009-10	North Carolina	redshirt
2010-11	North Carolina	34	421	44.2%	24.0%	65.7%	7.1	1.6	1.1	1.9	12.4
Career		142	1535	50.0%	30.0%	70.8%	6.8	1.3	1.2	2.1	10.8

WNBA

Breland was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (13th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx.[7] She was then traded to New York. She signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Sky in 2014.

On February 2, 2018, Breland signed a contract with the Atlanta Dream.[8]

On February 19, 2020, Breland was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in a three-team deal.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Jessica Breland

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[ru] Бриланд, Джессика

Джессика Николь Бриланд (англ. Jessica Nicole Breland; род. 23 февраля 1988 года в Бруклине, Нью-Йорк, США) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступает в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации за команду «Индиана Фивер». Она была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 2011 года во втором раунде под общим тринадцатым номером клубом «Миннесота Линкс». Играет на позиции тяжёлого форварда.

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