Angela Deanne Bjorklund (born July 14, 1989) is an American former NCAA basketball player for the Tennessee Lady Vols. She played professionally for the Chicago Sky, who drafted her in the 2011 WNBA draft. Her older sister, Jami, was a forward for Kelly Graves' Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team from 2005 to 2009, playing alongside Sky teammate at the time; Courtney Vandersloot.
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | July 14, 1989 Spokane Valley, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | University High School | ||||||||
| College | Tennessee (2007–2011) | ||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2011: 2nd round, 17th overall pick | ||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Sky | |||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| 2011 | Chicago Sky | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||
Medals
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Early life
editBjorklund was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2007 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored eleven points.[1]
USA Basketball
editBjorklund was a member of the USA Women's U19 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event was held in July and August 2007, when the USA team defeated Sweden to win the championship. Bjorklund helped the team the gold medal, scoring 7.4 points per game.[2][3][4][5]
College career
editBjorklund became the 10th Lady Vols freshman to start their basketball career in the starting lineup.[6] She played all 38 games during her freshman season, where Tennessee won the National Championship against Stanford by a final score of 64–48, earning Pat Summitt her eighth and eventually, final National Championship as head coach.[6][7] Bjorklund finished her college career with 300 3-pointers, becoming the Lady Vols all-time 3 points record, which was previously held by Shanna Zolman, who had 266 3-pointers in her career.[6][8]
Career statistics
editWNBA
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2011 | Chicago | 7 | 0 | 6.1 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 7 | 0 | 6.1 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
College
editSource[9]
| 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 |
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| 2007-08 | Tennessee | 38 | 318 | 38.6 | 36.8 | 87.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| 2008-09 | Tennessee | 28 | 344 | 38.2 | 40.8 | 79.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.3 |
| 2009-10 | Tennessee | 35 | 487 | 41.7 | 42.7 | 74.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 13.9 |
| 2010-11 | Tennessee | 31 | 320 | 43.5 | 45.1 | 76.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 10.3 |
| Career | Tennessee | 132 | 1469 | 40.5 | 41.3 | 78.5 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.1 |
Post basketball career
editBjorklund was hired as the Director of Basketball Operations position prior to the 2013–14 season under Jennifer Mountain, who was assistant coach during her sister Jami's freshman, sophomore, and junior years at Gonzaga.[10]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Seventh FIBA Women's U19 World Championship -- 2007". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Sports News & latest headlines from AOL".
- ^ "NFL, College Sports, NBA and Recruiting".
- ^ "Player Bio: Angie Bjorklund University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Angie Bjorklund". UTSports.com. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ "Parker, Tennessee earn back-to-back titles with rout of Stanford". Sports.ESPN.go.com. April 10, 2008. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ "Bjorklund ties Tennessee career record for three pointers". spokesman.com. December 23, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "Santa Clara".
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