She later joined Temple University in 2002 and received her degree in 2006. Dupree found more comfort in Poland and Slovakia, and eventually returned to Russia, where she has played for the past two years under Chicago Sky head coach Pokey Chatman for Spartak Moscow and plans to return next season. A: I first started playing basketball when I was in the 4th grade and living in Cheyenne, WY. "She's a tough matchup," Gaines said. What is more consistent, more sturdy, more sure a thing than a straight line? Its something we talk about occasionally. After that we vouched to never physically fight ever again. Signed as a free agent with the Dream on July 26. In the NBA, there have been a few instances of twin brothers concurrently playing on the same NBA team, with the most recent and recognizable examples perhaps being Marcus and Markieff Morris and Brook and Robin Lopez. She played basketball for the Owls. A: The two years I played for Pokey were a lot of fun. From 2002 to 2006, Dupree was a ball player at Temple University. 2020: One of the greatest players in WNBA history continued to guide the Indiana Fever during the 2020 season. To hold them the first time, I got pretty emotional. Shes been great to have around and Im glad shes part of this team, Dupree said. Before the injury, she had missed just one game in the WNBA. "She's just cool. Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. In 2002, while representing Wharton High School, she was named the Federal Division and, For her splendid performances in her college career, representing Temple University, she was picked 6th overall in the 1st round of the 2006, In a rare occurrence, she had competed in the Shooting Stars competition in the all-male, In 2009, she was selected in the Rest of the World (non-European) squad for the years, In 2010, she was named the Philadelphia-area Player of the Decade by. Don't Miss: Lawrence Odonnell. The two first met when McCall was in high school and have had a bond since. Rather, we focus on discussions related to local stories by our own staff. (4) Signed contract extension with Phoenix, 8/17/14. I was pretty excited to go on the road to get a good nights sleep, Dupree said before a recent game in New York. Jantel Lavender and Kelsey Mitchell, who share the same birthday and are both graduates of the Ohio State University, both have twin sisters. She's very likely to play despite having an injury designation once again. 2015: Selected as a starter for the WNBA All-Star Game, it marked Duprees fifth All-Star appearance overall and her first as a startershe averaged 14.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, and finished the season ranked sixth in the WNBA in field goal percentage (51.2%) and minutes per game (31.2)she scored in double figures 26 times and finished with six games of 20+ pointsDupree netted a season-high 27 points in a win at Atlanta, 8/2she made a season-high 10 field goals two days later against Tulsa, 8/4it was her only season with the Mercury without at least one double-doubleshe recorded over 1,000 minutes of playing time for the ninth time in her career. Its always great to learn from one of the best in the game, its even cooler that were family.. NEW YORK (AP) Candice Dupree appreciates road trips a little bit more lately. But on the court, it all washes away. Its been a season in transition on the court for the Fever, who are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2004. She'll figure to have a healthy role off the bench once again despite popping up on the injury report. The pair are always shooting together after practice and McCall is Duprees backup. Dupree spent four off-seasons in Russia, playing with WBC Spartak Moscow Region, Dynamo Kursk, and Nadezhda Orenburg between 2011 and 2015. Forward who was selected 6th overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky; made the All-Star game in her first two seasons with Chicago. NEW YORK (AP) Candice Dupree appreciates road trips a little bit more lately. 2023 Getty Images. Thats the longest postseason streak in WNBA history. To hold them the first time, I got pretty emotional. The Indiana Fever star's She was at every single game [as a team manager] and with me every step of the way. When told it was true, she rushed home in her practice gear. Its really special, McCall said of becoming an aunt. Thinking About Attending a Fever Game? Dupree embodies that steadiness, and Gaines and the Phoenix Mercury have come to rely on it. The basketball life, which has taken her around the world and often from home and family, is not necessarily one that she would have envisioned when she was a high school athlete, playing multiple sports and trying to "keep busy.". I was glad I was able to be in the delivery room and see it happen, Dupree said. 2014-15: Dupree played 10 games with Zhejiang Far East in China, with averages of 18.5 points and 10.6 rebounds, before moving to Nadezhda Orenburg in the Russian Leagueshe posted 14.6 points and 6.1 rebounds in domestic action, and 11.7 points with 6.1 boards in EuroLeague. She then joined the Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2002 and graduated from there in 2006. You can read more about our, Four Downs with Bob Condotta and Adam Jude: Answering 4 questions Seahawks face in offseason, Pac-12 football winners and losers from 2023 NFL draft decision deadline, Pete Carroll typically optimistic about Seahawks, but knows there's work to be done. From a basketball standpoint, their respective twin siblings dont play professionally, but they all still have close relationships and have been inseparable for essentially their entire lives, just ask Jantel Lavender. "It was hard. They exchanged marital vows in November 2014, and they've been enjoying their new life together ever since. at the end of the episode, they showed Sam's twin Dupree said she and her twin sister took on a lot while their single mother worked. The Indiana Fever stars wife is DeWanna Bonner, who is with the Phoenix Mercury and took this season off. Candice Dupree was born August 16, 1984 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but grew up in Tampa, Florida. After that I head home for lunch and to watch tv shows or maybe nap. We caught up with Candice Dupree to help Fever fans learn a bit more about her. FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the information collection practices disclosed in our privacy policy. She won three gold medals while representing the United States of America. What is Candice Dupree's birthday? A: I have a ton of tv shows that I watch when Im overseas. She always played in the Centre or the forward position and was usually among the highest scorers. NEW YORK (AP) Candice Dupree appreciates road trips a little bit more lately. Dupree wasnt the only Fever player excited about the birth. I enjoy being able to feed off of her energy and intensity. Chatman joined the Sky after Dupree had departed for Phoenix, but has coached her the past two years with Spartak. Q: What are some of your hobbies outside of basketball? Her heroics in high school were just out of her love for the courts, but when she was in junior college year, she decided that she would pursue a professional career in basketball.In the 2006 WNBA Draft, she was voted 6th overall by the Chicago Sky, and in her debut year, 2006, 2007 . Trivia She won a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship while playing for team USA. She entered the offseason trailing only Lynx center, Sylvia Fowles; Lynx Assistant Coach, Rebekkah Brunson; Fever Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager, Tamika Catchings; Lisa Leslie and Tina Charles. (5) Acquired by Indiana in a three-team trade involving Phoenix and Connecticut, 2/21/17. Dupree was married Nov. 4, 2016, to former Mercury teammate DeWanna Bonnerthe couple gave birth to twin girls on July 27, 2017 with Dupree scoring 14 points at Bankers Life Fieldhouse the following day against New York, then missing her only game of the season, 7/30, at Connecticut. It's been a pretty rough season for the 37-year-old, however, she's definitely making it up with her new squad to close out the campaign. Alison had a twin sister named Courtney. "It's really special," McCall said of becoming an aunt. 8-seed Phoenix past No. Thats what happens with newborn twin girls at home. She developed an interest in basketball at the age of 10 and her mother pushed her to continue. The Fever recently announced the acquisition of forwardCandice Dupree. 2009: Dupree earned her third All-Star nod while averaging 15.7 points and 7.9 rebounds with Chicagostarting all 34 games for the Sky, she finished third in the WNBA in rebounding, 11th in scoring and second in minutes (34.9)she netted a career-high 24 3-pointers (24-of-62, 38.7%), but has never made more than one in any other seasonshe registered a season-high 28 points at Seattle, 7/12she reached 20 points on 11 occasions, and double-figure rebounds also 11 timesher nine double-doubles ranked third in the WNBA. By accessing any information beyond this page, you agree to abide by the NBA.com, Fever Inferno Hip-Hop Squad: 2022 Audition Information & Registration, Fever Acquire Guard in Trade with Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever Hire Two New Assistant Coaches, Five Takeaways from the Fevers 2023 Schedule, Indiana Fever Announce 2023 Regular Season Schedule. "You wouldn't automatically think we were twins by looking at us.". Although, just like any sibling relationship, twins have disagreements or different perspectives, Lavender says one thing that will never change is their special connection. On the Indiana Fever, theres a different type of twin scenario; three players on the team actually have a twin sister, or in one case a twin sister and set of twin daughters. 2010: Dupree started all 34 games in her first season with the Mercury, averaging 15.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per gameshe ranked second in the WNBA with a career-high 93.6 percent free throw clipshe was seventh in the WNBA in rebounding and 12th in scoringshe set a Mercury record with a 66.4 percent shooting clip for the season, leading the WNBA with the second-best figure in league historyshe made 14 consecutive field goals from June 10-12, tying the second-longest streak in WNBA historyshe recorded team highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Los Angeles, 5/15, in her Phoenix debutshe set a franchise record for the most field goals made in a game without a miss (9-of-9) vs. Tulsa, 6/12she shot better than 80 percent from the field in eight gamesin July alone, she averaged 22.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 69.7 percent (85-of-122) and recording three double-doublesshe was named Western Conference player of the week after a season-high 25 points and a game-high 12 rebounds against LA, 7/6. The main goal of the organization is to try and get every girl into college through the game of basketball. She won numerous awards and accolades as a college basketball player, drawing comparisons to the NBA's Tim Duncan. The team drafted Bonner's sister, Erica McCall, this past April. 2012: Despite entering the season with just one game missed in her career, Dupree missed 21 games due to a left knee injuiryshe missed 21 of the teams last 25 games, after previously missing just one of 212 games to begin her careerbefore the injury, she reached double-figure scoring in eight straight games to start the season, including a 31-point effort at Tulsa, 5/22it was the second 30+ scoring performance of her careershe finished her shortened season with averages of 13.2 points and 4.8 rebounds. "We were into totally different things," Candice said. "It was only the second time in my career that I was out with an injury," Dupree said. December 16, 2020. Candice Dupree is an American basketball player for the Women's National Basketball Association's Atlanta Dream (WNBA). DeWanna Bonner, who is married to Candice Dupree, gave birth to twin daughters. A: My surprise used to be that I have a twin sister, but at this point Im thinking that just about everyone knows that. The Indiana Fever stars wife is DeWanna Bonner, who is with the Phoenix Mercury and took this season off. 2007-08: Dupree averaged 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in the Polish League, she scored 9.5 points and pulled down 6.3 caroms per contest with Wisla-Can Pack in Krakow. I try to help out. In her debut WNBA season (2006), she was named in both the WNBA 'All-Rookie Team' and the WNBA 'All-Star Team'. The one game that Dupree missed after the birth, McCall started in her place. During the 22 games, Dupree averaged 12.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 30.2 minutes per contest as the veteran leader of the team. This league says this is the first time in the WNBA that sisters or sisters-in-law have been on the same team. 2018: Dupree played and started in 32 games, averaging a team-leading 14.2 points with 6.4 rebounds per game, second on the teamshe shot 49 percent from the floor and 82 percent from the foul stripe, with a high scoring game of 30 points in a double-overtime loss to Chicago, 8/18she had eight games of 20 points or more, and contributed a pair of double-doubles: 13 points and 10 boards at Washington, 5/20; and 14 points and 12 rebounds against Seattle, 7/24she passed the 6,000-point plateau for her career against Washington, 8/15; and in the next game passed Lauren Jackson into eighth-place on the leagues all-time scoring ladder with her 30-point game against the Skyshe recorded double-figure scoring in 20 of 32 games. 2009-10: Dupree was the top rebounder and shot blocker in EuroLeague, posting averages of 11.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game with Good Angels in Kosice, Slovakiashe was third in scoring with 18.9 points per game. She's appeared in each of the last five games and is averaging 7.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 18.6 minutes per contest. She is like a quarterback for posts out there. For the most part, were trying to do things on our own since we wont have everyone around forever.. She went to Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Alabama, where she played basketball before going to Auburn University after graduation. The two later became the only coach-player duo to compete against each other in the WNBA in 2006as a senior, played in every game for the Owls, averaging 17.4 points and 8.0 reboundsduring her four years at Temple, the Owls posted an 87-37 record (.702), earned three Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament crowns and competed in three NCAA Tournamentsin the 2005, the Owls earned their first win in NCAA Tournament historyDupree was a WBCA/State Farm Wade Trophy, John R. Wooden Award, Naismith Award and Senior CLASS Award finalist as a seniorshe earned AP All-America honors twice: third team (2006) and honorable mention (2005)she was a two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year (2005, 2006)she earned All-A10 honors and was named to the A10 All-Defensive Team from 2004-06she was part of the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team in 2003, and the A-10 Tournament MVP in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Its always great to learn from one of the best in the game, its even cooler that were family.. 2013: She participated in the 2013 USA National Team mini-camp Oct. 4-6 in Las Vegas. Born Candice Joanna Dupree on Aug. 16, 1984, she hails from Tampa, Fla.she was married Nov. 4, 2016, to former Mercury teammate DeWanna Bonnerthe couple gave birth to twin girls, Cali and Demi, on July 27, 2017she plays alongside Fever teammate and sister-in-law Erica McCall, who is Bonners younger half-sisterDupree is the daughter of Patricia Mungenast and Toussaint Dupreeshe has two sisters: Crystal, a twin, and Shayna, several years youngerboth her mother and father are retired from the Air Forceshe remains close to her mother, who she describes as her biggest inspiration and craziest fanshe plays the saxophone and has a dog named Little Bit, a Shihpoo (half schitzoo and half toy poodle)one of the most interesting places shes visited is Auschwitz, Poland, near where she played during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 winter seasonsshe loves to shop for sneakers and owns a womens clothing boutique in Tampa, Fla., she was named 2002 Federal Division and Tampa Tribune Player of the Year while at Wharton High SchoolDupree was named all-state second team and All-Suncoast first team in 2002she also played volleyball in high school, earning one district title. Its something we talk about occasionally. Dupree wasn't the only Fever player excited about the birth. (3) Signed contract extension with Phoenix, 9/21/13. Dupree was named to the EuroLeague Women All-Star Game's "Rest of the World" (non-European) side in 2009. Born in Oklahoma City, she spent four years in Germany before moving to Cheyenne, Wyo., as a young girl and then to Tampa, Fla., just before she started high school. Enjoy her rookie season, I know I enjoyed mine. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Dupree isnt playing overseas this winter so she can spend time with Bonner and her daughters. Dupree (back) recorded six points (3-10 FG, 0-2 FT), five rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 25 minutes during Friday's 82-74 loss to the Mystics. The Indiana Fever star's wife DeWanna Bonner, who took the season off from playing with Phoenix, gave birth to the twins a few weeks ago and getting sleep is at a premium now. Dupree began her WNBA career in 2006, drafted by Chicago, where she played for four seasons before being traded to Phoenix in 2010. Forward who was selected 6th overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky; made the All-Star game in her first two seasons with Chicago. Candice Dupree is an American professional basketball player who has represented Chicago Sky (2006-2009), Phoenix Mercury (2010-2016), and Indiana Fever (2017-Present) in the WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association). She was also part of the team that made it to the FIBA games. 2012: She was a 2012 U.S. Olympic Team finalist. Detailed information regarding her parents isn't available. "You just have to experience it," Dupree said. It wasn't until her junior year, when she thought she might like to play college volleyball, that her mother set her straight, telling her she would have more of a future in basketball. 2005: She was a member of the 2005 USA World University Games Team that claimed the gold medal with a perfect 7-0 record in Izmir, Turkey. 2007: An All-Star reserve for the second straight season, she appeared in and started 33 games for the Skyher 16.5-point scoring average was the best of her career, and 11th in the WNBAshe grabbed 7.7 rebounds per contest including a Sky record 20 against Indiana, 8/7she had a season-high 29 points vs. Connecticut, 5/31she was named Eastern Conference player off the week, 6/17.
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