Temple University Athletics
CANDICE DUPREE SELECTED BY CHICAGO SKY WITH SIXTH PICK OF WNBA DRAFT
4.5.06 | Women's Basketball
BOSTON - Temple senior Candice Dupree was selected with the sixth pick of the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky on Wednesday afternoon. Dupree becomes the first Temple women's basketball player to be drafted by the WNBA.
Dupree will report for training camp on April 23rd when the Sky begins its inagural season in the WNBA. Dupree will join former Rutgers' standout Chelsea Newton and WNBA star Stacy Dales as well as rookies Jennifer Harrris of Washburn University and Kerri Gardin from Virginia Tech.
Dupree, a two-time Atlantic 10 Player and Defensive Player of the Year and three times Most Outstanding Player of the A-10 Tournament, led the Owls to three A-10 titles in her brilliant collegiate career. The 6-2 forward became the first Temple player to earn Associated Press All-American honors, earning third team status this year. She also was named a Kodak/WBCA All-America Team Honorable Mention selection and to the Bayer Advantage All-Senior All-America Second Team.
She led the Owls in scoring (17.6 ppg.), rebounding (8.7 rpg.), blocks (67) and field goal percentage (.506). The Tampa, Fla. native finished the A-10 season with 11 double-doubles en route to earning four A-10 Player of the Week honors. She led the 18th-ranked Owls to their third straight 20-win season with a 24-8 mark and helped the Owls to two wins over ranked programs, including a 48-47 victory over then-#9 Rutgers in Temple's first-ever win over a top 10 program on Jan. 19. Dupree also earned First-Team All-Conference honors.
Dupree finished her Temple career first on the school's field goal percentage list (.514%), second in points (1,698), third in rebounds (940) and tied for second in blocks (218).
She joins Temple Head Coach Dawn Staley, who will be playing her final season in the WNBA as a member of the Houston Comets. Staley and Dupree will be the first collegiate coach and player to be playing concurrently in the WNBA. The two will face off on June 2 when the Sky visit the Comets.
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