Position Guard Listed weight 171 lb (78 kg) Weight 78 kg League WNBA Name Jeanette Pohlen | Nationality American Role Basketball Player Pro career 2011 Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Height 1.83 m | |
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Roller Coaster: Jeanette Pohlen's Journey to Recovery
Stanford Women's Basketball : 3/29/2010 : Jeanette Pohlen in 4.4 seconds
Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever. As a collegiate athlete recruited by Stanford University, she was known by Cardinal fans for her great play against the Lady Huskies of the University of Connecticut when she scored 31 points leading Stanford to victory over the undefeated Huskies. Born in Downey, California, Pohlen appeared in 4 straight Final Fours at Stanford; including three straight Championship games. Pohlen captured her first gold medal in international competition as a member of the USA Basketball World University Games Team in July 2009.
Contents
- Roller Coaster Jeanette Pohlens Journey to Recovery
- Stanford Womens Basketball 3292010 Jeanette Pohlen in 44 seconds
- Stanford statistics
- USA Basketball
- WNBA
- Overseas
- Personal life
- References
Stanford statistics
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USA Basketball
Pohlen was named a member of the team representing the USA at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Pohlen averaged 5.0 points per game.
WNBA
Pohlen was selected in the first round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (9th overall) by the Indiana Fever. Recognized for her long range shooting, Pohlen led the league in three point shooting percentage in 2011. In 2012, Pohlen won her first WNBA championship with the Fever after they defeated the Minnesota Lynx in the Finals. In 2014, Pohlen was waived by the Fever during training camp due to an achilles injury. In 2015, she rejoined the Fever after recovery. In 2016, Pohlen was waived once again by the Fever a week before the start of the season. Midway through the season, she returned to the Fever signing a 7-day contract on July 6, 2016. A week later she signed another 7-day contract with the Fever. On July 21, 2016, she re-signed with the Fever for the rest of the season. In February 2017, Pohlen re-signed with the Fever.
Overseas
Pohlen played the 2011-12 season with Tarsus in Turkey. She averaged 10.1 points in 13 games with the team.
Personal life
Pohlen has an uncle who played who football at the University of Notre Dame, both her grandfather and great-grandfather played basketball at Purdue University and her great-uncle is inducted into the Texas A&M Basketball Hall of Fame. In July 2016, Pohlette married former Indiana all-state basketball player Julian Mavunga who currently plays overseas in Japan.
