League WNBA Name Jessica Breland Positions Basketball positions Listed weight 165 lb (75 kg) Weight 75 kg | Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Height 1.91 m Nationality American Role Basketball Player Pro career 2011 | |
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College North Carolina (2006–2011) Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Similar People Allie Quigley, Courtney Vandersloot, Tamera Young, Pokey Chatman, Cappie Pondexter | ||
Jessica breland s story
Jessica Nicole Breland (born February 23, 1988) is an American basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
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- Jessica breland s story
- Jessica breland highlight video
- High school
- College
- North Carolina statistics
- WNBA
- References
Jessica breland highlight video
High school
Born in New York City, Breland grew up in Kelford, North Carolina, 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.
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.
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WNBA
Breland was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (13th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx. She was then traded to New York. She signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Sky in 2014.