Nationality American Name Kara Braxton Career start 2005 Weight 102 kg | Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) Height 1.98 m Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Role Basketball player | |
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WNBA draft 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall Similar People Plenette Pierson, Cheryl Ford, Odell Thurman, Ruth Riley, Kara Wolters | ||
Kara braxton catches the long pass for an open lay up
Kara Liana Braxton (born February 18, 1983) is an American professional basketball player, who last played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
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- Kara braxton catches the long pass for an open lay up
- Kara braxton
- Early life
- Georgia statistics
- The WNBA
- European career
- Statistics
- References
Kara braxton
Early life
Kara and her twin sister Kim grew up in a household with four other siblings in Jackson, Michigan. Her father also played basketball. She played her freshman season at Jackson High and then moved to Oregon. She and her twin sister later enrolled at Westview High School, in the Portland suburb of Beaverton.
Braxton attended the University of Georgia, and was freshman of the year. She was frequently late to practice and committed other unspecified violations of team rules, and after three suspensions during the 2002–03 season, on February 20, 2004, coach Andy Landers dismissed Braxton from the team. She graduated in 2005.
Georgia statistics
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The WNBA
On April 16, 2005, the Shock drafted Braxton in the first round and was the seventh overall pick in the annual WNBA draft. She had given birth to a son, Jelani, in January 2005. Jelani's father is Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman.
Braxton was named to the WNBA's All-Rookie team in 2005 after averaging 6.9 points and 3.0 rebounds as a key reserve for the Shock. In 2006, she averaged fewer minutes and points than in her rookie season, but helped the Shock win the WNBA title that year.
In 2007, Braxton became Detroit's starting center after the Shock traded Ruth Riley to the San Antonio Stars. She averaged 6.0 ppg. Near the end of the 2007 regular season, the WNBA suspended Braxton for two games after she pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. She was also suspended for the first six games of the 2009 season for a second DUI.
On May 28, 2014, the Liberty waived Braxton.