Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga
Jeanette Pohlen (born May 2, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. 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.[1] 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.
Free Agent | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Downey, California | May 2, 1989||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 171 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Brea Olinda (Brea, California) | ||||||||||||||
College | Stanford (2007–2011) | ||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2011: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Tarsus Belediyesi | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Stanford statistics
Source[2]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007-08 | Stanford | 39 | 178 | 43.0 | 26.9 | 82.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
2008-09 | Stanford | 38 | 407 | 40.3 | 37.4 | 68.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 10.7 |
2009-10 | Stanford | 37 | 345 | 38.5 | 37.0 | 89.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
2010-11 | Stanford | 36 | 523 | 43.6 | 41.7 | 89.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.5 |
Career | 150 | 1453 | 41.3 | 37.7 | 81.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
USA Basketball
Pohlen was named a member of the team representing the US 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.[3]
WNBA
Pohlen was selected in the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (9th overall) by the Indiana Fever.[4] 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.[5]
In 2016, Pohlen was waived once again by the Fever a week before the start of the season.[6] Midway through the season, she returned to the Fever signing a 7-day contract on July 6, 2016.[7] 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.[8]
In February 2017, Pohlen re-signed with the Fever.[9]
In February 2018, Pohlen re-signed once again with the Fever.[10] In May 2018, Pohlen was waived by the Fever before the start of the 2018 WNBA season.[11]
WNBA statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
† | Denotes seasons in which Pohlen-Mavunga won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2011 | Indiana | 34 | 2 | 15.9 | .471 | .468° | .867 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
2012† | Indiana | 34 | 3 | 16.9 | .430 | .421 | .700 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
2013 | Indiana | 13 | 0 | 14.7 | .342 | .375 | 1.000 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
2015 | Indiana | 26 | 1 | 10.0 | .404 | .395 | .750 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
2016 | Indiana | 12 | 0 | 4.1 | .545 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
2017 | Indiana | 29 | 0 | 12.9 | .405 | .385 | .826 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
Career | 6 years, 1 team | 148 | 6 | 13.4 | .427 | .420 | .825 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2011 | Indiana | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
2012† | Indiana | 6 | 0 | 11.5 | .778 | 1.000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
2013 | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 11.1 | .308 | .111 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
2015 | Indiana | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 4 years, 1 team | 20 | 0 | 8.2 | .441 | .364 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
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 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.
References
- "Fever: Fever Opts For Versatility In Pohlen". Wnba.com. April 12, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- "Twenty-Fifth World University Games -- 2009". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- "WNBA.com: Draft 2011". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- "Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- "Fever Waive Goree, Pohlen, and Taylor as Regular Season Approaches - Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- "Jeanette Pohlen Makes Return to Fever - Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- "Transactions - WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- "Fever Sign Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga and Bashaara Graves - Indiana Fever". Indiana Fever. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- WNBA Transactions
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