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Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986 in city-stateSt. LouisMissouri) is an All-American basketball player for the WNBA (Womens National Basketball Association)s Los Angeles Sparks and is also the younger sister of NBA player Anthony Parker. She was drafted to the team from Tennessee in 2008 (2008 WNBA Draft). She may be best known for being the first woman to dunk (Slam dunk) in an NCAA tournament (NCAA Womens Division I Basketball Championship) game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game —she set both milestones as a redshirt freshman on March 19, 2006. She also became only the second player to dunk in a WNBA game on June 22, 2008.
A versatile player, she is mainly a forward, but was listed on Tennessees roster as a forward, center, and guard. She was a starter on the Lady Vols (Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball) basketball team, winners of the 2007 and 2008 NCAA championships.
Candace won the 2009 Nickelodeon (Nickelodeon (TV channel)) Kids Choice award as the favorite female athlete in the sports category.
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Nationality: American (United States)
Position: Forward
Height: 6ft 4in
Weight Lbs: 175
League: WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)
Number on List: 3
Date of birth: 1986-04-19
Birth Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Highschool: Naperville Central High (Naperville Central High School)
Draft: 1st overall
Career Start: 2008
Awards: Wade Trophy winner (2007),USBWA Player of the Year (2007, 2008),Wooden Award (John R. Wooden Award) (2007, 2008),Naismith Award (Naismith College Player of the Year) (2008),Honda-Broderick Cup (2008),WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) Rookie of the Year (WNBA Rookie of the Year Award) (2008 (2008 WNBA season)),WNBA MVP (Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award) (2008) MedalTop MedalCountryUSA MedalSport Women's Basketball (Basketball at the Summer Olympics) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics) National Team (Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics) MedalBottom