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Betty Bernice Lennox (born December 4, 1976 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, the city ranks List of United States cities by population among United States cities in population....
) is an American
United States

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 professional basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player currently playing for the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream

The Atlanta Dream is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in the city of Atlanta, Georgia . The team began its first season in 2008....
 in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball" and "B-Money."

y spent her high school years attending Fort Osage High School
Fort Osage High School

Fort Osage Senior High School is located at 2101 N. Twyman Rd. in Independence, Missouri. It is named after the Fort Osage National Historic Landmark along the Missouri River in nearby Sibley, Missouri....
 in Independence, Missouri
Independence, Missouri

Independence is a city in Clay County, Missouri and Jackson County, Missouri counties in the U.S. state of Missouri, and the fourth largest city in the state....
, under the coaching of Dale Williams.

ox first played college basketball at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas
Athens, Texas

Athens is a city in Henderson County, Texas, Texas, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 11,297. It is the county seat of Henderson County, Texas....
, where her team won the Junior College National Championship during the 1996-1997 season.






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Betty Bernice Lennox (born December 4, 1976 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, the city ranks List of United States cities by population among United States cities in population....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 professional basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player currently playing for the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream

The Atlanta Dream is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in the city of Atlanta, Georgia . The team began its first season in 2008....
 in the WNBA. Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball" and "B-Money."

High school career

Betty spent her high school years attending Fort Osage High School
Fort Osage High School

Fort Osage Senior High School is located at 2101 N. Twyman Rd. in Independence, Missouri. It is named after the Fort Osage National Historic Landmark along the Missouri River in nearby Sibley, Missouri....
 in Independence, Missouri
Independence, Missouri

Independence is a city in Clay County, Missouri and Jackson County, Missouri counties in the U.S. state of Missouri, and the fourth largest city in the state....
, under the coaching of Dale Williams.

College years

Lennox first played college basketball at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas
Athens, Texas

Athens is a city in Henderson County, Texas, Texas, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 11,297. It is the county seat of Henderson County, Texas....
, where her team won the Junior College National Championship during the 1996-1997 season. Lennox later went to Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 10,950 students in the 08-09 year....
, and graduated there in 2000.

WNBA career

Lennox was selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and play their home games at the Target Center....
 as the #6 overall pick in the 2000 WNBA Draft
WNBA Draft

The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and List of WNBA players....
 and later became the WNBA's Rookie of the Year
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award

The Women's National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season....
 in 2000.

On June 13, 2002, the Lynx traded Lennox along with a 2003 first-round draft pick to the Miami Sol
Miami Sol

The Miami Sol was a women's basketball team which joined the Women's National Basketball Association in 2000. They played their games at American Airlines Arena....
 in exchange for Tamara Moore
Tamara Moore

Tamara Tenell Moore is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association, currently playing for the Houston Comets....
 and a 2003 second-round draft pick. After the 2002 season ended, the Miami Sol
Miami Sol

The Miami Sol was a women's basketball team which joined the Women's National Basketball Association in 2000. They played their games at American Airlines Arena....
 folded, and Lennox was selected by the Cleveland Rockers
Cleveland Rockers

This article is about the defunct WNBA team; for the American Basketball Association team, see Cleveland Rockers .The Cleveland Rockers was a Women's National Basketball Association team that played from 1997 until 2003....
 in the 2003 WNBA Dispersal draft
Dispersal draft

A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist....
. When the Rockers folded after the 2003 season ended, Lennox went through another Dispersal Draft before the 2004 season. This time, she was selected by the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently led by Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson and University of Connecticut star Sue Bird....
.

Lennox led the Seattle Storm to the 2004 WNBA Championship
WNBA Finals

The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association , held in early September and played under a best-of-five playoff format....
 against the Connecticut Sun
Connecticut Sun

The Connecticut Sun is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The team was founded before the 2003 WNBA season began....
. She was named the recipient of the WNBA Finals
WNBA Finals

The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association , held in early September and played under a best-of-five playoff format....
 Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the Storm's championship run. Betty averaged 22.3 points during the Storm's championship run en route to winning the award.

On February 6, 2008 Lennox was selected by the Atlanta Dream
Atlanta Dream

The Atlanta Dream is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in the city of Atlanta, Georgia . The team began its first season in 2008....
 in the expansion draft. She would play the entire season for the Dream, averaging 17.5 points per game. The Dream would initally designate her as a core player, but later drop the designation and waive Lennox on February 3, 2009.

She is currently playing for Nadezhda in Russia during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.

Vital statistics

  • Position: Guard
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
    /Forward
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
  • Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
  • College: Louisiana Tech
  • Team(s): Atlanta Dream
    Atlanta Dream

    The Atlanta Dream is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in the city of Atlanta, Georgia . The team began its first season in 2008....


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