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Chantelle Denise Anderson (born January 22, 1981 in Loma Linda, California
Loma Linda, California

Loma Linda is a city in San Bernardino County, California, California, United States incorporated in 1970. The population was 18,681 at the 2000 census....
) is a 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 who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
 (WNBA) and overseas. She also appeared in the 31st episode of the 9th season of Made as Avery's, a drama dork, Made coach.

telle's name is pronounced "shawn-tell". Her nickname is "Chan".

rson attended high school
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 at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington

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Chantelle Denise Anderson (born January 22, 1981 in Loma Linda, California
Loma Linda, California

Loma Linda is a city in San Bernardino County, California, California, United States incorporated in 1970. The population was 18,681 at the 2000 census....
) is a 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 who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
 (WNBA) and overseas. She also appeared in the 31st episode of the 9th season of Made as Avery's, a drama dork, Made coach.

Personal

Chantelle's name is pronounced "shawn-tell". Her nickname is "Chan".

High School years

Anderson attended high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
 at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington

Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Clark County, Washington. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management's April 1, 2008 estimate, the city has a population of 162,400, making it the fourth largest city in the state....
. She was selected as USA Today’s 1999 Player of the Year in Washington. She was also the Washington and West Coast Gatorade
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 Player of the Year.

College years

Anderson graduated from Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University is a private university research university in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for ship transport and rail transport magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial United States dollar1 million endowment despite having never been to the Southern...
 in 2003. She was Vanderbilt’s all-time leading scorer with 2,604 points as well as setting the Vanderbilt's Career Field Goal Percentage mark of 65.1%. She was named to the All-America
All-America

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n. team in 2001.

Anderson was a member of the Gold Medal
Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the highest medal awarded for achievement in a non-military field. The concept comes from the military, initially with a simple recognition of military rank, and later decorations for admission to military orders dating back to medieval times....
-winning USA Basketball
USA Basketball

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 Jones Cup Team in 2000 as well as being on the Gold Medal
Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the highest medal awarded for achievement in a non-military field. The concept comes from the military, initially with a simple recognition of military rank, and later decorations for admission to military orders dating back to medieval times....
-winning U.S. team at the World University Games in 2001.

  • Vanderbilt's 2001 Female Athlete of the Year.
  • Named as her team's 2001 co-MVP, along with Trials participant Ashley McElhiney
    Ashley McElhiney

    Ashley Rene? McElhiney is an United States basketball coach and former college player. She is best known for having been the first female coach of a male professional basketball team, as the coach of the Nashville Rhythm of the American Basketball Association in the 2004-05 season....
    .
  • Earned 2001 NCAA
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    The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
     Midwest Regional All-Tournament team honors after averaging 24.0 plays per game.
  • Named 2001 All-Southeastern Conference
    Southeastern Conference

    The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
     (SEC) first team and 2000 All-SEC second team.
  • Earned her SEC Tournament MVP honors in 2001.


Anderson was also named to the Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.

WNBA career

Anderson was selected 2nd overall by the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs

The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Sacramento, California. The team is one of the WNBA's eight original franchises and was noted early on for standout players Ticha Penicheiro, Ruthie Bolton and Yolanda Griffith....
 in the 2003 WNBA draft
2003 WNBA Draft

The 2003 WNBA Draft, both the dispersal draft and the regular WNBA draft, took place on April 24. The dispersal draft involved players from the rosters of the Portland Fire and Miami Sol teams which had both folded after the 2002 season....
. She spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons with the Monarchs as a utility player.

On May 18, 2005, the Monarchs traded Anderson to the San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars

The San Antonio Silver Stars is a team in the Women's National Basketball Association based in San Antonio, Texas. They are one of the original eight founding teams in the WNBA....
.

On February 6, 2008 Anderson 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.

On May 28, 2008 Chantelle Anderson was waived by the Atlanta Dream.

International career

During the 2004-05 WNBA offseason, Anderson played for USVO in Valenciennes, France and averaged 9.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Quotes

"She makes it look easy inside (the court), and not just because she's six foot six." - Mechelle Voepel

Vital statistics

  • Position: Center
    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: 6 ft. 6 in. / 1.98 m
  • College: Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt University is a private university research university in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for ship transport and rail transport magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial United States dollar1 million endowment despite having never been to the Southern...
  • Team: Free Agent


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