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Edwige Lawson (born May 14, 1979 in Rennes
Rennes

Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the Capital of the Bretagne Regions of France, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France....
, Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine is a departments of France of France, located in the regions of France of Bretagne in the northwest of the country....
, Brittany
Brittany

Brittany is a former independent Celtic nations monarchy and duchy, now incorporated into France. It is also, more generally, the name of the cultural area whose limits correspond to the historic province and independent duchy....
), also Edwige Lawson-Wade, is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 professional women's basketball
Women's basketball

Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges....
 player for the WNBA's 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....
. Edwige has played in numerous other professional basketball leagues as well. She started her professional career at the age of 17. She has played in Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
, Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence

Aix or Aix-en-Provence , to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a communes of France in southern France, some north of Marseille....
, and Valenciennes
Valenciennes

Valenciennes is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded....
 in France. She has also played in the WNBA for the New York Liberty
New York Liberty

The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in New York City, New York. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history....
, the Houston Comets
Houston Comets

The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
 and 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....
. She is currently the starting point guard for CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow

CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet Union, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in its turn was associated with the Red Army....
 in the Russian Superleague.






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Edwige Lawson (born May 14, 1979 in Rennes
Rennes

Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the Capital of the Bretagne Regions of France, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France....
, Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine is a departments of France of France, located in the regions of France of Bretagne in the northwest of the country....
, Brittany
Brittany

Brittany is a former independent Celtic nations monarchy and duchy, now incorporated into France. It is also, more generally, the name of the cultural area whose limits correspond to the historic province and independent duchy....
), also Edwige Lawson-Wade, is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 professional women's basketball
Women's basketball

Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges....
 player for the WNBA's 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....
. Edwige has played in numerous other professional basketball leagues as well. She started her professional career at the age of 17. She has played in Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
, Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence

Aix or Aix-en-Provence , to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a communes of France in southern France, some north of Marseille....
, and Valenciennes
Valenciennes

Valenciennes is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded....
 in France. She has also played in the WNBA for the New York Liberty
New York Liberty

The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in New York City, New York. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history....
, the Houston Comets
Houston Comets

The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
 and 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....
. She is currently the starting point guard for CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow

CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet Union, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in its turn was associated with the Red Army....
 in the Russian Superleague. Edwige also plays as the starting point guard for the France national women's basketball team. Her resume includes three French championships, two Russian championships, three FIBA World League titles and three Euroleague
Euroleague

The Euroleague is one of the professional basketball competitions in Europe, with teams from thirteen different European countries. The competition is operated by ULEB, a Europe-wide consortium of leading professional basketball leagues....
 titles (two with Valenciennes and one with CSKA Samara) and one European Championship
Eurobasket Women

Eurobasket Women is a bi-annual basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and also for Basketball at the Summer Olympics....
 with France. Edwige was the three-point competition champion at the 2008 FIBA Europe all-star game.

Career


Europe

  • 1994-1995 : CJM Bourges Basket
  • 1995-1997 : Waïti Bordeaux
  • 1997-2001 : ASPTT Aix-en-Provence
  • 2001-2004 : US Valenciennes Olympic
    Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic

    US Valenciennes Olympic is a former France basketball team based in Valenciennes. It will be replaced by Union Hainaut Basket, because of the merging with Union Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut ....
  • 2004-2008 : VBM-SGAU Samara, CSKA Moscow
    CSKA Moscow

    CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet Union, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in its turn was associated with the Red Army....


WNBA

  • 2005 : New York Liberty
    New York Liberty

    The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in New York City, New York. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history....
  • 2005 : Houston Comets
    Houston Comets

    The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
  • 2006 : 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....
  • 2008 : 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....


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