Quianna Chaney
Encyclopedia
Quianna Chaney is an American professional basketball player who is currently a Free Agent
in the WNBA. She played collegiately for LSU
.
in all four years. As a Tiger Chaney was part of the 2005 SEC All-Freshman team, she was 2006 Academic All-SEC and 2007 Academic All-SEC, she was part of the 2007 Second-team All-SEC, the 2007 First-team All-Louisiana, the 2008 First-team All-SEC, and the 2008 First-team All-Louisiana. Her LSU teammates Erica White
, and Sylvia Fowles
also entered the WNBA Draft
.
with the 19th overall pick by the Chicago Sky
. After one full season with Chicago, Chaney averaged 8.6 minutes and 2.4 points
per game. She played 28 games in her rookie season. In 2009 Chaney played 14 minutes and scored 5 points in a preseason game against the Detroit Shock
. This would be the last game Chaney would play with the Sky. She was later waived due to 11-woman roster cuts.
during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
in the WNBA. She played collegiately for LSU
LSU Lady Tigers basketball
The LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. The team is currently coached by former UCLA head coach Nikki Caldwell, who accepted the job on April 2, 2011. Past coaches include Barbara Swanner, Jinks Coleman,...
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College career
From 2004–2008, Chaney scored 1345 points for LSU, and was second in school history for three-pointers made and attempted. The Lady Tigers appeared in the NCAA Women's Final FourNCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season...
in all four years. As a Tiger Chaney was part of the 2005 SEC All-Freshman team, she was 2006 Academic All-SEC and 2007 Academic All-SEC, she was part of the 2007 Second-team All-SEC, the 2007 First-team All-Louisiana, the 2008 First-team All-SEC, and the 2008 First-team All-Louisiana. Her LSU teammates Erica White
Erica White (basketball)
Erica White is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.-Personal:White's full name is Erica Rene White. She was born on August 26, 1986, in Jacksonville, Florida. She is the daughter of Terry White and Robin Manigault...
, and Sylvia Fowles
Sylvia Fowles
Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA. She is 6 ft 6 in tall and weighs 200 lbs .-Personal:...
also entered the WNBA Draft
WNBA Draft
The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the WNBA through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players. The first WNBA draft was held in 1997...
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WNBA career
In 2008 Chaney was drafted in the second round of the 2008 WNBA Draft2008 WNBA Draft
The 2008 WNBA Draft is the league's annual process for determining which teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The draft was held on April 9, 2008....
with the 19th overall pick by the Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team based in Rosemont, Illinois, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2006 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Michael J. Alter and Margaret Stender...
. After one full season with Chicago, Chaney averaged 8.6 minutes and 2.4 points
Point (basketball)
Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals or free throws ....
per game. She played 28 games in her rookie season. In 2009 Chaney played 14 minutes and scored 5 points in a preseason game against the Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
. This would be the last game Chaney would play with the Sky. She was later waived due to 11-woman roster cuts.
Overseas
She is currently playing for Energa Torun in PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.