- American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Real name: | Candace Nicole Parker |
Candace Parker Height
| How tall is Candace Parker? | 193 cm / 6 ft 4 in | Born: | 19 April 1986 Comment | How old is Candace Parker in 2023? / Age: | 36 years
| Where was Candace Parker born? | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Zodiac sign: | Aries |
Candace Parker Net worth 2023 (estimated)
| How much is Candace Parker worth? | $2,000,000
| Nationality: | American | Hair color: | Black | Eyes color: | Black |
Who is Candace Parker? / Facts
- She is the younger sister of former NBA player Anthony Parker
- Parker was the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft
- In high school, Parker won the 2003 and 2004 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year awards, becoming just the second junior and only female to receive the award twice
- A versatile player, she is mainly a forward, but was listed on Tennessee's roster as a forward, center, and guard
- She may be best known for being the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament 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
- She led the Lady Vols to back to back national championships, was named the Final Four's most outstanding player of both, and was a two-time consensus national player of the year
- Parker has won an WNBA championship (2016), two WNBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2008, 2013), WNBA Finals MVP Award (2016), WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2013), two Olympic gold medals, and the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2008)
- She has also been selected to six All-WNBA teams and three All-Star teams
- Parker won the 2009 Teen Choice Awards as the favorite female athlete in the sports category, and was a guest star on various Nickelodeon Shows, such as Figure It Out and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn
- Parker became the first player to win the Rookie of the Year and the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season
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Education
- University of Tennessee
- Naperville Central High School
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