Cappie Pondexter

ABOUT CAPPIE PONDEXTER

Guard who has made numerous WNBA All-Star teams and won multiple championships, and was chosen by the fans in 2011 as a top-15 player in WNBA history.

She played college basketball at Rutgers University, and was selected 2nd overall in the 2006 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury.

She was a member of the U.S. national team that won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

She was born in Oceanside, California, but was raised in Chicago, Illinois.

She was childhood friends with Dee Brown .