Brittany Spears (basketball)
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Brittany Spears is a guard for the University of Colorado
's Women's Basketball team. At 6'1", Spears averaged 18 points and eight rebounds in her senior season for the Buffaloes
. During her four years at Colorado, Spears scored 2,185 points and averaged 17 points per game for her career, which is seventh-best in the history of the Big 12 Conference
. Spears is a Colorado history maker, ranking first in career field goal attempts and second in field goals made, scoring average, 3-point attempts and minutes in game.
On Monday April 11, 2011, the Phoenix Mercury
chose Brittany Spears as their second round pick in the WNBA
draft. The all-Big 12 Conference forward was taken with the 19th pick overall. Spears is the forth CU women's basketball player to be drafted by the WNBA.
University of Colorado
The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...
's Women's Basketball team. At 6'1", Spears averaged 18 points and eight rebounds in her senior season for the Buffaloes
Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball
The Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represents the University of Colorado and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.-Conferences:Colorado has played in the Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences...
. During her four years at Colorado, Spears scored 2,185 points and averaged 17 points per game for her career, which is seventh-best in the history of the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
. Spears is a Colorado history maker, ranking first in career field goal attempts and second in field goals made, scoring average, 3-point attempts and minutes in game.
On Monday April 11, 2011, the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
chose Brittany Spears as their second round pick in the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
draft. The all-Big 12 Conference forward was taken with the 19th pick overall. Spears is the forth CU women's basketball player to be drafted by the WNBA.