Dominique Canty
Encyclopedia
Dominique Danyell Canty (born March 2, 1977, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional women's basketball
player with the Chicago Sky
in the WNBA
.
. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1995, scoring seventeen points.
After graduating from High School, where she was a 1995 Street & Smith
All-American and a four-time All-State player, Canty attended the University of Alabama
and majored in criminal justice
with a minor in social work
while spending four seasons with Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
.
In her senior year, she was named First-Team All-America
n by the Associated Press
and The Sporting News
.
She finished her collegiate career as a two-time All-American and four-time All-SEC
selection, and averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists during her four seasons at Alabama.
By the time she graduated, Canty finished her career as the school's all-time leading scorer—male or female.
by the Detroit Shock
. She was the runner-up in the 1999 WNBA Rookie of the Year voting.
After playing four seasons with the Shock, she was traded to the Houston Comets
on April 28, 2003 in exchange for the draft rights to Allison Curtin (Houston's 2003 first-round draft choice).
Like most WNBA players during the off-season, Canty kept active in basketball at various levels. When she was with the Detroit Shock
, she served the 1999–2000 off-season in their public relations
department as an intern
. A year later, she worked as an intern in the public relations department of the Dallas Mavericks
NBA team.
After the 2001 WNBA season ended, she served as an assistant coach for the Chicago State University
women's basketball team.
On February 12, 2007, the Chicago Sky
signed her as a free agent
.
prior to the 2003 WNBA season.
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that 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 with 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...
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...
.
High School and College
Canty attended Whitney Young High School in Chicago, Illinois, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCAWomen's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1995, scoring seventeen points.
After graduating from High School, where she was a 1995 Street & Smith
Street & Smith
Street & Smith or Street & Smith Publications, Inc. was a New York City publisher specializing in inexpensive paperbacks and magazines referred to as pulp fiction and dime novels. They also published comic books and sporting yearbooks...
All-American and a four-time All-State player, Canty attended the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
and majored in criminal justice
Criminal justice
Criminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts...
with a minor in social work
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
while spending four seasons with Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
The Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball program represents the University of Alabama in the sport of women's basketball. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association. They are coached by Wendell Hudson, the first African-American student-athlete...
.
In her senior year, she was named First-Team All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n by the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
and The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
.
She finished her collegiate career as a two-time All-American and four-time All-SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
selection, and averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists during her four seasons at Alabama.
By the time she graduated, Canty finished her career as the school's all-time leading scorer—male or female.
WNBA career
Canty was drafted 29th overall in the 3rd round during the 1999 WNBA Draft1999 WNBA Draft
1999 WNBA Draft - 6 April 1999*On September 15, 1998, two more players were assigned prior to the expansion draft.*On April 6, 1999 a WNBA expansion draft took place.*On May 3, 1999 another round of player allocation took place....
by 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...
. She was the runner-up in the 1999 WNBA Rookie of the Year voting.
After playing four seasons with the Shock, she was traded to the Houston Comets
Houston Comets
The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and...
on April 28, 2003 in exchange for the draft rights to Allison Curtin (Houston's 2003 first-round draft choice).
Like most WNBA players during the off-season, Canty kept active in basketball at various levels. When she was with 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...
, she served the 1999–2000 off-season in their public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
department as an intern
Intern
Internship is a system of onthejob training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career. They may also be as young as middle school or in...
. A year later, she worked as an intern in the public relations department of the Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
NBA team.
After the 2001 WNBA season ended, she served as an assistant coach for the Chicago State University
Chicago State University
Chicago State University is a state university of the U.S. state of Illinois, located in Chicago.-History:Cook County Normal School was founded in 1867, largely through the initiative of John F. Eberhart, the Commissioner of Schools for Cook County...
women's basketball team.
On February 12, 2007, 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...
signed her as a free agent
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....
.
NWBL career
Canty played with the Chicago Blaze of the National Women's Basketball LeagueNational Women's Basketball League
The National Women's Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NWBL, was an organization governing professional basketball leagues for women in the United States. The league was founded in 1997 and began play in the Fall of that year. The league used to have its own season during the off-season...
prior to the 2003 WNBA season.
International career
- 2004–2005: Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (Israel)
- 2005–2006: Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel), won the League Championship.
- 2006–2007: Canty also played in a professional league (PLKKPLKKPLKK is a Polish female basketball league. The league also uses sponsors' names.- PLKK names in previous seasons :* 2006-still Ford Germaz Ekstraklasa...
) in PolandPolandPoland , 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...
for TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków. In 2007 she won the championship with the team and was voted the season's MVP averaging 11.9 points per game. She is currently playing for them during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season. - 2007–2008: Lotos PKO BP Gdynia – 12.3 points per game.
- 2008–2009: TS Wisla Can-Pack Kraków