Edna Campbell
Encyclopedia
Edna Campbell is a retired women's basketball
player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA). The 5' 8" guard was a star player for the Sacramento Monarchs
and has also played for three other teams, but is well known for continuing to play despite suffering breast cancer
. In 2004 she was designated a Women's History Month
Honoree by the National Women's History Project
.
, but achieved her most notable success at the University of Texas
' women's team, known as the Lady Longhorns, where she was named the Southwest Conference's Newcomer of the Year in 1990. She graduated in 1991 after the Lady Longhorns compiled a 48-14 won/loss record while she was there.
during the 1999 WNBA Draft
. She was left unprotected in the expansion draft the following year, and was chosen by the Seattle Storm
. She became the new franchise's go-to option, but the team finished with a cellar-dwelling 6-26 record.
The next year, the Storm drafted its first superstar, Lauren Jackson
, and Campbell was traded to the Sacramento Monarchs
for Katy Steding
and a draft pick. During the second of her four seasons in Sacramento, Campbell was diagnosed with breast cancer
. She received treatment and was welcomed back before the fans of her two most recent teams in the Monarchs' final game against Seattle during the 2002 season.
Campbell continued to play despite the cancer, and has become a symbol to some survivors of the disease. She became the WNBA's national spokesperson for its anti-cancer efforts with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
. She received the league's Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
in 2003.
Campbell signed a free agent
contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars
in 2005. She played with the Silver Stars for that one season, before announcing her retirement from the WNBA on February 28, 2006.
During the 2006 WNBA season, which honored 9 years of existence, Edna Campbell's return from breast cancer was nominated by fans as Most Inspirational and one of the top four WNBA Anniversary decade moments.
WNBA Career Averages
WNBA Career Playoff Totals
WNBA Career Playoff Averages
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association
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...
(WNBA). The 5' 8" guard was a star player for the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
and has also played for three other teams, but is well known for continuing to play despite suffering breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. In 2004 she was designated a Women's History Month
Women's History Month
Women's History Month is an annual declared month worldwide that highlights contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. March has been set aside as this month in the United Kingdom and in the United States...
Honoree by the National Women's History Project
National Women's History Project
The National Women's History Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring and preserving women's history. Based out of Santa Rosa, California since 1980, it was started by women's history activists Molly Murphy MacGregor, Mary Ruthsdotter, Maria Cuevas, Paula Hammett and Bette...
.
College years
Campbell's college career began at the University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, but achieved her most notable success at the University of Texas
Texas Longhorn Athletics
Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin. These teams are referred to as the Texas Longhorns , taking their name from the Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and are now the...
' women's team, known as the Lady Longhorns, where she was named the Southwest Conference's Newcomer of the Year in 1990. She graduated in 1991 after the Lady Longhorns compiled a 48-14 won/loss record while she was there.
ABL career
Campbell played for the Colorado Xplosion in the American Basketball League (ABL).WNBA career
Campbell was the 10th overall draft pick, selected by the Phoenix MercuryPhoenix 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...
during the 1999 WNBA Draft
1999 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....
. She was left unprotected in the expansion draft the following year, and was chosen by the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
. She became the new franchise's go-to option, but the team finished with a cellar-dwelling 6-26 record.
The next year, the Storm drafted its first superstar, Lauren Jackson
Lauren Jackson
Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport in the WNBL before moving on to the Canberra Capitals. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Australian...
, and Campbell was traded to the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
for Katy Steding
Katy Steding
Katy Steding is a former collegiate and professional basketball player and current college basketball coach.-College career:...
and a draft pick. During the second of her four seasons in Sacramento, Campbell was diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. She received treatment and was welcomed back before the fans of her two most recent teams in the Monarchs' final game against Seattle during the 2002 season.
Campbell continued to play despite the cancer, and has become a symbol to some survivors of the disease. She became the WNBA's national spokesperson for its anti-cancer efforts with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the US....
. She received the league's Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
The Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season, to the player who most "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court—ethical behavior, fair play and integrity." This is the same criterion used by the...
in 2003.
Campbell signed 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....
contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars
San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Silver Stars are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; the team moved to San Antonio...
in 2005. She played with the Silver Stars for that one season, before announcing her retirement from the WNBA on February 28, 2006.
During the 2006 WNBA season, which honored 9 years of existence, Edna Campbell's return from breast cancer was nominated by fans as Most Inspirational and one of the top four WNBA Anniversary decade moments.
Life after basketball
Shortly after retiring from basketball, Edna was hired as a television commentator for the San Antonio Silver Stars games during the 2006 WNBA season. In addition, Campbell has worked in Real Estate. Edna Campbell became a nurse in 2008, and also began coaching high school girls at that time. More on Edna Campbell hereCareer statistics
WNBA Career Totals| Year | Team | G | GS | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | 3PTM | 3PTA | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| 1999 | PHX | 28 | 24 | 750 | 95 | 261 | 40 | 56 | 38 | 101 | 53 | 37 | 25 | 48 | 10 | 268 |
| 2000 | SEA | 16 | 16 | 510 | 84 | 215 | 41 | 58 | 13 | 49 | 34 | 37 | 19 | 40 | 4 | 222 |
| 2001 | SAC | 32 | 32 | 854 | 92 | 244 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 94 | 85 | 74 | 19 | 64 | 9 | 260 |
| 2002 | SAC | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | SAC | 34 | 34 | 724 | 98 | 244 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 111 | 70 | 43 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 267 |
| 2004 | SAC | 22 | 22 | 332 | 29 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 74 |
| 2005 | SA | 28 | 2 | 248 | 21 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 48 |
| Totals | 161 | 130 | 3,430 | 421 | 1,112 | 140 | 193 | 161 | 415 | 276 | 221 | 97 | 225 | 30 | 1,143 |
WNBA Career Averages
| Year | Team | MIN | FG% | FT% | 3PT% | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| 1999 | PHX | 26.8 | .364 | .714 | .376 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 2000 | SEA | 31.9 | .391 | .707 | .265 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 13.9 |
| 2001 | SAC | 26.7 | .377 | .767 | .457 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | SAC | 12.0 | .400 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | SAC | 21.3 | .402 | .758 | .414 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| 2004 | SAC | 15.1 | .382 | .000 | .410 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | SA | 8.9 | .313 | 1.000 | .263 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Totals | 21.3 | .379 | .725 | .388 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
WNBA Career Playoff Totals
| Year | Team | G | GS | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | 3PTM | 3PTA | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| 2001 | SAC | 5 | 5 | 115 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| 2003 | SAC | 6 | 6 | 148 | 17 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| 2004 | SAC | 6 | 6 | 102 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Totals | 17 | 17 | 365 | 38 | 92 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 94 |
WNBA Career Playoff Averages
| Year | Team | MIN | FG% | FT% | 3PT% | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| 2001 | SAC | 23.0 | .355 | .667 | .444 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | SAC | 24.7 | .472 | 1.000 | .250 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| 2004 | SAC | 17.0 | .400 | .000 | .429 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Totals | 21.5 | .413 | .800 | .359 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.5 |