Whitney Boddie is a professional basketball

Basketball

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 player most recently playing 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...

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Graduated in 2005 from Florence High School (Formerly Bradshaw High School) of Florence, Alabama, Boddie was named 2005 Alabama Miss Basketball

Alabama Miss Basketball

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Boddie was drafted by 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...

 in the 2009 WNBA Draft

2009 WNBA Draft

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 but she was waived before the season began. When Monarchs guard Chelsea Newton

Chelsea Newton

Chelsea Newton was born February 17, 1983 in Monroe, Louisiana. She is a former WNBA player, who last played for the Sacramento Monarchs. She signed with the Seattle Storm, but later retired before even playing a game with them....

had surgery in August 2009, the Monarchs signed Boddie to a seven-day contract.