Vintage Alana Beard WNBA Washington Mystics Bobblehead DPOY

Description: YEAH, WE'RE MOVIN ON UP!THAT WAS THE THEME SONG TO A POPULAR SITCOM BACK IN THE DAY, AND IT'S STILL AROUND IN RE-RUNS......THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR THE WNBA (WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION), WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1996 AND MOVIN' ON UP WHEN ALANA BEARD WAS DRAFTED BY THE WASHINGTON MYSTICS AS THEIR FIRST PICK AND THE 2ND OVERALL IN THE 2004 WNBA DRAFT. AS A PREP STAR, BEARD PLAYED FOR SOUTHWOOD HIGH IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, AND WOULD LEAD HER COWBOYS TO (4) CONSECUTIVE STATE CROWNS. THE COWBOY TURNED BLUE DEVIL AND SET A DUKE SCORING RECORD OF 2,687 POINTS, SHE WAS THE FIRST NCAA BASKETBALL PLAYER TO AMASS OVER 2,600 POINTS, 400 STEALS AND 500 ASSISTS. DUKE REACHED THE FINAL FOUR TWICE WITH FOUR REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS ON HER WATCH TAKING A FIRST EVER #1 RANKING IN HER FINAL YEAR.THE SHOOTING GUARD AND SMALL FORWARD STARRED FOR (8) SEASONS WITH THE MYSTICS. ALONG WITH CHAMIQUE HOLDSCLAW, SHE HELPED LEAD WASHINGTON TO THE PLAYOFFS IN HER FIRST SEASON, BECOMING AN ALL-STAR IN HER SOPH SEASON. AVERAGING 19.2 PPG, SHE WOULD ENJOY HER BEST SCORING SEASON IN 2006 AND WAS A (4) TIME WNBA ALL-STAR AND 3X ALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER FOR THE MYSTICS UNTIL THE FINGER OF FATE TOUCHED HER FOOT WITH SURGURY AND INJURIES IN '10 AN '11 WITHOUT PLAY.ALANA SIGNED WITH THE LOS ANGELES SPARKS IN 2012 AND HELPED BUILD A CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER WITH CANDACE PARKER, KRISTY TOLIVER AND NNEKA OGWUMIKE. THAT SQUAD GAINED MOMENTUM AND IN 2016, BEARD WOULD WIN HER FIRST WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP DEFEATING THE DEFENDING CHAMPION, MINNESOTA LYNX (4-1). ALTHOUGH THE SPARKS RETURNED TO THE FINALS FOR A LYNX REMATCH, THEY WOULD NOT REPEAT. HOWEVER, ALANA WAS NAMED THE WNBA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN 2017 AND WOULD REPEAT THAT FEAT IN 2018. BEARD AND THE SPARKS WOULD CONTINUE AS PLAYOFF CONTENDERS IN '18 AND '19 THOUGH DID NOT REACH THE FINALS. SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER 15 SEASONS, INCLUDING BEING THE 2017 STEALS LEADER AND A (9) TIME, WNBA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM, SHE ANNOUNCED HER RETIREMENT IN 2020. THE WNBA RECEIVED TWO NEW STARS WITH COLLEGIATE ACHIEVEMENTS AND NOT SHY ABOUT CONTROVERSY, WHO SIGNED UP FOR WNBA ACTION FOR THE '24 SEASON. ALONG WITH REGULAR TV VIEWING, THE EXCITEMENT AND FAN ATTRACTION HAS BEEN MOVIN' ON UP! AND THESE AREN'T RE-RUNS... ALANA BEARD WASHINGTON MYSTICS 7INCH BOBBLEHEAD EXCELLENT PHYSICAL CONDITION... NO BOX...AUDIO NOT TESTED NO RETURNS

Price: 42.99 USD

Location: Lanham, Maryland

End Time: 2024-09-21T08:52:54.000Z

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