Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga
Pohlen in 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||||
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| Title | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | May 2, 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 171 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Brea Olinda (Brea, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Stanford (2007–2011) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2011: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Tarsus Belediyesi | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Stanford (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
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Jeanette Pohlen (born May 2, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. As a collegiate athlete recruited by Stanford University, she was known by Cardinal fans for her great play against the Huskies of the University of Connecticut when she scored 31 points leading Stanford to victory over the undefeated Huskies.[1] Born in Downey, California, Pohlen appeared in 4 straight Final Fours at Stanford; including two Championship games. Pohlen captured her first gold medal in international competition as a member of the USA Basketball World University Games Team in July 2009.
Stanford statistics
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Stanford | 39 | 178 | 43.0 | 26.9 | 82.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 2008–09 | Stanford | 38 | 407 | 40.3 | 37.4 | 68.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 10.7 |
| 2009–10 | Stanford | 37 | 345 | 38.5 | 37.0 | 89.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| 2010–11 | Stanford | 36 | 523 | 43.6 | 41.7 | 89.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.5 |
| Career | 150 | 1453 | 41.3 | 37.7 | 81.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
USA Basketball
[edit | edit source]Pohlen was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Pohlen averaged 5.0 points per game.[3]
WNBA
[edit | edit source]Pohlen was selected in the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (9th overall) by the Indiana Fever.[4] Recognized for her long range shooting, Pohlen led the league in three point shooting percentage in 2011.
In 2012, Pohlen won her first WNBA championship with the Fever after they defeated the Minnesota Lynx in the Finals. In 2014, Pohlen was waived by the Fever during training camp due to an achilles injury.[5][6]
In 2015, she rejoined the Fever after recovery.[7]
In 2016, Pohlen was waived once again by the Fever a week before the start of the season.[8] Midway through the season, she returned to the Fever signing a 7-day contract on July 6, 2016.[9] A week later she signed another 7-day contract with the Fever. On July 21, 2016, she re-signed with the Fever for the rest of the season.[10]
In February 2017, Pohlen re-signed with the Fever.[11]
In February 2018, Pohlen re-signed once again with the Fever.[10] In May 2018, Pohlen was waived by the Fever before the start of the 2018 WNBA season.[10]
WNBA statistics
[edit | edit source]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Pohlen won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Indiana | 34 | 2 | 15.9 | .471 | .468° | .867 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| 2012† | Indiana | 34 | 3 | 16.9 | .430 | .421 | .700 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | Indiana | 13 | 0 | 14.7 | .342 | .375 | 1.000 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | Indiana | 26 | 1 | 10.0 | .404 | .395 | .750 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | Indiana | 12 | 0 | 4.1 | .545 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | Indiana | 29 | 0 | 12.9 | .405 | .385 | .826 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Career | 6 years, 1 team | 148 | 6 | 13.4 | .427 | .420 | .825 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
Playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Indiana | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 2012† | Indiana | 6 | 0 | 11.5 | .778 | 1.000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 2013 | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 11.1 | .308 | .111 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 2015 | Indiana | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 4 years, 1 team | 20 | 0 | 8.2 | .441 | .364 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
Overseas
[edit | edit source]Pohlen played the 2011–12 season with Tarsus in Turkey. She averaged 10.1 points in 13 games with the team.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Pohlen has an uncle who played football at the University of Notre Dame, both her grandfather and great-grandfather played basketball at Purdue University and her great-uncle is inducted into the Texas A&M Basketball Hall of Fame.
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American women's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Indiana Fever draft picks
- Indiana Fever players
- Sportspeople from Downey, California
- Basketball players from Los Angeles County, California
- Stanford Cardinal women's basketball players
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
- Brea Olinda High School alumni
- Stanford Cardinal women's basketball coaches
- 21st-century American women