Angie Bjorklund

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Angela Deanne Bjorklund (born July 14, 1989) is an American former NCAA basketball player for the Tennessee Lady Vols. She played professionally for the Chicago Sky, who drafted her in the 2011 WNBA draft. Her older sister, Jami, was a forward for Kelly Graves' Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team from 2005 to 2009, playing alongside Sky teammate at the time; Courtney Vandersloot.

Early life

Bjorklund was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2007 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored eleven points.[1]

USA Basketball

Bjorklund was a member of the USA Women's U19 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event was held in July and August 2007, when the USA team defeated Sweden to win the championship. Bjorklund helped the team the gold medal, scoring 7.4 points per game.[2][3][4][5]

College career

Bjorklund became the 10th Lady Vols freshman to start their basketball career in the starting lineup.[6] She played all 38 games during her freshman season, where Tennessee won the National Championship against Stanford by a final score of 64–48, earning Pat Summitt her eighth and eventually, final National Championship as head coach.[6][7] Bjorklund finished her college career with 300 3-pointers, becoming the Lady Vols all-time 3 points record, which was previously held by Shanna Zolman, who had 266 3-pointers in her career.[6][8]

Post basketball career

Bjorklund was hired as the Director of Basketball Operations position prior to the 2013–14 season under Jennifer Mountain, who was assistant coach during her sister Jami's freshman, sophomore, and junior years at Gonzaga.[9]

Career statistics

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* Denotes season(s) in which Bjorklund won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

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College

NCAA statistics[10]
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 * Tennessee 38 318 38.6 36.8 87.0 3.2 1.4 0.8 0.1 8.4
2008–09 Tennessee 28 344 38.2 40.8 79.2 3.0 2.6 1.1 0.3 12.3
2009–10 Tennessee 35 487 41.7 42.7 74.4 2.7 2.9 0.9 0.2 13.9
2010–11 Tennessee 31 320 43.5 45.1 76.0 2.6 2.2 0.8 0.3 10.3
Career 132 1469 40.5 41.3 78.5 2.9 2.2 0.9 0.2 11.1

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