Lynn Pride

Lynn Pride (born October 16, 1978) is an American former collegiate and professional basketball player.

Lynn Pride
Personal information
Born (1978-10-16) October 16, 1978
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Representing the  United States
U18 and U19
1996 U18 ChetumalTeam Competition
1997 U19 NatalTeam Competition
Jones Cup
1998 TaipeiTeam Competition
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg Team Competition

Born in Vero Beach, Florida, she attended Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas, and during her senior year, she was ranked as one of the nation's top five players by Blue Star Report and was named an All-American by USA Today, Street & Smith's, and Parade Magazine. Pride was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1996.[1] Pride attended college at University of Kansas and graduated in 2000.

In the 2000 WNBA Draft, Pride was selected in the seventh overall pick by the Portland Fire. After the season, she was traded to the Minnesota Lynx and she played for the Lynx during the 2001, 2002, and part of the 2003 seasons. After being waived by the Lynx, she signed with the Los Angeles Sparks for the rest of the 2003 season before retiring.

Kansas statistics
Legend
  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
1996-97 Kansas 27 211 46.3% 42.9% 68.8% 6.4 1.4 1.8 0.7 7.8
1997-98 Kansas 32 478 39.7% 31.4% 69.8% 6.7 2.8 2.2 0.9 14.9
1998-99 Kansas 33 563 44.6% 28.3% 73.3% 7.2 2.5 2.6 0.7 17.1
1999-2000 Kansas 30 522 44.4% 26.3% 78.6% 7.9 2.8 2.5 0.7 17.4
Career 122 1774 43.3% 29.8% 73.1% 7.1 2.4 2.3 0.8 14.5

USA Basketball

Pride was named to the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team (now called the U18 team). The team participated in the third Junior World Championship, held in Chetumal, Mexico in late August and early September 1996. The USA team won their early games easily, but lost by four points to the team from Brazil, ending up with the silver medal for the event.[2]

Pride was named to the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team when it was invited to the 1997 FIBA Junior World Championship (now called U19) held in Natal, Brazil. After beating Japan, the next game was against Australia, the defending champion. The USA team pulled out to a 13-point lead in the second half, but gave up the lead and lost the game 80–74. The USA rebounded with a close 92–88 victory over Cuba, helped by 23 points each from Maylana Martin and Pride. The USA then went on to beat previously unbeaten Russia. After winning the next two games, the USA faced Australia in the gold medal game. The USA team has a three-point lead late, but the Aussies hit a three-pointer with three seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Although the Aussies scored first, the USA team came back, then pulled into the lead and held on to win 78–74 to earn the gold, and the first medal for a USA team at a Junior World Championship. Pride averaged 10.4 points per game and led the teams in steals with 21.[3]

Pride was named to the team representing the USA at the 1998 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The USA team, coached by Nell Fortner, won all five games, earning the gold medal for the competition. Pride averaged 9.0 points per game and led the team in steals with 11.[4]

Pride again played with the USA team at the 1999 Pan American Games. The team finished with a record of 4–3, but won the bronze medal with an 85–59 victory over Brazil. Pride averaged 12.9 points per game and was second on the team in steals with 11.[5]

Vital statistics

Notes
  1. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  2. "Third Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team -- 1996". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. "Fourth FIBA Women's U19/Junior World Championship -- 1997". USA Basketball. January 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. "1998 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. "Thirteenth Pan American Games -- 1999". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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