Professional Experience
United States Pro Basketball
- WNBA: Connecticut Sun (2005-present); 2005 3rd round draft pick by Phoenix Mercury
USA/International Basketball Experience
- captain of the silver-medalist 2003 Pan American Games … first on squad in assists (16, 2.3 apg), free throw percentage (.933, 14-for-15) and minutes (28.0 mpg), second in scoring (9.6 ppg)
- captain of the bronze-medalist 1998 World Youth Games Team
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Collegiate Experience
Carey played three years at Texas (2002-05), one year at Stanford University (1999-2000) … after 1999-2000, she missed two seasons of play due to post-concussive symptoms, which forced her to retire with a NCAA medical hardship in November of 2000 … after rest, new medical consultation and testing, was cleared to play in the summer of 2002; Stanford, although not reversing its stance on allowing her to return to play, did successfully petition the NCAA for her return to basketball; it was granted, and Carey signed her UT financial aid agreement in June of 2002 … After playing two years for UT, Carey was granted a special NCAA Five-Year Rule Waiver in November of 2003 which allowed her a sixth year of eligibility due to her unique medical history.
College Basketball Honors
At Texas:
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2005 NCAA Woman of the Year recipient for the State of Texas (one of 51 female student-athletes chosen, from across all NCAA-sponsored sports and Divisions I, II and III) as the top senior athlete in the state, based on athletic, academic and community service excellence
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2003-04 State Farm Wade Trophy for National Player of the Year finalist
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2003-04 Naismith Award Player of the Year finalist
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2003-04
semifinalist for Wooden Award National Player of the Year
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2004-05 The State Farm Wade Trophy National Player of the Year Award mid-season finalist
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2002-03 Basketball Times Honorable Mention All-America
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two-time College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) National Academic All-America Third Team (2003-04, 2004-05)
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2004 Jimmy V Foundation “Comeback Award”, given to a collegiate basketball player who triumphs over adversity
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two-time Lieberman National Point Guard of the Year finalist (2003-04, 2004-05)
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2005 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Senior All-Star Challenge Game
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2004-05 Bayer Advantage Senior CLASS Award candidate (outstanding Division I senior basketball player)
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runnerup, 2005 Mountain Dew Women's Three-Point Shooting Championship (Indianapolis, Ind.)
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2003 and 2004 NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team
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All-Big 12 First Team (2003-04, 2004-05)
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2002-03 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
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2004-05 Big 12 Post-Graduate Scholarship recipient
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two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2003-04, 2004-05)
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two-time Big 12 All-Academic First Team (2003-04, 2004-05)
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recipient of the 2005 Texas Exes Lifetime Award (for outstanding leadership and academic and athletic success, gaining life-time membership into the Texas Exes Association)
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team co-MVP in 2003-04 and 2004-05
At Stanford (1999-2000):
- Freshman National All-American (by Basketball News, Women’s Basketball Journal, Women’s Basketball News Service)
- Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year
- All-Pac 10 Honorable Mention
- set Stanford’s single season record for 3-pointers made (81)
In the Texas Record Book
- 1st, career 3-point field goal pct. (.393, 193-462)
- 2nd, career three-point field goals made (193)
- 4th, career free throw pct. (.802, 170-212)
- led Texas in assists in 2002-03 (108, 3.6 apg)
- UT’s top 3-point scorer all three seasons
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