Kristen Mann

Kristen Mann
Personal information
Born	August 10, 1983 (age 40); Lakewood, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Foothill (Santa Ana, California)
College	UC Santa Barbara (2001–2005)
WNBA draft	2005: 1st round, 11th overall pick
	Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	2005–present
Position	Forward
Number	44, 11, 24
Career history
2005–2007	Minnesota Lynx
2008	Atlanta Dream
2008	Indiana Fever
2009	Washington Mystics
2010	Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
	Big West Player of the Year (2005); 3x First-team All-Big West (2003-2005); Big West Freshman of the Year (2002); Big West All-Freshman team (2002);
	Stats at WNBA.com

Kristen Cherie Mann (born August 10, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever, and Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

Early life

Born in Lakewood, California on August 10, 1983, Mann is the daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two brothers, Mack and Guy, and one sister, Payton, all younger than her. Mann is of Samoan descent.^[1] She went to Foothill High School, playing both basketball and softball. She played first and third base for her high school softball team, and the Foothill Knights won the state and national titles in 2000. In basketball she holds 25 school records, and was a Nike All-American.

College career

Mann went to the UC Santa Barbara, alongside fellow WNBA player Lindsay Taylor, and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Women's Studies. She played basketball all four years at UCSB, and played softball for the 2003 season. She played first base and was a designated hitter with a batting average of .263 for the season. Some of her college awards are being First Team All-Big West in 2003–04 & 2002–03, 2001–02 Big-West Freshman of the Year, 2004–05 John Wooden All-American, and being awarded the Kristen Lohman trophy. The Gauchos won the Big-West tournament championship in 2002–03. During the summer of 2003 Mann was a member of Team USA and helped win the gold medal in the inaugural FIBA World Championship for Young Women in Sibenik, Croatia.

UC Santa Barbara statistics

Source^[2]

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
2001–02	UCSB	32	401	43.0	32.4	72.3	6.5	1.8	1.4	0.1	12.5
2002–03	UCSB	20	284	44.0	36.7	73.0	6.5	1.9	1.5	0.3	14.2
2003–04	UCSB	33	450	46.0	35.5	65.1	6.6	2.5	1.5	0.3	13.6
2004–05	UCSB	29	565	44.0	31.7	68.3	9.4	2.3	1.2	0.2	19.5
Career	UCSB	114	1700	44.3	33.8	69.7	7.3	2.1	1.4	0.2	14.9

WNBA career

Following her collegiate career, she was selected 11th overall in the 2005 WNBA draft. In her rookie season, Mann averaged 3.0 points and 7.7 minutes per game. In 2006, Mann was inserted into the starting line-up and averaged 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

In 2007, Mann started 17 of the Lynx 34 games and posted career highs in scoring (7.6 ppg) and rebounds (3.6 rpg). On February 6, 2008, the Atlanta Dream selected Mann in their expansion draft. She was traded to Indiana midway through the 2008 season in exchange for Alison Bales.

While a member of the Indiana Fever, she played in five games averaging just over 6 minutes player per game and averaging 0.4 points per game. After the 2008 season, Mann was signed by the Washington Mystics, who cited her "ability to stretch the defense with her three point shot, a very high basketball IQ, and a competitive work ethic" as the reasons why they had chosen to bring her on board.

Former Lynx teammates Lindsey Harding and Eshaya Murphy joined Mann for training camping prior to the 2009 season. On June 4, 2009, Mann was waived from the Mystics, but she was re-signed on June 16, 2009.^[3]

Mann signed partway through the 2010 season with the Minnesota Lynx and would play a total of five games with them to finish out the season.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
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

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2005	Minnesota	24	0	7.7	.500	.000	.688	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.3	3.0
2006	Minnesota	33	33	27.1	.387	.375	.735	3.4	2.8	0.6	0.2	1.5	7.4
2007	Minnesota	34	17	25.9	.375	.349	.784	3.6	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.8	7.6
2008	Atlanta	13	8	17.2	.409	.500	1.000	1.5	1.1	0.6	0.3	1.1	3.5
2008	Indiana	5	0	6.2	.250	.000	.000	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4
2009	Washington	16	0	5.9	.357	.222	1.000	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.6
2010	Minnesota	5	0	3.0	.167	.250	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6
Career	6 years, 4 teams	130	58	17.9	.390	.339	.763	2.4	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.8	5.0

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	TO	PPG
2008	Indiana	3	10.0	.444	.333	.000	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.3	3.3
2009	Washington	1	8.0	.500	.500	.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0
Career	2 years, 2 teams	4	9.5	.455	.375	.000	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.3	3.3

Overseas career

Seasons	Team	Country
2005–2006	Zaragoza Mann Filter	Spain
2006–2007	Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye	Turkey
2007–2008	Tarbes GB^[4]	France
2009–2010	SK Cēsis^[5]	Latvia
2010–2011	Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes	France
2011–2013	Lattes Montpellier	France
2013–2014	Toulouse Metropole Basket	France
2014–2015	CAB Madeira	Portugal
2015–2016	TTT Riga	Latvia
2016–2017	BLMA Lattes Montpellier	France
2017	Roche Vendée	France
2018–2019	USOM Mondeville	France
2019–2020	CBBS Charnay-Macon	France
2020–2022	Tango Bourges Basket	France
2022–present	Basket Landes	France

Music career

She is also a singer/songwriter and has released recordings with Gabriel Mann, no relation, but was a college friend under the band name Sapphica. She plays the acoustic guitar and sings for the duo. She has also released music as a solo artist under her name, Kristen Mann.^{[citation needed]}