About Quanitra
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Drafted ninth overall to Minnesota in the 2009 WNBA Draft
• Set three career-highs on Sept. 13, 2015 vs. San Antonio with 33 minutes played, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks
2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:
• Traded with Washington’s 20th pick to Seattle in exchange for Seattle’s 15th overall 2015 draft pick on Feb. 23, 2015
• Grabbed a season high 8 rebounds on June 9 at Tulsa
• Scored a season high 8 points on Sept. 11 against Minnesota
• Set three career-highs on Sept. 13 vs. San Antonio with 33 minutes played, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks
2013 HIGHLIGHTS WITH WASHINGTON:
• Saw action in seven games for the Mystics
• Played 6.0 minutes per game
• Grabbed 1.4 rebounds per game
• Scored 1.7 points per game
2011 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW YORK:
• Acquired from Minnesota on May 27
• Averaged 4.6 points and 4.4 rebounds in 31 games
• Led the Liberty in field goal percentage with .524
• Made her first career playoff appearance
2010 HIGHLIGHTS WITH MINNESOTA:
• Averaged 1.7 points and 1.8 rebounds in 25 games
2009 HIGHLIGHTS WITH MINNESOTA:
• Appeared in 34 games
• Averaged 4.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game
OVERSEAS COMPETITION:
• 2015-16: Fenerbache, Turkey
• 2014-15: Fenerbache, Turkey
• 2013-14: Fenerbache, Turkey
• 2012-13: Ekaterinburg, Russia
• 2011-12: UNI Gyor, Hungary
• 2010-11: TTT Riga, Latvia
• 2009-10: Teo Vilnius, Lithuania
TURKEY NATIONAL TEAM HIGHLIGHTS:
• Acquired Turkish citizenship in 2012 to compete for the Turkish National Team
USA BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS:
• Invited to USA Basketball U19 Team Trials in Colorado Springs, CO in 2006-07
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
• Ended her VCU career after a great senior season, in which she averaged 14.2 ppg and 9.7 rpg
• Finished fourth in the CAA in scoring, third in rebounding and second in field-goal accuracy (51.8 percent)
• Recognized as the CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• Saw her collegiate career come to an end after she led VCU to a 26-7 record and a 2009 NCAA Tournament appearance
• Ended her senior season as VCU’s all-time leading rebounder (1,114) and is second in scoring (1,523)
• Set a school-record with her 31st career double-double (17 points, 14 rebounds) against Boston University on Dec. 28, 2007
• Became the 17th player in VCU history to score at least 1,000 points on Jan. 17, 2008 at Old Dominion, doing so on the same night as teammate Krystal Vaughn
• Named 2006 Freshman All-American by Women’s Basketball News Service
• Won VCU’s first CAA Rookie of the Year award in 2006
• Was the youngest player in the country during her freshman season, 2005-06
PERSONAL:
• Born November 15, 1988
• Daughter of Angela Pelzer and Jonathan Hollingsworth
• Majored in operations research with a minor in computer science
• Was an excellent student at VCU, who entered high school at the age of 11 after skipping two grades and graduated with honors at the age of 15