Yvonne Turner

Yvonne Turner
No. 6 – Phoenix Mercury
Position Guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1987-10-13) October 13, 1987
Omaha, Nebraska
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 131 lb (59 kg)
Career information
High school Bellevue East (Bellevue, Nebraska)
College Nebraska (2006–2010)
WNBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2017–present Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2010)
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2010)
  • 3× Big 12 All-Defensive team (2008–2010)
Stats at WNBA.com

Yvonne Turner (born October 13, 1987) is an American professional women's basketball player with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. She previously played with the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team from 2006-2010. Turner played professionally outside of the U.S. as well, including time in Australia, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey. In Hungary during the 2016-17 season, she led the EuroLeague in scoring while playing with Uniqa Sopron.

2017

Turner made her WNBA debut in 2017 with Phoenix. She averaged 5.1 points and 12.8 minutes per game in her 34 appearances, which included four starts. Turner scored a season high of 18 on July 17 at Minnesota in a loss.

Personal

Turner grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Bellevue East High School in Bellevue, Nebraska.[1] She became one of the oldest players to make their debut in the WNBA when she signed with Phoenix.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Vailliencourt, Andrew (July 24, 2017). "After 7 years overseas, WNBA's oldest rookie gets shot with Mercury". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Planos, Josh (June 24, 2017). "For W.N.B.A.'s Oldest Rookie, a Lot of Persistence Goes a Long Way". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2018.


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