(1986-09-10) September 10, 1986 (age 37) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight
173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school
Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland)
The Patterson School (Lenoir, North Carolina)
College
Louisville (2005–2009)
WNBA draft
2009: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career
2009–present
Position
Small forward / shooting guard
Number
35
Career history
2009–2019
Atlanta Dream
2009–2010
Good Angels Košice
2010–2011
MKB-Euroleasing Sopron
2011–2015
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2015–2016
Mersin BŞB
2016–2017
Dynamo Kursk
2017
Homenetmen Antelias
2017–2018
Dynamo Kursk
2020–2021
Las Vegas Aces
2021
Galatasaray
2022
Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
5× WNBA All-Star (2011, 2013–2015, 2018)
2× All-WNBA First Team (2011, 2015)
4× All-WNBA Second Team (2010, 2013, 2014, 2016)
2× WNBA scoring champion (2012, 2013)
2× WNBA steals leader (2012, 2014)
2× WNBA Peak Performer (2012, 2013)
7× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2010–2016)
WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2009)
WNBA Rookie of the Year (2009)
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2009)
WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021)
Hungarian National League champion (2011)
Hungarian Cup winner (2011)
2× Turkish National League champion (2012, 2013)
Turkish Cup winner (2015)
4× Turkish President Cup winner (2012–2015)
EuroLeague winner (2017)
Lebanese Basketball League champion (2017)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
2012 London
Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Team
World Championship
2010 Czech Republic
2014 Turkey
Pan American Games
2007 Brazil
Team
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry (born September 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. McCoughtry completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA draft and was considered its franchise player during her tenure with the team. McCoughtry has also played overseas in Turkey, Slovakia, Lebanon, Hungary and Russia.[1]
^"Atlanta Dream Make Angel McCoughtry No. 1 Selection in 2009 WNBA Draft". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
Angel Lajuane McCoughtry (born September 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's...
many high-quality players such as University of Louisville standouts AngelMcCoughtry and Shoni Schimmel, former Finals MVP Betty Lennox, and Brazilian sharpshooter...
Phoenix vs. Dallas, June 18, 2016 36 – AngelMcCoughtry, Atlanta at Connecticut, July 31, 2011 34 – AngelMcCoughtry, Atlanta vs. San Antonio, August 20...
Basketball-Reference. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 17 August 2022. "Dream's AngelMcCoughtry Plans to Rest During 2017 Season". WNBA. January 4, 2017. Retrieved...
open the fourth quarter. Taj McWilliams-Franklin added eight points and 10 boards while battling an illness. AngelMcCoughtry scored 19 of her 33 points...
in the NBA. In the WNBA, some of the best small forwards have been AngelMcCoughtry, Maya Moore, and Elena Delle Donne. The power forward (PF), also known...
during the season; the Atlanta Dream, led by league scoring champion AngelMcCoughtry; and the Washington Mystics, who were hoping to win their first playoff...
top seed, the Chicago Sky, in the first round. The Dream featured AngelMcCoughtry, who won her second consecutive scoring title in 2013, as well as Brazilian...
Storm's bench contributed fifteen total points. The Aces were led by AngelMcCoughtry with twenty points. A'ja Wilson added nineteen and three other players...
Performer Awards". hoopfeed.com. Hoopfeed. Retrieved July 14, 2022. "AngelMcCoughtry, Tina Charles and Lindsay Whalen Capture 2012 WNBA Peak Performer Honors"...
five games. Several players shared scoring honors, with Swin Cash, AngelMcCoughtry, Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Lindsay Whalen, and Sylvia Fowles all ending...
Finals records Milestone Player Team Date Statistic Points, individual AngelMcCoughtry Atlanta Dream October 5, 2011 38 points Rebounds, individual Sylvia...
com. Associated Press. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021. "WNBA.com:McCarville, White, Irvin Go First in the 2005 WNBA Draft". www.wnba.com. Retrieved...
were chosen exactly according to odds. Some of the top draftees were AngelMcCoughtry, Marissa Coleman, Kristi Toliver, and Renee Montgomery. The Washington...
Retrieved April 4, 2012. (Induction class includes Don Barksdale, Katrina McClain, and Reggie Miller, all listed above) Specific "Classic 1972 USA vs....
2014 issue featured the following athletes: Basketball: Serge Ibaka, AngelMcCoughtry BMX bike motocross: Nigel Sylvester Bobsledding: Aja Evans Boxing:...
Chicago Sky in a losing effort. In 2017, with the team's leading scorer AngelMcCoughtry deciding to rest during the season, Hayes took on more scoring responsibility...
foul line with 2.6 seconds left and the Storm beat the Dream 79–77. AngelMcCoughtry had a last-second try for the Dream, but her long 3-pointer from the...
Sports Central. August 28, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2022. "ATLANTA'S ANGELMCCOUGHTRY, LOS ANGELES' CANDACE PARKER NAMED WNBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE...
Seimone Augustus AngelMcCoughtry Nneka Ogwumike Tina Charles All-Defensive First Team Briann January Tanisha Wright AngelMcCoughtry Sancho Lyttle Brittney...
Parker Forward / Center United States Los Angeles Sparks 1 2008 2009 AngelMcCoughtry Forward United States Atlanta Dream 1 2009 2010 Tina Charles Center...
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