Angel McCoughtry
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Professional Basketball Player
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- Full name
- Angel McCoughtry
- Years active
- 2009–present
- Position
- Small forward - shooting guard
- Jersey number
- 35
- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- College
- Louisville (2005–2009)
- Agent
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angel's story
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.
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