University of Oklahoma Athletics

Wecker Joins OU Staff

Wecker Joins OU Staff

August 28, 2008 | Women's Basketball

By: Athletics Communications

Aug. 28, 2008

 

NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Oklahoma head women's basketball coach Sherri Coale announced Thursday that 2005 Big 12 Player of the Year Kendra Wecker would join the team as a graduate assistant.

“I'm excited to begin the newest chapter of my career on the Oklahoma staff,” Wecker said. “I have nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for Sherri Coale and the program she has built in Norman. With the championship tradition of this team and the skill of our current players, I am very much looking forward to the upcoming season.”

Wecker was a three-time All-Big 12 First Team member at Kansas State and was picked fourth overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 2005 WNBA Draft.

“Kendra will be a tremendous addition to our program,” Coale said. “Her collegiate experience in this conference coupled with her professional experience both in the WNBA and overseas provides her with a broad base of basketball intelligence.

“Playing against her for four years was no fun, but the respect and admiration I have for her as a competitor is second to none. Kendra's passion for the game and her work ethic as a student-athlete made her a poster child for everything that is good about intercollegiate athletics.

“We look forward to the channeling of those traits into her career outside the lines of the court.”

After suffering an ACL tear in the first game of her rookie season, Wecker returned the following season and appeared in 58 career WNBA games, averaging 3.7 points and 1.8 rebounds. Wecker played in nine games this season with the Washington Mystics before being waived on Aug. 12.

The Marysville, Kan., native ended her collegiate basketball career as one of the sport's most prolific athletes. A first-team All-American in 2005, Wecker was a three-time Naismith Player of the Year finalist and two-time Wade Trophy and Wooden Award finalist.

Wecker still holds Kansas State career records for scoring (2,333 points), rebounds (1,087), double-doubles (52), field goals made (935), field goals attempted (1,913) and minutes played (4,141).

Wecker will pursue Master's of Education with an emphasis in intercollegiate athletics administration.

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