Andrea Stinson is a retired professional basketball player from the United States

United States

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, playing from 1998-2005 for the Charlotte Sting

Charlotte Sting

The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007....

 and the Detroit Shock

Detroit Shock

The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...

. She is currently the varsity women's basketball coach at Central Cabarrus High School

Central Cabarrus High School

Central Cabarrus High School, commonly referred to locally as Central or CCHS, is a comprehensive public high school located in Concord, North Carolina. With an enrollment of approximately 1,167 students, it is the third largest high school in the Cabarrus County Schools system...

 in Concord

Concord, North Carolina

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, North Carolina

North Carolina

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 and a security associate at Harding University High School

Harding University High School

Harry P. Harding University High School was established in 1992 as a Math, Science and Technology school in Charlotte, North Carolina. International Baccalaureate was added to the established program in 1995....

.

Early life

Andrea originally went to North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, North Carolina. There, she earned many honors, awards, and recognitions and still has much space in the trophy case dedicated to her. Andrea was selected as the female player of the year for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association

North Carolina High School Athletic Association

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 in 1986-87. She played college basketball for North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...

.She finished her NC State career third in scoring (2,136), third in field goals (917), third in steals (286), sixth in assists (402) and sixth in blocked shots (84).

Career highlight

• Three-time Italian League All-Star for Parma (1994–95), Cesena (1995–96) and Thiene
  Thiene
  Thiene is a city and comune in the province of Vicenza, in northern Italy, located approximately 75 km west of Venice and 200 km east of Milan....
  
   (1996–97)
• Only player in the league with 400 points, 125 rebounds and 120 assists in 1997 and 1998
• Became the fourth player in league history to score 2,000 career points in 2001
• Named to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team
  2001 WNBA All-Star Game
  The 2001 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 16, 2001 at TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando, Florida. This was the 3rd annual WNBA All-Star Game.-Rosters:*1 Injured*2 Starting in place of injured player-Coaches:...
  
   in 2001

Overseas career

• 1992-1994:   Tarbes GB
  Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
  Tarbes Gespe Bigorre is a French basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups ....
  
  
• 1994-1995:   Lavezzini Parma
• 1995-1996:   Ahena Cesena
• 1996-1997:   Thiene
  Thiene
  Thiene is a city and comune in the province of Vicenza, in northern Italy, located approximately 75 km west of Venice and 200 km east of Milan....
  
  
• 1998-2001:   Galatasaray Café Crown
  Galatasaray Café Crown
  Galatasaray Medical Park is a professional basketball team based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. It is a part of the Galatasaray Sports Club.Galatasaray play matches in Abdi İpekçi Arena which has a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators...
  
  
• 2001-2002:   Botassport Adana

External links

• Player Statistics - WNBA