Susan King Borchardt
Encyclopedia
Susan King Borchardt is an American professional basketball
player.
She grew up in a family of collegiate basketball players. Her father, Gary King, played at the University of Nebraska at Kearney
. Her brother, Stephen, played at Ohio University
.
From 1994 to 2000, she attended the Academy of Holy Angels
, a Catholic
coeducational high school
in Richfield, Minnesota
, where she became the first and only 7th grader in school history to play on the varsity girls' basketball team.
From 2000 to 2005, she played the point guard
position on the women's team at Stanford University
.
During her freshman season, she injured the anterior cruciate ligament ACL
in her right knee, and missed the final 21 games of the year. While recuperating, she met her future husband, Curtis Borchardt
, then a sophomore on Stanford's men's basketball team, who had just suffered a stress fracture
in his right foot and missed the final 14 games of his season. Eventually, they married in August 2003.
After graduating, Curtis joined the Utah Jazz
of the National Basketball Association
(NBA) while Susan spent her senior year at Stanford.
After graduating with a degree in psychology
, she was selected by the Minnesota Lynx
during the 2005 WNBA Draft
. She saw limited time with the Lynx, playing in only three games during the regular season before being waived by the team.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
She grew up in a family of collegiate basketball players. Her father, Gary King, played at the University of Nebraska at Kearney
University of Nebraska at Kearney
The University of Nebraska at Kearney , founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, is the Kearney, Nebraska, United States campus of the University of Nebraska system.-History:...
. Her brother, Stephen, played at Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
.
From 1994 to 2000, she attended the Academy of Holy Angels
Academy of Holy Angels
The Academy of Holy Angels is a Catholic, coeducational high school located in Richfield, Minnesota. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Holy Angels educates more than 820 students each year in grades nine through twelve from around the Twin Cities...
, a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
coeducational high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Richfield, Minnesota
Richfield, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,439 people, 15,073 households, and 8,727 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,993.9 people per square mile . There were 15,357 housing units at an average density of 2,226.9 per square mile...
, where she became the first and only 7th grader in school history to play on the varsity girls' basketball team.
From 2000 to 2005, she played the point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
position on the women's team at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
During her freshman season, she injured the anterior cruciate ligament ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
in her right knee, and missed the final 21 games of the year. While recuperating, she met her future husband, Curtis Borchardt
Curtis Borchardt
Curtis Alan Borchardt is an American professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 0 in tall center.-Amateur career:...
, then a sophomore on Stanford's men's basketball team, who had just suffered a stress fracture
Stress fracture
A stress fracture is one type of incomplete fracture in bones. It is caused by "unusual or repeated stress" and also heavy continuous weight on the ankle or leg...
in his right foot and missed the final 14 games of his season. Eventually, they married in August 2003.
After graduating, Curtis joined the Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(NBA) while Susan spent her senior year at Stanford.
After graduating with a degree in psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, she was selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
during the 2005 WNBA Draft
2005 WNBA Draft
The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players...
. She saw limited time with the Lynx, playing in only three games during the regular season before being waived by the team.