FACTOIDS
Full Name: Candace Parker
Nickname: Candace
Birthday: April 19, 1986
Height: 6’4”
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Sports: Basketball
PROFILE
Appeared in all 31 games with nine starts ... in her nine starts, she averaged 9.9 points per game ... named the America East Conference Rookie of the Week on Dec. 18 ... reached double figures in scoring four times and lead the team in scoring twice ... scored a career-high 18 points against Boston on Feb. 28 ... netted 16 points against Colgate on Dec. 16 and against New Hampshire on March 13.
A four-year starter at Naperville Central ... named third-team all-state on the Class AA level by the Associated Press in 2004 and 2005 and was named honorable mention in 2006 ... a second-team Illinois Basketball Coaches’ Association (IBCA) second-team all-state selection in 2006 ... a McDonald’s All-American nominee and a Miss Illinois Basketball finalist ... named to the 2005-06 Chicago Sun Times All-Area Team her senior year ... selected to the Daily Herald All-Area Team three times ... the Naperville Sun Player of the Year in 2006 ... averaged over 20 points per game as a senior and 18.6 points as a junior ... named All-Dupage Valley Conference three times and was also Academic All-Conference three times ... finished her career as Naperville Central’s second all-time leading scorer behind Candace Parker ... holds the Naperville Central school records for career three pointers and consecutive free throws ... with Carter starting at shooting guard, Naperville Central won the Class AA state title twice, the DuPage Valley Conference Championship four times, the regional title four times and the sectional title twice ... also ran track in the spring and placed third in the long jump as a senior in the DuPage Valley Conference Championships.
