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Full Name: Cappie Pondexter
Nickname: Cappie
Birthday: January 7, 1983
Height: 5'9"
Hometown: Chicago
Sports: Basketball
Profile
Selected to train with the 2006 USA World Championship Team during its pre-Worlds training Aug. 29 - Sept. 7 and traveled to Brazil with the squad prior to the World Championship. Aided the U.S. to a 56-49 exhibition victory over eventual 2006 gold medalist Australia.
One of two WNBA rookies-to-be named to the 2006 USA Basketball Senior National Team that recorded a 4-1 slate and won the Australia-hosted 2006 Opals World Challenge.
Missed the first game due to the WNBA Draft and arrived four hours ahead of the USA’s second contest, averaged 1.8 ppg.
Co-captain of the 2005 USA World University Games Team that captured the gold medal with a perfect 7-0 record in Turkey; averaged a USA fifth-best 8.9 ppg., while adding 3.1 rpg. and a team-high 23 assists.
Finished ranked among all participants in the 20-team tournament third for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.64) and sixth for assists (3.29 apg.).
Co-captain of the 2003 USA World Championship For Young Women Team that captured the gold medal with a 7-1 record in Sibenik, Croatia, averaged 5.3 ppg.
Helped the U.S. to a 4-0 record in exhibition play against Australia and Brazil's young women teams, averaged a team fourth best 9.0 ppg. and a team high 5.0 apg.
Co-captain of the 2002 USA World Championship For Young Women Qualifying Team that finished with a 4-0 record and the gold medal. The squad also earned a pair of exhibition victories over the Brazil senior and young women national teams.
Started all four games and passed off for 26 assists to lead all competitors at the event.
Member of the 2001 USA Junior World Championship Team that posted a 6-1 record and earned the bronze medal, ranked as the USA's third leading scorer.
Member of the 2000 USA Basketball Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that recorded a 5-0 record and earned the gold medal.
