Search
What's Hot
Day-by-Day Fall Schedule
Mega Buzz
Fall TV Timeslot Wars
Shows We Lost This Season

Candace Parker

Celebrity

Candace Parker: Biography

Candace Parker
3 photos
  • Birth Name: Candace Nicole Parker
  • Birth Place: St. Louis, MO
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/19/1986, Aries
  • Profession: Professional basketball player
User Rating: (803 ratings)
Add Your Rating: 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 stars
Candace Parker Fast Facts:
  • Two-time national high-school player of the year in 2003 and 2004.
  • Won the slam dunk contest at the 2004 McDonald's High School All-America game beating several future NBA players.
  • Became the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game in 2006.
  • Won a bronze medal as part of the U.S. national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.
  • Led the University of Tennessee to consecutive NCAA titles in 2007 and 2008.
  • Won the Final Four MVP in both 2007 and 2008.
  • Named to the Final Four All-Tournament team in both 2007 and 2008.
  • Picked No. 1 overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2008 WNBA Draft.
  • Set a record for points scored in a WNBA debut (34 on May 17, 2008) and narrowly missed becoming the first rookie to notch a triple-double (34 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists). 
  • Became the second woman ever to dunk in a WNBA game on June 22, 2008---the first was L.A. Sparks teammate Lisa Leslie in 2002.
  • Welcomed her first child, a girl, with husband Shelden Williams on May 13, 2009.
  • Candace Parker Relationships:
  • Anthony Parker - Brother
  • Shelden Williams - Husband
  • Marcus Parker - Brother
  • Larry Parker - Father
  • Sara Parker - Mother
  • Lailaa Nicole Williams - Daughter
  • College:
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (BA in Sport Management, 2008)

Photos

2008 Summer Olympics, Candace Parker Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images
Candace Parker NBA Photos
Candace Parker NBA Photos
Advertisement

Our Partners

Advertisement

Related Websites

You might be also interested in the following websites:

Most Popular TV Shows

  1. American Idol
  2. NCIS
  3. Big Bang Theory
  4. Voice
  5. Person of Interest
more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

  1. Jessica Simpson
  2. Khloe Kardashian
  3. Kate Middleton
  4. Maria Menounos
  5. Kim Kardashian
more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

  1. Men In Black 3
  2. Avengers
  3. Battleship
  4. The Dictator
  5. Dark Shadows
more popular movies

Top Videos

  1. The Bachelorette
  2. Young and the Restless
  3. America's Got Talent
  4. Days of our Lives
  5. Revenge
more top videos