Rebekkah Brunson

Rebekkah Brunson
Brunson in 2018
Minnesota Lynx
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1981-12-11) December 11, 1981 (age 42)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolOxon Hill (Oxon Hill, Maryland)
CollegeGeorgetown (2000–2004)
WNBA draft2004: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career2004–2018
Coaching career2020–present
Career history
As player:
20042009Sacramento Monarchs
2004–2006Dexia Namur
2006–2007Dynamo Moscow
2007–2010Taranto Cras Basket
2010–2011Ros Casares Valencia
2011–2012Nadezhda Orenburg
2012–2013USK Praha
2013–2016Dynamo Kursk
20102018Minnesota Lynx
As coach:
2020–presentMinnesota Lynx (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As assistant coach:

Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing the USA
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Rebekkah Brunson (born December 11, 1981) is an American basketball coach and broadcast analyst. She is currently an assistant coach with the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] Brunson is a former forward for the Lynx and is the only player to win five WNBA championships. She held the WNBA record for rebounding,[2] which she ceded to Lynx center Sylvia Fowles in 2020.[3]

Brunson was born in Washington, D.C., and attended Oxon Hill High School in Maryland. Brunson graduated from Georgetown University in 2004 as its women's basketball program's all-time leading rebounder. She also played on the U.S. team in the 2003 Pan American Games.[4]

  1. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Hire Five-Time WNBA Champion Rebekkah Brunson as Assistant Coach". Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Andrews, Julian (July 5, 2018). "Rebekkah Brunson Becomes WNBA's All-Time Leading Rebounder". NBA Media Ventures. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Young, Ryan (July 29, 2020). "Sylvia Fowles becomes WNBA all-time rebounding leader". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "FOURTEENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES - 2003". USA basketball. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.