Anna DeForge

Anna DeForge was born in Niagara Wisconsin (according to the Huskerse website. Wikipedia says Iron Mountain, Michigan) on April 14, 1976. She is the daughter of Rosemary and Roger DeForge and has two sisters, Stacey and Kelly.

Anna majored in business administration at the University of Nebraska, and played basketball for the Huskers from 1995-1998. After college, Anna was the second-round draft pick of the San Jose Lasers in the 1999 American Basketball League Draft.

She was also the first Nebraska player to earn a spot on a WNBA regular-season roster after starting the 2000 season with the Detroit Shock. In 2004, DeForge ranked 10th in the WNBA by averaging 14.4 points per game, while leading the league in minutes played and three-pointers made (70). She added 3.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game on the year.

In 2003, she led the Phoenix Mercury with 11.9 points per game to go along with 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest.