Candace Parker

Candace Parker is simply amazing! She is my favorite WNBA player and has compiled so many awards over the years that my brain hurts thinking about it. For starters she is known for being the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game as well as the first woman to dunk twice in a college game.  She is 6 foot 4 inches so that probably helps. I only wish I could dunk. I'd be happy just touching the rim.

Parker attended Naperville Central High School and lead her team to state titles in 2003 and 2004 and in the process became the only two-time winner of the USA Today Player of the Year Award.  As a senior she competed in the Slam Dunk contest against future NBA Slam Dunk contestants JR Smith and Josh Smith and won! Isn't that awesome?

In college she lead the Tennesse Lady Vols to national championships in 2007 and 2008 before declaring for the WNBA draft where she was the #1 pick. 

You won't believe who is in her family! She married Sheldon Williams of the Sacramento Kings and her brother Anthony Parker plays for the Toronto Raptors so now there are three people in the family that play professional basketball. That's the start of a pretty good family basketball team if you ask me.