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The Rise of the Aging Rookie: Meet the WNBA’s Veteran Debutants
The abrupt turnaround is why on the morning of the Sky’s eventual 83–50 victory, Gardner told coach/general manager James Wade she was surprised by his decision to have her open the game. But despite her admission, the rookie guard also felt ready for her first WNBA contest, because … well … she isn’t exactly a traditional rookie, either.
, at 31 years old, Gardner was the oldest rookie to start in her WNBA debut since ’03. “That definitely means a lot,” she says. “It’s hard to explain in words.”She is not alone in being a veteran of professional basketball but a newcomer in the W. So far this season,, there have been seven debutants who are at least 26 years old, the most since 2001. Three of them—Gardner, teammate forward Tina Krajisnik and Connecticut guard Yvonne Anderson—are in their early 30s.
Anderson, like Gardner, has carved out a successful career as a basketball nomad. The daughter of St. John’s men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson, she admits she was a little spoiled by the resources provided by the University of Texas, where she played four seasons. A prime example came after graduation when Anderson moved to Sweden.
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