Mary Margaret “Molly” Creamer (born September 25, 1981) is a current Andover High School history teacher[1] and a former professional basketball player who was drafted in the first round of the 2003 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty. She is the first player from the Patriot League to be drafted into the WNBA.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 25, 1981 Ridgewood, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 163 lb (74 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Morris Mendham (Mendham, New Jersey) |
| College | Bucknell (1999–2003) |
| WNBA draft | 2003: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
A resident of Mendham Borough, New Jersey, Cramer played at West Morris Mendham High School.[2]
College
editCreamer helped Bucknell University women's basketball team qualify for its first ever NCAA Division I tournament in 2002.[3] In her final college season she averaged 27.1 points per game (ppg), a then-Patriot League season record. When she left Bucknell, she had broken or shared 19 Patriot League records.
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Bucknell | 30 | - | - | 41.2 | 31.6 | 82.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | - | 15.8 |
| 2000–01 | Bucknell | 28 | - | - | 46.4 | 36.3 | 82.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 19.0 |
| 2001–02 | Bucknell | 31 | - | - | 44.4 | 37.3 | 87.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | - | 22.4 |
| 2002–03 | Bucknell | 28 | - | - | 39.0 | 31.3 | 86.6 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 27.1 |
| Career | 117 | - | - | 39.0 | 34.2 | 85.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 21.0 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[4] | |||||||||||||
Post-basketball career
editAfter playing basketball, Creamer co-created Find the Courage, an educational and inspirational program for youth. She then became a high school history teacher.[5]
Honors and awards
edit- All-time leading scorer in Patriot League history
- 2003 NCAA Division I Kodak/Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America
- Patriot league women's basketball player of the year[6]
References
edit- ^ Hu, Ella (27 November 2023). "Professional Basketball Player Transitions to History Teacher". ANDOVERVIEW.
- ^ "Bucknell's Molly Creamer Selected In The First Round Of WNBA Draft; Three-Time Patriot League Player Of The Year Chosen 10th Overall By The New York Liberty", Bucknell University, April 25, 2003. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Bucknell women's basketball standout Molly Creamer (Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham) has accomplished yet another first for the Bison program."
- ^ "Gball Online Magazine: Q & A". www.gballmag.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ^ "Molly Creamer College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Molly Creamer". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Bucknell's Molly Creamer Selected In The First Round of the WNBA Draft - Patriot League Official Athletic Site Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Molly Creamer Basketball Player Profile, Banco di Sicilia Ribera, Bucknell, News, B stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards, - eurobasket.com
- Molly Creamer Profile - Bucknell University Official Athletic Site - Bucknell University
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