Crystal Dangerfield
Blackman High School
Impact Statement
“Big stage. Big game. I love games like this.” -Crystal Dangerfield
Biography
Crystal Dangerfield of Blackman High School ended her high school career by winning the Tennessee Class AAA Miss Basketball Award. Dangerfield led her school to two state titles during her career. She was the highly coveted Morgan Wooten Player of the Year.
She averaged 23.9 points a game during the 2015-16 season with 5.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 steals. Dangerfield will play at the University of Connecticut in the fall.
Dangerfield continued her successful ways at Connecticut. She was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team. She was named to the Third team as a sophomore and Conference First Team her last two seasons. She played in every game as a junior and senior, averaging 13.4 and 14.9 points respectively.
Dangerfield was selected in the second round of the WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. She made the WNBA’s All-Rookie Team and was the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2020. She is the first second round draft pick to bestow this honor.
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