Tawana Lenae McDonald (born January 5, 1980) is an American former basketball player who was selected in the first round of the 2002 WNBA draft.
College career
McDonald compiled 297 career blocks, a Georgia-then record.
[ Georgia center selected 13th by WNBA's Indiana Fever | Online Athens]
Georgia statistics
Source
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| 1998-99 | Georgia | 27 | 245 | 49.2% | 0.0% | 54.1 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 9.1 |
| 1999-00 | Georgia | 35 | 420 | 55.0% | 0.0% | 64.7% | 8.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 12.0 |
| 2000-01 | Georgia | 33 | 339 | 46.8% | 0.0% | 76.5% | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 10.3 |
| 2001-02 | Georgia | 29 | 221 | 54.9% | 0.0% | 68.8% | 5.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 7.6 |
| Career | | 124 | 1225 | 51.4% | 0.0% | 66.3% | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 9.9 |
Awards, honors, and highlights
College
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All-SEC First Team (2000)
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All-SEC Second Team (2000, 2001)
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All-SEC Third Team (2001)
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Women's Basketball Journal Defensive All-America Second Team (2001)
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Led SEC in blocked shots in first three seasons and ranked fourth as a senior, finishing career with 2.4 bpg
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Set Georgia all-time record for blocked shots (297) and single-season record (103) in 2001
[ WNBA Draft 2002: Tawana McDonald Player Profile]
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