Athletes

Stacey Dales-Schuman was selected as the third overall draft pick by the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2002. Dales-Schuman played in 31 games and started in 28, averaging 9.8 points, 2.7 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game in her rookie season and was an all-star selection for the Eastern Conference team. In June of the 2002 season she had a career and season high in points (26), field goals made (8), field goals attempted (15), offensive rebounds (5), assists (6) and minutes played (46). With a 43.0 percent three-point field goal percentage, Dales-Schuman was ranked ninth in the league for the 2002 WNBA season. In the Eastern Conference Finals, she scored 6.3 points per game in the three-game series. Dales-Schuman graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2002, receiving her bachelor's degree in communications. At Oklahoma she was a two-time Kodak, Associated Press and Consensus All-American. ESPN The Magazine named her Point Guard of the Year in 2002. Dales-Schuman was a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, as well as a Wade Trophy finalist. Academically she was named to the Dean's list four times and the President's honor roll three times. She helped lead her team to the 2001-2002 NCAA Championship game as team captain. She was named to the 2002 Final Four All-Tournament team. Dales-Schuman led Oklahoma in scoring (17.0), free throw percentage (78.6) and tied for third in rebounds (5.0) per game. She ended the year ranked 71st in the NCAA in scoring. At Oklahoma, she had four double-doubles, pushing her career total to 13 and ranking her as ninth on the school's all time double-double chart. A native of Canada, Dales-Schuman was a member of the Canadian national women's basketball team (2001, 2000, 1999) and was the leading scorer in 2000. She currently resides in Washington, D.C., and is pursuing a career in broadcasting. Dales-Schuman was presented with the Robin Roberts/WBCA Sports Communication Scholarship Award, which is presented annually to one collegiate basketball player who is looking toward a career in sports communication/journalism. She has served as a guest analyst for women's college basketball on ESPN and hopes to compete in the 2004 Olympic Games. (02/03)