Kahleah Copper
Kahleah Copper (born August 28, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the seventh overall pick by the Washington Mystics in 2016, and was traded to the Chicago Sky the next year.
Copper with the Chicago Sky in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 28, 1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Prep Charter (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Rutgers (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2016: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Chicago Sky | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Perfumerias Avenida | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
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After three years as a bench player with the Sky, she was elevated to a starting role in 2020. She emerged as a star player in 2021, being named a WNBA All-Star for the first time. Copper led the Chicago Sky during the 2021 playoffs, being named WNBA Finals MVP as the team won their first title in franchise history.
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