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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1985-04-04)April 4, 1985 (age 40) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Beavercreek (Beavercreek, Ohio) |
| College | Duke (2003–2007) |
| WNBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Indiana Fever |
| Playing career | 2007–2012 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 33 |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Indiana Fever |
| 2008 2010–2011 | Atlanta Dream |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Alison Marie Bales (born April 4, 1985) is an American former professionalbasketball player of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
At the age of five, her family moved fromIndianapolis, Indiana, where she was born, to theDayton suburb ofBeavercreek, Ohio; she played high school basketball forBeavercreek High School. Bales was named aWBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored three points.[1]
After her senior year, she committed toDuke University to play for theDuke Blue Devils women's basketball team. At 6' 7" she playedcenter for Duke, and later became the all-time shot block leader at Duke and 3rd all-time inNCAA history. In the2006 NCAA women's tournament, Bales set a Women's Tournament record by blocking 30 shots in six games (Duke lost toAtlantic Coast Conference rivalMaryland in the championship game). This would stand as a record until it was broken byBaylor'sBrittney Griner in2010. Bales graduated from Duke with a double major in cultural anthropology and biology.
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Indiana | 17 | 0 | 9.9 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | Indiana | 14 | 0 | 9.0 | 38.9 | 40.0 | 77.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Atlanta | 17 | 9 | 22.9 | 40.5 | 33.3 | 67.7 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 4.8 | |
| 2009 | Did not play (waived) | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Atlanta | 34 | 3 | 15.6 | 43.3 | 41.7 | 79.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 2011 | Atlanta | 34 | 15 | 20.2 | 48.6 | 35.3 | 75.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Career | 5 years, 2 teams | 116 | 27 | 16.4 | 45.8 | 37.8 | 76.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | Atlanta | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2011 | Atlanta | 8 | 0 | 16.0 | 38.5 | 42.9 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Career | 5 years, 2 teams | 19 | 0 | 10.3 | 39.5 | 37.5 | 16.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
Source[2]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Duke | 24 | 78 | 55.8 | - | 69.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| 2004-05 | Duke | 36 | 276 | 48.0 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| 2005-06 | Duke | 35 | 318 | 52.6 | - | 78.6 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 9.1 |
| 2006-07 | Duke | 34 | 403 | 46.4 | 50.0 | 74.2 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 11.9 |
| Career | Duke | 129 | 1075 | 49.1 | 66.7 | 73.4 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 8.3 |
On her birthday, Bales was drafted No. 9 overall by theIndiana Fever in the2007 WNBA draft. After a season and a half with Indiana, Bales was traded to theAtlanta Dream forKristen Mann on July 4, 2008. She would complete the season with Atlanta, and then be traded to thePhoenix Mercury on January 21, 2009, for the 18th pick in the2009 WNBA draft.[3] Bales was waived by the Phoenix Mercury on June 4, 2009. After another season overseas, Bales was picked back up by the Atlanta Dream.
Over the course of her WNBA career, Bales averaged 3.8 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game.
On April 10, 2012, Bales announced her retirement to attend medical school.
Bales also played for theDynamo Moscow professional basketball club in Russia during the winter of 2007–2008. She is currently playing in the offseason forL Union Jainaut Basket Saint Amon in France.
She played for Turkey's Samsun during the 2008–09 off-season.[4]
After retiring from her basketball career, she attendedBoonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University starting in May 2013. After graduating and obtaining her MD, she attended the General Surgery Residency program at Indiana University, and completed a surgical fellowship in Trauma and Critical Care Surgery.[5]