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<strong>2012</strong> INDIANA FEVER MEDIA GUIDE<br />
#2 ERLANA LARKINS<br />
Position: Forward<br />
<strong>WNBA</strong> Years: 2<br />
Height: 6-1<br />
Weight: 205<br />
Born: April 2, 1986 in West Palm<br />
Beach, Fla.<br />
High School: The Benjamin<br />
School (North Palm Beach, Fla.)<br />
Seeking rebounding entering the <strong>2012</strong> season, Indiana signed<br />
Erlana Larkins to a free agent contract in March. The former North<br />
Carolina star and first-round pick by New York was waived by the<br />
Liberty in 2010 and again by the Phoenix Mercury in 2011.<br />
PRO - <strong>WNBA</strong><br />
2011: Larkins signed a training camp contract with the<br />
Mercury, but was waived prior to the regular season.<br />
2010: She was waived by the Liberty in training camp.<br />
2009: Larkins appeared in 18 games for the Liberty…she led<br />
the team in rebounds twice, grabbing a season-high six boards at<br />
San Antonio, 6/13, and against Indiana, 9/8…she posted averages<br />
of 2.4 points and 1.7 rebounds, during 7.6 minutes per game.<br />
2008: Larkins appeared in 27 games for the New York Liberty,<br />
leading the team in scoring once and rebounding twice…she<br />
scored in double figures four times, and collected five or more<br />
rebounds six times…she averaged 4.8 points and 2.7 rebounds<br />
per game…a career scoring high of 13 points occurred twice within<br />
the same week…she netted 13 against San Antonio, 9/9, and<br />
against Detroit, 9/14.<br />
PLAYOFFS<br />
2008: Larkins played in all six Liberty playoff games during the<br />
Eastern Conference semifinals and finals…playing 14.5 minutes<br />
per game, she averaged 4.3 points and 4.8 boards…she had a<br />
high of nine points at Detroit, 9/29, in Game 3 of the conference<br />
finals…she posted a high of seven rebounds in Game 1 against<br />
Detroit, 9/26.<br />
PRO - OVERSEAS<br />
2011-12: Larkins played beside Fever teammate Shavonte<br />
Zellous with Mersin in the Turkish League…she averaged 10.5<br />
points and 10.9 rebounds per game in 21 contests…she finished<br />
second in the league in rebounding…it was Larkins’ third straight<br />
season with Mersin.<br />
2010-11: She averaged 11.9 points and 10.2 rebounds through<br />
22 Turkish League games with Mersin.<br />
2009-10: With Mersin in the Turkish League, she averaged<br />
11.4 points and 8.7 rebounds through 18 games<br />
2008-09: Playing for Samsun in the Turkish League, she<br />
averaged 14.5 points and 12 rebounds in 20 games.<br />
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College: North Carolina ‘08<br />
Drafted: By New York, first round,<br />
2008 <strong>WNBA</strong> Draft (14th overall)<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent,<br />
3/14/12<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
Larkins was a gold medalist with 2007 USA Basketball<br />
Women's Pan Am Games Team (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)…she<br />
played with the 2006 USA Basketball Under 20 Women's National<br />
team at the FIBA Americas Championship (Mexico City)…she<br />
represented the U.S. at the 2005 FIBA Women's U19 World<br />
Championship (Tunisia)…she was part of the 2004 USA<br />
Basketball Junior World Championship qualifying team (Puerto<br />
Rico).<br />
COLLEGE<br />
At the University of North Carolina, Larkins holds career<br />
averages of 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while<br />
shooting 57.1-percent from the floor…she became the 7th player<br />
in ACC history with 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 assists, 200<br />
steals and 100 blocks in a career…<br />
2007-08: She was a 2008 State Farm All-American, USBWA<br />
All-American, AP All-America Second Team, ESPN.<strong>com</strong> All-<br />
America Second Team, All-ACC First Team, and was named the<br />
ACC Tournament MVP.<br />
2006-07: As a junior, she was named AP All-America Third<br />
Team, All-ACC First Team and to preseason watch lists for the<br />
Wooden, Wade and Naismith awards.<br />
2005-06: Larkins was named to NCAA Final Four All-<br />
Tournament Team, AP All-America honorable mention, Kodak All-<br />
America region finalist, All-ACC first team and All-ACC<br />
Tournament first team.<br />
2004-05: A part of the Tar Heels’ ACC Tournament champions,<br />
she was named to All-ACC Second Team, All-ACC Freshman<br />
Team, All-ACC Tournament Second Team and selected to the<br />
ESPN.<strong>com</strong> Preseason All-Freshman team.<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Erlana La'Nay Larkins was born in West Palm Beach, Fla…she is<br />
the daughter of Victoria and Earl Larkins…she majored in<br />
sociology and Afro American studies at North Carolina…she<br />
prepped at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Fla.<br />
Hoffman’s Larkins was top two a teammate scoring games in Turkey came with in Shavonte back-to-back Zellous; outings she in was 2008 a teammate – 24 vs. Sacramento, at UNC with 6/24, La’Tangela and 26 Atkinson.<br />
at NY, 6/26.
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