Candice Dupree is an American professional basketball player who is a member of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She currently plays for the Indiana Fever after playing at several top clubs including Phoenix Mercury and Chicago Sky. Dupree was part of the USA women’s basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championships held in the Czech Republic. His basketball career has earned him several accolades, but his relationship life is one of the most interesting. Read on to get the juicy details…
Candice Dupree’s bio
Born Candice Joanna Dupree on August 16, 1984, Candice was raised in Tampa, Florida. His father was called Toussaint Dupree and his mother Patricia Mungenast. Both of her parents are retired members of the Air Force. More interestingly, Candice is a twin. She has two siblings, Crystal Dupree, her twin, and Shayna Dupree, her much younger sister. She maintains and still maintains a very cordial relationship with her mother, who she says is her biggest admirer. She developed an interest in basketball at the age of 10 and her mother pushed her to continue. So she played in high school.
Candice attended Paul R. Wharton High School where she played basketball and volleyball. In 2002, in 2002, she was named Tampa Tribune Player of the Year and Federal Division Player. She was also named second-team all-state and first-team Suncoast that same year. Although she was good at basketball, the same could be said for volleyball, as she led the school’s volleyball team to a district title.
After high school, Candice Dupree charged into college brimming with excitement when she enrolled at Temple University in Pennsylvania. She graduated in 2006 after four stints in which she gave the best of her time in basketball, winning laurels, titles, awards and honors with the college women’s basketball team – The Owls . In 2006, she received the Naismith Award, the John R. Wooden Award, the WBCA/State Farm Wade Trophy, as well as the Farm Farm Wade Trophy, among others. Candice also won the A-10 Tournament MVP for 2004, 2005 and 2006.
WNBA Career
Candice Dupree never thought she would go pro or start a basketball career until she was in college. In high school, her exploits were just born out of her love for the courts, but by the time she was a freshman in college, she was sure she was going to pursue a professional career in sports.
She was selected by the Chicago Sky in 2006WNBA Draft in 6th position and she was named to the WNBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015 and 2017. In her freshman year , she played against Dawn Staley in the WNBA All-Star Game. Dawn Staley was the basketball coach for her college team. She joined Phoenix Mercury in a three-team deal in March 2010 and won the WNBA Championship with them in 2014 – coincidentally, taking on her former team Chicago Sky in the 3-0 final.
In 2017, Candice Dupree moved to the IndianaFranchise Fever in another three-team trade where she was named in the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game, which was the sixth time she was nominated. Internationally, Dupree represented the United States at the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey, where they won a gold medal. She was named to the U.S. National Team that faced a WNBA All-Star Team ahead of the 2010 FIBA World Championship (Women) which was to be held in the Czech Republic. She was also part of the team that traveled to the FIBA games. The team, led by Geno Auriemma, defied the odds (of not having enough training time) to beat then-unbeaten Australia and hosts Czech Republic.
Is Candice Dupree Gay? Family, children, spouse
Candice Dupree is in a gay relationship with DeWanna Bonner, her former teammate while playing for Phoenix Mercury. They have moved on and are now a married couple. The couple tied the knot on Nov. 4, 2016, in a joyful ceremony attended by friends and most teammates. The marital union has already been blessed with children as the former teammates, who became married, welcomed their first offspring on July 30, 2017, who turned out to be a twin, just like Dupree.
Relationship with DeWanna Bonner
DupreeBonner’s lover and partner DeWanna is also a professional basketball player who plays in the forward position of WNBA club Phoenix Mercury. She was born on August 21, 1987 to her mother, LaShelle Bonner and her father, Gregory McCall. She attended Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Alabama where she also played basketball before continuing her education at Auburn University after graduating from high school. In addition to playing basketball, Bonner studied psychology as a major. His siblings are Vin’Centia Dewberry, Justin McCall and Erica McCall.
Quick Facts About Candice Dupree
First Name : Candice Joanna Dupree
Known As : Candice Dupree
Occupation : Basketball player
Date of birth : August 16, 1984
Horoscope : Leo
Place of birth : Tampa, Florida
Nationality : American
Sexuality : Lesbian
Husband : DeWanna Bonner
Children : 2 – Twins
height : 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight : 74 kg (163 lbs)
Eye color : Brown
Hair color : Black
Salary : $49,000
Net worth : $1.5 million
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