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Érika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza (born 9 March 1982) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for BC Castors Braine of the EuroLeague.
De Souza was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and grew up in poverty with a single mother and three siblings. She began playing basketball at the age of 16 after being encouraged by her mother to try the sport, she also played volleyball, handball, and ran track. Her basketball abilities led to a roster spot on a team from Osasco, where she met future Atlanta Dream teammate Izi Castro Marques.
After winning her first WNBA championship in 2002, de Souza used the money she made during the season to remodel her mother's home.De Souza purchased a bakery in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro for her family to open a business. De Souza's mother died in 2008 following a long battle with cancer.
De Souza is compared to Dennis Rodman in her country due to the fact that they are both basketball players with multiple tattoos, piercings and dyed hair.
After her first year of playing professional basketball in Spain, de Souza signed with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002 and would play alongside Lisa Leslie. During the 2002 season, de Souza was a reserve on the Sparks's roster and had very limited playing time but would win her first WNBA championship with the team despite not playing in the finals. De Souza opted to leave the Sparks and play the next five years overseas in Spain and Hungary for higher paying salaries before signing with another WNBA team.
In 2007, de Souza signed with the Connecticut Sun. During the 2007 season with the Sun, de Souza played 34 games with 2 starts.
In 2008, de Souza joined the newly formed Atlanta Dream after being selected in the expansion draft. During the 2008 season, de Souza averaged 9.3 ppg and a career-high 1.7 bpg on the Dream, but after playing 12 games she fractured her lower leg, causing her to miss the rest of the season. The Dream would finish a franchise worst 4–30. Prior to her injury, de Souza set the WNBA record for most rebounds in a quarter in a regular season game loss to the Detroit Shock, where she grabbed 11 of her 18 rebounds in the second quarter.
In the 2009 season, de Souza had a breakout year, averaging 11.8 ppg, 9.1 rpg and 1.2 bpg, being voted as a WNBA all-star for the first time. She played and started in all 34 games and established herself as a low-post scorer, tenacious rebounder and rim-protector. Despite the language barrier at the time, de Souza was still able to fit in with the Dream's style of play and develop a chemistry with her teammates and with the help of fellow Brazilian teammate Izi Castro Marques, she was able to communicate with the other teammates and coaching staff in order to understand English better. With a healthy de Souza, the Dream finished 18–16; the biggest single-season turn around in WNBA league history after their 4–30 season the year before. The Dream made it to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history but were eliminated in the first round.
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Érika de Souza
Érika Cristina de Souza (born 9 March 1982) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for BC Castors Braine of the EuroLeague.
De Souza was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and grew up in poverty with a single mother and three siblings. She began playing basketball at the age of 16 after being encouraged by her mother to try the sport, she also played volleyball, handball, and ran track. Her basketball abilities led to a roster spot on a team from Osasco, where she met future Atlanta Dream teammate Izi Castro Marques.
After winning her first WNBA championship in 2002, de Souza used the money she made during the season to remodel her mother's home.De Souza purchased a bakery in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro for her family to open a business. De Souza's mother died in 2008 following a long battle with cancer.
De Souza is compared to Dennis Rodman in her country due to the fact that they are both basketball players with multiple tattoos, piercings and dyed hair.
After her first year of playing professional basketball in Spain, de Souza signed with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002 and would play alongside Lisa Leslie. During the 2002 season, de Souza was a reserve on the Sparks's roster and had very limited playing time but would win her first WNBA championship with the team despite not playing in the finals. De Souza opted to leave the Sparks and play the next five years overseas in Spain and Hungary for higher paying salaries before signing with another WNBA team.
In 2007, de Souza signed with the Connecticut Sun. During the 2007 season with the Sun, de Souza played 34 games with 2 starts.
In 2008, de Souza joined the newly formed Atlanta Dream after being selected in the expansion draft. During the 2008 season, de Souza averaged 9.3 ppg and a career-high 1.7 bpg on the Dream, but after playing 12 games she fractured her lower leg, causing her to miss the rest of the season. The Dream would finish a franchise worst 4–30. Prior to her injury, de Souza set the WNBA record for most rebounds in a quarter in a regular season game loss to the Detroit Shock, where she grabbed 11 of her 18 rebounds in the second quarter.
In the 2009 season, de Souza had a breakout year, averaging 11.8 ppg, 9.1 rpg and 1.2 bpg, being voted as a WNBA all-star for the first time. She played and started in all 34 games and established herself as a low-post scorer, tenacious rebounder and rim-protector. Despite the language barrier at the time, de Souza was still able to fit in with the Dream's style of play and develop a chemistry with her teammates and with the help of fellow Brazilian teammate Izi Castro Marques, she was able to communicate with the other teammates and coaching staff in order to understand English better. With a healthy de Souza, the Dream finished 18–16; the biggest single-season turn around in WNBA league history after their 4–30 season the year before. The Dream made it to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history but were eliminated in the first round.
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