Desiree Francis

Desiree Francis (born 24 August 1975) is an American former basketball player. Francis grew up in Antigua in the Caribbean. She moved to Iowa in 1996 to attend Kirkwood Community College. Pryor to her arrival at Kirkwood, Francis had not played basketball for four years but was invited to the team by coach Kim Muhl on the recommendation of former Kirkwood player Arnold Barnes. During her two year stint at Kirkwood, the team went 68-5. In 1998 she transferred to Iowa State^[1][2][3] where she was noted for her good 3-point shooting and defense. She was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2000 WNBA draft.^[4][5][6]

Personal information
Born	(1975-08-24) 24 August 1975 (age 49)
Nationality	Antiguan and Barbudan
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
College	Kirkwood CC (1996–1998) Iowa State (1998–2000)
WNBA draft	2000: 2nd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Position	Power forward
Career history
2000	New York Liberty
Stats at Basketball Reference

Career statistics

WNBA career statistics

Legend

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2000	New York	1	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	1	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1998–99	Iowa State	29			52.5	29.6	69.8	6.7	1.2	1.8	0.5		13.6
1999–00	Iowa State	32			54.5	42.2	74.0	6.0	1.0	1.8	0.3		13.7
Career		61			53.6	36.6	71.3	6.3	1.1	1.8	0.4		13.7
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[7]

See also

• List of foreign WNBA players

References

1. Dan Johnson (1 December 1998). "Cyclones' rock islander - Desiree Francis adjust to big-time basketball". The Des Moines Register. p. 3S. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Dan Davenport (21 January 1999). "Rising to a challenge". The Gazette. p. C1. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Mike Hias (12 March 2000). "ISU's Francis leaves everything on court". The Gazette. p. 2D. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Williams, Lena (2000-04-26). "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL; The Liberty Looks Up With Its First Draft Pick". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
5. Marc Morehouse (21 March 2000). "Francis' hot hand delivers". The Gazette. p. 3C. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Dan Johnson (26 April 2000). "WNBA drafts Francis, Frese". The Des Moines Register. p. 4C. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Desiree Francis College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.