Background
Born in Lakewood, California on August 10, 1983, Mann is the daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann.
Born in Lakewood, California on August 10, 1983, Mann is the daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann.
Mann went to the University of California Santa Barbara, alongside fellow Women's National Basketball Association player Lindsay Taylor, and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Women"s Studies.
She went to Foothill High School, playing both basketball and softball. In basketball she holds 25 school records, and was a Nike All-American. She played basketball all four years at UCSB, and played softball for the 2003 season.
She played first base and was a designated hitter with a batting average of.263 for the season.
Some of her college awards include being First Team All-Big West in 2003-2004 & 2002-2003, 2001-2002 Big-West Freshman of the Year, 2004-2005 John Wooden All-American, and was awarded the Kristen Lohman trophy. Source
Following her collegiate career, she was selected 11th overall in the 2005 Women's National Basketball Association Draft.
In her rookie season, Mann averaged 3.0 points and 7.7 minutes per game. In 2006, Mann was inserted into the starting line-up and averaged 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
In 2007, Mann started 17 of the Lynx 34 games and posted career highs in scoring (76 ppg) and rebounds (36 rpg).
On February 6, 2008 the Atlanta Dream selected Mann in their expansion draft. She was traded to Indiana midway through the 2008 season in exchange for Alison Bales. After the 2008 season, Mann was signed by the Washington Mystics, who cited her "ability to stretch the defense with her three point shot, a very high basketball intelligence quotient, and a competitive work ethic" as the reasons why they had chosen to bring her on board.
Former Lynx teammates Lindsey Harding and Eshaya Murphy joined Mann for training camping prior to the 2009 season.
On June 4, 2009, Mann was waived from the Mystics, but she was re-signed on June 16, 2009. Mann signed partway through the 2010 season with the Minnesota Lynx and would play a total of five games with them to finish out the season.
While a member of the Indiana Fever, she played in five games averaging just over 6 minutes player per game and averaging 0.4 points per game.