Education
Atunrase attended Southwood High School in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, where she played basketball all four years.
Atunrase attended Southwood High School in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, where she played basketball all four years.
She was drafted in 2008 out of, where she played from 2004-2008. As a freshman and sophomore, she was named to the all-state second team As a junior and senior, she garnered Louisiana"s Most Valuable Player honor.
She also picked up honorable mention All-America honors by Street & Smith"son
Over her high school career, Atunrase averaged 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. As a freshman in the 2004-2005 season, Atunrase was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week three times, and became the Big 12 Freshman of the Year after the regular season.
As a sophomore, she was Big 12 Player of the Week for one week. She was also named to the All-Big 12 First Team.
In her junior year, she was named to the preseason All-Big 12 team, and became a preseason Naismith Trophy candidate.
She also guided the team to their first-ever regular season conference championship. Atunrase had to get surgery in October 2007 to correct a non-healing stress fracture in her tibia, causing her to miss the first nine games. In the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Division I Basketball Tournament, she guided the team to their first Elite Eight appearance in program history.
She became the Aggies" all-time leading shot blocker with her 175 blocks. statistics
Source
Women's National Basketball Association
In the 2008 Women's National Basketball Association Draft, Atunrase was picked by the Atlanta Dream at Number.
24. Immediately following the draft, she was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars. The Stars also acquired Ann Wauters and a 2009 second round draft pick as part of the trade.
Atunrase became the only rookie or free agent to become a part of the Star"s team roster. In her rookie season, she participated in 33 games, averaging 10.5 minutes per game.
She scored a season-high of nine points against the Houston Comets on June 24, 2008.
In the 2008 Women's National Basketball Association Playoffs, she averaged 1.3 points, 0.9 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.1 steals, and 0.1 blocks. Her team ended up losing to the Detroit Shock in the Finals. The Stars waived Atunrase on May 25, 2009.
