Career
Wauters played in the Women's National Basketball Association, most recently with the Seattle Storm. Her primary position is center. Wauters began playing basketball at age 12.
Her international professional basketball career began immediately after high school.
She speaks Dutch, French and English. She wears jersey Number. 12 because of her birthdate.
Her wife, Lot Wielfaert, is also pregnant and set to give birth a month before Wauters. The next year she will play in Ros Casares Valencia.
Wauters was drafted Number.
1 overall in 2000 Women's National Basketball Association Draft by the Cleveland Rockers. She was the first Belgian-born player in the Women's National Basketball Association. When the team selected her, she was considered a project and raw talent. Having only played basketball for 7 years prior to the draft, Wauters quickly blended in with the big-name centers.
In 2004 she was moved to the New York Liberty.
She played two seasons for the Liberty before leaving the Women's National Basketball Association in 2006. She was an All Star Reserve in 2005.
On February 6, 2008, Wauters was selected by the Atlanta Dream in the expansion draft. On April 9, 2008, Wauters, along with Morenike Atunrase and a 2009 second round draft pick, was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars for Camille Little, Chioma Nnamaka, and the Silver Stars" first round pick in the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association Draft.
Wauters played for the Silver Stars in 2009, but decided not to join with the team in 2010.
She also did not join the team in 2011 as she was pregnant. Her current team as of 2012 is the Seattle Storm. Wauters did not rejoin the Seattle Storm for the 2013 Women's National Basketball Association season though because she needed to spend time with her family.
Team Individual Position: Center Height: 6 ft 5 in (196 m) Team(s): Seattle Storm (Women's National Basketball Association).