Iziane Castro Marques

Iziane Castro Marques
Information about the player
birthday	March 13, 1982
place of birth	São Luís , Brazil
size	183 cm
position	Shooting Guard
Jersey number	8th
Clubs as active
2002-2003	Pays d'Aix Basket 13
2003-2004	Club Baloncesto Halcón Viajes
2004-2005	UMMC Iekaterinbourg
2005-2006	USK Prague
WNBA clubs as active
2002	Miami Sol
2003	Phoenix Mercury
2005-2007	Seattle Storm
2008–	Atlanta Dream
1 As of July 18, 2008

Iziane Castro Marques (born March 13, 1982 in São Luís , Brazil ) is a professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association as a shooting guard .

Career

Women's National Basketball Association

Castro Marques was never selected in a WNBA draft , but was signed as a free agent by the Miami Sol in 2002 . In the 2003 season she played one season for the Phoenix Mercury . From 2005 to 2007 she played for the Seattle Storm . In the 2005 season she was for the first time in a starting lineup of a WNBA team. She had to give this place to Barbara Turner at the beginning of the 2006 season , but she fought back this place with strong performances and was back in the starting lineup of Storm from the ninth game. On February 6, 2008, the Seattle Storm transferred Iziane Castro Marques and her first round pick (8th overall pick) to the Atlanta Dream for Roneeka Hodges and her first round pick (4th overall pick). So she plays for the Atlanta Dream from the 2008 season .

Web links

• WNBA.com: Iziane Castro Marques (Eng.)
• Iziane CASTRO - Overview of participation in international FIBA tournaments on archive.fiba.com (English)