LaToya Bond

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LaToya Bond
Position Guard
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 132 pounds (59.9 kg)
Nationality USA
Born 13 February 1984 (1984-02-13) (age 24)
Urbana, Illinois, United States
High school Urbana High School
College Missouri '06
Draft 2nd round, 27th overall, 2006
Charlotte Sting
Pro career 2006 – present
Former teams Charlotte Sting
Sacramento Monarchs

LaToya Bond, born February 13, 1984 in Decatur, Illinois is a professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. Bond is 5'9" (1.75 m) tall and weighs 132 lbs (59.9 kg). In 2002, she graduated from Urbana High School in Urbana, Illinois. That same year, she was recruited by the NCAA Division I Lady Tigers of the University of Missouri. She was selected by the Charlotte Sting in the second round (27th pick overall) of the 2006 WNBA Draft. The Sting folded after the 2006 WNBA season, and she was selected by the Sacramento Monarchs in a disperal draft. Before the start of the 2008 season she signed with the Indiana Fever.

In high school, Bond was selected to the 2000 and 2001 State Farm Holiday Classic all-tournament teams. She finished her last season at Mizzou as the 7th leading scorer in the Big 12, blasting past the 1000 point mile-marker. She was named a Kodak/WBCA All-America Honorable Mention and made the All Big 12 First Team as well as the Big 12 Defensive Team.

Since beginning her professional basketball career, Bond has enjoyed success overseas in addition to her play in the WNBA. She has played for teams in Cyprus, Israel, and Poland.

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