Age, Biography and Wiki
Essence Carson was born on 28 July, 1986 in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., is an American basketball player. Discover Essence Carson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 37 years old?
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37 years old |
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Leo |
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28 July, 1986 |
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28 July |
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Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
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United States
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Essence Carson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 37 years old, Essence Carson height not available right now. We will update Essence Carson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Essence Carson Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Essence Carson worth at the age of 37 years old? Essence Carson’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. She is from United States. We have estimated Essence Carson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Essence Carson (born July 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.
She played college basketball for Rutgers University.
Carson graduated from Rosa L. Parks School of Fine & Performing Arts and Eastside High School in 2004.
She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she was a starter and scored seven points.
Carson was also a McDonald's All-American where she was also a starter and scored 5 points.
Upon graduation, Carson accepted a basketball scholarship at Rutgers University.
Carson attended and played college basketball at Rutgers University for four seasons.
During her college career, Carson played shooting guard and small forward for coach Vivian Stringer as the team entered the NCAA Tournament in each of her first three seasons.
Carson was a key-member of the team when they won the Big East title in her first two seasons.
In her freshman season, Carson was named a Big East Academic All-Star and won Big East Defensive Player of the Year in her sophomore season.
Rutgers had finished second place during Carson's junior season and advanced all the way to the NCAA Championship Game after a 54–53 win over top-seeded Duke.
They would end up losing to Tennessee in the final championship game.
In her junior season, Carson won Big East Defensive Player of the Year for the second time and was named to the All-Big East First Team, the Big East All-Tournament Team, and to the Kodak All-American Regional Team.
During her final season at Rutgers, Carson was the Big East Defensive Player of The Year for a third time making her only the second player in history to achieve such a feat.
After a successful college career there, Carson was drafted by the New York Liberty with the 7th overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft.
Carson was born in Paterson, New Jersey and is one of three children.
Carson started playing organized sports at the age of 11 and attended Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts while competing athletically at Eastside High School in Paterson, where she was an all-state volleyball player and state champion in the 400 meters.
Following her senior season, Carson entered the 2008 WNBA draft.
Carson was drafted 7th overall in the 2008 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty.
She helped the Liberty win the first-round series of the 2008 playoffs, but the Liberty fell short in the eastern conference finals against Detroit Shock who won the championship that year.
In the 2011 season, Carson was voted a WNBA All-Star for the first time in her career despite being a reserve on the Liberty's roster, she had averaged 11.3 points per game.
In the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game, Carson scored 13 points for the eastern conference team.
In 2012, Carson re-signed with Liberty once her rookie contract expired.
On June 9, 2013, during a regular season game against the Atlanta Dream, Carson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee and was sidelined for the rest of the season.
Prior to the injury, she was averaging a team-high 17.7 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game through the first three games.
After recovering from the injury, Carson had a smaller role on the team as her minutes were reduced and was downgraded back to a reserve on the Liberty's roster for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
On March 31, 2016, Carson signed with the Los Angeles Sparks in free agency to fill a gap in their roster left by an injured Riquna Williams who would miss the entire 2016 season.
During the 2016 season, Carson became the starting shooting guard for the Sparks after playing small forward during previous seasons with the Liberty.
Carson would eventually win her first WNBA Championship with the Sparks as they defeated the Minnesota Lynx 3–2 in the finals.
In February 2017, Carson re-signed with the Sparks in free agency.
During the 2017 season, Carson started during the first 10 games of the season but would then be permanently moved to the bench rotation, being replaced in the starting lineup by newly acquired combo-guard Odyssey Sims following an elbow injury.
The Sparks once again finished with a 26–8 record and the number 2 seed in the league.
The Sparks would once again advance all the way through to the Finals for the second season in a row, setting up a rematch with the Lynx.
However, the Sparks would lose to the Lynx in 5 games, failing to win back-to-back championships.
In 2018, Carson would have a slightly increased role on the team from last season.
The Sparks however were unable to be a title contender in the league, as they finished 19–15 with the number 6 seed.
In the first-round elimination game, they defeated the Minnesota Lynx 75–68 to advance.
In the second-round elimination game, the Sparks lost 96–64 to the Washington Mystics.
