Alana Beard
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Alana Beard
Alana Monique Beardis an American professional women's basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was the first Duke women's basketball player to have her jersey numberretired. She resides in the Washington, DC area, where she is founder and President of the Alana Beard Foundation. The foundation currently sponsors 7 AAU teams. Six teams are located in Maryland called Alana Beard's Future and one team in Shreveport, Louisiana called the Southern Mystics...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth14 May 1982
CityShreveport, LA
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