Chantel Tremitiere - Professional / WNBA Career

Professional / WNBA Career

In the 1996 draft, Tremitiere was selected as the 18th overall pick by an expansion team, the Sacramento Monarchs. She had her most successful season playing with the Monarchs, averaging 7.6 points and 4.8 assists. She also led the WNBA with an average of 37.5 minutes per game. Chantel was the Sacramento Monarchs' original point guard. Playing for the Monarchs also gave Chantel the opportunity to be reunited with Ruthie Bolton (Holifield), her teammate at Auburn. She also began a non-profit organization called Assist One, which broadcasted the stories of children waiting to be adopted in the Sacramento, California, area.

Chantel was traded to Utah in 1998 and played two seasons for the Starzz. She continued to average 5.5 points per game and 3.6 assists over that period. She finished 4th in the WNBA in assists. In 2000, she was acquired in the 6th round of the expansion draft and joined the newly formed Indiana Fever. She played one season for the Fever, suffering from an ankle injury most of the year which limited her playing time and effectiveness. Tremitiere retired on April 23, 2001, from the WNBA at the age of 31. She played professional basketball briefly again in Turkey and for the WABA team, the York City Noise, in 2002.