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| Minnesota Lynx | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant Coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1975-08-09)August 9, 1975 (age 50) Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Carroll (Monroe, Louisiana) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 1999: 4th round, 50th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Orlando Miracle |
| Playing career | 1997–2008 |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1998 | Portland Power |
| 1999–2002 | Orlando Miracle |
| 2002–2005 | Detroit Shock |
| 2006 | Chicago Sky |
| 2006–2008 | Detroit Shock |
| Career highlights | |
As assistant coach: | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Elaine Powell (born August 9, 1975) is an American assistant coach for theMinnesota Lynx and former professional basketball player. Apoint guard born inMonroe, Louisiana, she played in theWNBA from 1999 to 2008.[1]
In two years atLSU, Powell averaged 19.1 points per game (fourth in school history). She finished her career as LSU's 11th all-time leading scorer (1,163 points).
Powell was drafted 20th overall in the 1997ABL draft by thePortland Power. Powell was the starting point guard for the team.
After the ABL folded, Powell was drafted 50th overall in the1999 WNBA draft by theOrlando Miracle. Half way through the2002 WNBA season she was traded to theDetroit Shock in exchange forWendy Palmer. In November 2005, Powell was selected by theChicago Sky in the expansion draft. During the2006 WNBA season, she was waived by the Sky. Four days later, theDetroit Shock signed her as a free agent. During the2008 WNBA season (when not injured), Powell started all 16 of the games she played. She shot 49% from the field (second best in career).
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Orlando | 18 | 0 | 14.2 | 51.5 | 11.1 | 54.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | Orlando | 20 | 1 | 17.4 | 39.4 | 33.3 | 77.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Orlando | 32 | 32 | 33.0 | 40.2 | 38.2 | 75.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 11.2 |
| 2002 | Orlando | 15 | 1 | 20.5 | 35.4 | 18.2 | 61.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 5.9 |
| Detroit | 15 | 13 | 26.5 | 44.6 | 27.3 | 85.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 9.9 | |
| 2003 | Detroit | 33 | 33 | 28.4 | 45.1 | 35.0 | 74.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 9.0 |
| 2004 | Detroit | 30 | 26 | 25.3 | 37.7 | 0.0 | 58.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | Detroit | 29 | 21 | 23.1 | 43.7 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 5.6 |
| 2006 | Chicago | 14 | 3 | 18.1 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
| Detroit | 11 | 0 | 10.6 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| 2007 | Detroit | 32 | 12 | 10.1 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 69.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 2008 | Detroit | 16 | 16 | 19.6 | 49.0 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| Career | 12 years, 3 teams | 265 | 158 | 21.7 | 41.7 | 32.4 | 69.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Detroit | 8 | 8 | 27.4 | 34.8 | 20.0 | 63.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Detroit | 3 | 3 | 32.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 52.9 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 7.7 |
| 2005 | Detroit | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | Detroit | 11 | 3 | 8.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | Detroit | 9 | 9 | 19.0 | 58.8 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| Career | 5 years, 1 team | 33 | 23 | 18.6 | 41.9 | 20.0 | 67.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | LSU | 32 | - | - | 47.6 | 37.0 | 74.9 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | - | 20.1 |
| 1996–97 | LSU | 29 | - | - | 49.2 | 37.3 | 69.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | - | 17.9 |
| Career | 61 | - | - | 48.3 | 37.1 | 72.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | - | 19.1 | |
| Statistics retrieved fromSports-Reference.[2] | |||||||||||||