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| Born | (1979-03-22)March 22, 1979 (age 46) Washington D.C., U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 169 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Saint John's Catholic Prep (Buckeystown, Maryland) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | North Carolina (1997–2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2002: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Portland Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Detroit Shock | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikki Teasley (born March 22, 1979) is a former Americanbasketball player in theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]
Born inWashington, D.C., she playedcollege basketball at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In the2002 WNBA draft, Teasley was selected as the #5 overall pick by thePortland Fire. But shortly afterwards, she was traded withSophia Witherspoon to theLos Angeles Sparks forUkari Figgs and second-round pick Gergana Slavtcheva.[2]
Teasley helped the Sparks win their second consecutive title by hitting a series-winning three-pointer in the final seconds.
On March 24, 2008, Teasley was waived by theWashington Mystics.
TheAtlanta Dream signed Teasley in 2008 and she suited up for the 2009 season. Teasley was then waived forIvory Latta.
| 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 |
| † | Denotes season(s) in which Teasley won aWNBA championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002† | Los Angeles | 32 | 32 | 27.6 | 40.4 | 40.0 | 75.0 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Los Angeles | 34 | 34 | 35.0 | 38.9 | 42.4 | 87.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 11.5 |
| 2004 | Los Angeles | 34 | 34 | 32.5 | 38.8 | 41.2 | 76.5 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 9.9 |
| 2005 | Los Angeles | 19 | 19 | 29.0 | 33.3 | 30.9 | 84.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 7.4 |
| 2006 | Washington | 34 | 34 | 28.8 | 37.1 | 34.4 | 82.6 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| 2007 | Washington | 33 | 33 | 22.6 | 33.6 | 32.9 | 93.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Did not play (waived) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Atlanta | 10 | 10 | 23.4 | 40.0 | 41.2 | 80.0 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Detroit | 11 | 7 | 20.2 | 38.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.8 | |
| Career | 7 years, 4 teams | 207 | 203 | 28.5 | 37.6 | 37.7 | 83.5 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 8.2 |
| All-Star | 1 | 0 | 24.4 | 33.3 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002† | Los Angeles | 6 | 6 | 30.7 | 33.3 | 22.7 | 84.2 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 8.2 |
| 2003 | Los Angeles | 9 | 9 | 34.7 | 32.8 | 22.2 | 80.0 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.8 |
| 2004 | Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | 29.3 | 26.3 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | 30.5 | 33.3 | 18.2 | 66.7 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 2006 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 33.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.0 |
| 2009 | Detroit | 5 | 5 | 16.6 | 44.4 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| Career | 6 years, 3 teams | 27 | 26 | 29.4 | 33.5 | 23.2 | 80.0 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 7.6 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | North Carolina | 30 | 387 | 41.5% | 35.9% | 77.1% | 3.5 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 12.9 |
| 1998–99 | 36 | 555 | 41.3% | 31.3% | 68.7% | 4.7 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 0.528 | 15.4 | |
| 1999-00 | 26 | 379 | 39.0% | 31.7% | 81.5% | 4.0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.192 | 14.6 | |
| 2000-01 | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 33 | 501 | 36.7% | 36.8% | 86.3% | 4.4 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.394 | 15.2 | |
| Career | 125 | 1822 | 39.6% | 34.0% | 77.9% | 4.2 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 14.6 | |
