Nikki Teasley

Nikki Teasley
Personal information
Born (1979-03-22) March 22, 1979 (age 45)
Washington D.C., U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint John's Catholic Prep
(Buckeystown, Maryland)
CollegeNorth Carolina (1997–2002)
WNBA draft2002: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Fire
Playing career2002–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number42
Career history
2002–2005Los Angeles Sparks
2006–2007Washington Mystics
2008–2009Atlanta Dream
2009Detroit Shock
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Nikki Teasley (born March 22, 1979) is an American former basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]

Born in Washington, D.C., she played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In the 2002 WNBA draft, Teasley was selected as the #5 overall pick by the Portland Fire. But shortly afterwards, she was traded with Sophia Witherspoon to the Los Angeles Sparks for Ukari 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 the Washington Mystics.

The Atlanta Dream signed Teasley in 2008 and she suited up for the 2009 season. Teasley was then waived for Ivory Latta.

Career statistics

WNBA

Legend
  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

Regular season

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, 3 teams 207 203 28.5 37.6 37.7 83.5 3.0 4.7 1.0 0.3 2.4 8.2

Playoffs

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

College

Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
97–98 North Carolina 30 387 41.5% 35.9% 77.1% 3.5 5.5 1.9 0.1 12.9
98–99 North Carolina 36 555 41.3% 31.3% 68.7% 4.7 5.9 2.6 0.528 15.4
99-00 North Carolina 26 379 39.0% 31.7% 81.5% 4.0 6.2 2.3 0.192 14.6
01-02 North Carolina 33 501 36.7% 36.8% 86.3% 4.4 5.7 2.1 0.394 15.2
Career North Carolina 125 1822 39.6% 34.0% 77.9% 4.2 5.8 2.2 0.3 14.6

References

  1. ^ "Nikki Teasley – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  2. ^ TERRY, MIKE (2002-04-20). "Sparks' Trade Is Talk of the Draft". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  3. ^ "North Carolina Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-14.