External links
- WNBA Player Profile
- July 21, 2001 San Francisco Chronicle article on her high school and college years
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Amanda Lassiter (born June 9, 1979, in San Francisco, California) is an American professional women's basketball player with the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Amanda Lassiter graduated from Commodore Sloat School. After graduating from George Washington High School in San Francisco, Lassiter attended college at University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and graduated in 2001. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 15th overall in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Houston Comets. She has also played for the Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Houston | 32 | 18 | 19.2 | .367 | .388 | .667 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | Houston | 6 | 0 | 7.7 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | Seattle | 24 | 22 | 23.1 | .362 | .303 | .706 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Seattle | 32 | 18 | 22.9 | .385 | .329 | .633 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Minnesota | 33 | 12 | 17.1 | .348 | .303 | .667 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | Minnesota | 31 | 3 | 12.5 | .330 | .333 | .636 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | Chicago | 32 | 29 | 24.4 | .366 | .329 | .710 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| Career | 6 years, 4 teams | 190 | 102 | 19.4 | .358 | .326 | .670 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 27.0 | .438 | .333 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 2002 | Seattle | 2 | 2 | 23.0 | .267 | .222 | .000 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | .429 | .500 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Career | 3 years, 3 teams | 6 | 2 | 21.7 | .429 | .500 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
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