Amanda Lassiter

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Amanda Lassiter
Personal information
Born(1979-06-09)June 9, 1979
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school George Washington
San Francisco, California
College Central Arizona College
Missouri
WNBA draft 2001: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Career history
20012002 Houston Comets
20022003 Seattle Storm
20042005 Minnesota Lynx
2006 Chicago Sky
Career highlights and awards

Amanda Lassiter (born June 9, 1979, in San Francisco, California) is a retired American professional women's basketball player. 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.

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WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

WNBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2001 Houston 321819.2.367.388.6673.41.10.50.71.14.3
2002 Houston 607.7.000.000.5001.00.30.30.30.30.2
2002 Seattle 242223.1.362.303.7062.62.31.10.82.05.3
2003 Seattle 321822.9.385.329.6333.51.30.80.81.35.1
2004 Minnesota 331217.1.348.303.6672.41.10.60.71.23.8
2005 Minnesota 31312.5.330.333.6361.50.70.50.10.93.5
2006 Chicago 322924.4.366.329.7102.82.01.30.51.88.0
Career6 years, 4 teams19010219.4.358.326.6702.71.40.80.61.34.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2001 Houston 2027.0.438.3331.0004.50.00.01.51.09.5
2002 Seattle 2223.0.267.222.0003.52.01.50.52.55.0
2004 Minnesota 2015.0.429.500.0002.00.51.01.52.04.5
Career3 years, 3 teams6221.7.429.500.0002.00.51.01.52.04.5

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1999–00 Missouri 30--41.836.876.85.63.32.92.3-13.9
2000–01 Missouri 32--42.034.871.16.22.33.12.0-19.1
Career62--41.935.573.55.92.83.02.1-16.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [1]


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References

  1. "Amanda Lassiter College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved July 7, 2024.