Edwige Lawson-Wade

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Edwige Lawson-Wade
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Personal information
Born (1979-05-14) 14 May 1979 (age 46)
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight130 lb (59 kg)
Career information
Playing career2005–present
Position Point guard
Career history
2005 New York Liberty
2005 Houston Comets
2006 Seattle Storm
2007–2010 San Antonio Silver Stars
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Team
EuroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 France Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Poland Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 France Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Poland Team

Edwige Lawson (born 14 May 1979), also Edwige Lawson-Wade, is a French former professional women's basketball player.

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Professional career

A point guard, Lawson-Wade started her professional career at the age of 17.[ citation needed ]

She played in Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence, and Valenciennes in France.

Lawson-Wade also played in the WNBA for the San Antonio Silver Stars, New York Liberty, the Houston Comets and the Seattle Storm, and also for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Superleague.

Her resume includes three French championships, two Russian championships and three Euroleague titles (two with Valenciennes and one with CSKA Samara).

European career

International career

Lawson-Wade was also the starting point guard for the France national women's basketball team, with whom she won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games.[ citation needed ]

She also won a European Championship with France.

Lawson-Wade was the three-point competition champion at the 2008 FIBA Europe All-Star game.[ citation needed ]

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

WNBA regular season statistics [1]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2005 New York 206.0.000.0001.0001.00.00.00.00.01.0
Houston 1706.7.333.3851.0000.40.20.10.10.71.5
2006 Seattle 2608.1.378.263.6670.81.10.60.00.71.7
2007Did not appear in league
2008 San Antonio 3019.3.450.468.6671.00.90.40.00.83.3
2009 San Antonio 331217.7.384.363.8332.02.20.90.00.95.2
2010 San Antonio 331921.9.370.339.9071.92.81.10.11.46.5
Career5 years, 4 teams1413213.6.384.361.8541.41.60.70.00.94.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2005 Houston 101.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
2006 Seattle 303.7.250.250.5000.00.30.00.00.01.3
2008 San Antonio 5016.8.318.4671.0002.41.80.60.01.05.0
2009 San Antonio 3325.0.667.6153.02.00.70.01.010.7
2010 San Antonio 2228.5.538.6251.0001.54.02.00.50.512.5
Career5 years, 3 teams14516.3.474.525.9171.71.70.60.10.66.1

Personal life

Lawson-Wade is of Beninese descent through her father. [2]

Lawson is married to professional basketball coach, James Wade.[ citation needed ] They have a son, James "Jet" Wade III.[ citation needed ]

She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Edwige Lawson-Wade WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  2. "Lawson-Wade, star épanouie". www.midilibre.fr.