Grace Daley

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Grace Daley
Personal information
Born (1978-06-26) June 26, 1978 (age 46)
Miami, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight147 lb (67 kg)
Career information
High school Lake Weir (Ocala, Florida)
College Tulane (1996–2000)
WNBA draft 2000: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2000–2003
Position Guard
Career history
2000 Minnesota Lynx
2001 New York Liberty
2002 Houston Comets
2003 Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
  • CUSA Player of the Year (2000)
  • Third-team All-American – AP (2000)
  • CUSA Tournament MVP (1999)
  • CUSA Defensive Player of the Year (1998)
  • 3x First-team All-CUSA (1998–2000)
  • CUSA Sixth Player of the Year (1997)
  • CUSA Freshman of the Year (1997)
  • CUSA All-Freshman Team (1997)

Grace Elizabeth Daley (born June 26, 1978) is a retired African American professional women's basketball player, who is now an English teacher at Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Florida.

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Daley was born in Miami, Florida, and attended Tulane University, graduating in 2000. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 5th overall in the 2000 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. She also played for the New York Liberty, Houston Comets and Phoenix Mercury.

Personal life

When Daley was 16, her family joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. [1]

Tulane statistics

Source [2]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1996–97Tulane3243249.5%44.7%76.1%4.01.62.30.113.5
1997–98Tulane2856351.3%36.8%74.7%4.42.62.90.120.1
1998–99Tulane3057251.3%32.5%81.6%5.23.21.90.219.1
1999–2000Tulane3269248.8%32.1%60.7%5.93.92.30.321.6
Totals122225950.2%35.6%77.7%4.92.82.40.118.5

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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2000 Minnesota 30419.2.388.304.6462.41.90.40.01.75.8
2001 New York 1504.4.476.000.5560.50.70.50.10.51.7
2002 Houston 2348.0.432.250.6171.00.70.10.00.72.7
2003 Phoenix 309.3.200.000.0000.71.00.00.31.00.7
Career4 years, 4 teams71812.1.400.268.6281.51.20.30.01.13.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2001 New York 101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.01.00.0
2002 Houston 107.0.000.0001.0002.00.00.00.01.02.0
Career2 years, 2 teams204.0.000.0001.0001.00.00.00.01.01.0

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References

  1. Caesar, Lael (March 8, 2012). "Driving Forward". Adventist Review. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. "Tulane Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2017.