Personal information | |
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Born | April 20, 1978 |
Career information | |
College | Texas Tech (1996–1999) |
WNBA draft | 2000: 2nd round, 24th overall pick |
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
2000 | Minnesota Lynx |
2001 | Utah Starzz |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Keitha Latisha Dickerson (born April 20, 1978) is a former professional basketball player who played two years in the WNBA.
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 |
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2000 | Minnesota | 32° | 29 | 24.7 | .380 | .000 | .756 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
2001 | Utah | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | – | – | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 36 | 29 | 22.1 | .380 | .000 | .694 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1996–97 | Texas Tech | 29 | - | - | 59.3 | 0.0 | 50.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | - | 6.4 |
1997–98 | Texas Tech | 29 | - | - | 47.8 | 0.0 | 54.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | - | 4.4 |
1998–99 | Texas Tech | 34 | - | - | 50.2 | 0.0 | 47.3 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | - | 8.9 |
1999–00 | Texas Tech | 33 | - | - | 49.2 | 25.0 | 55.9 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | - | 11.9 |
Career | 125 | - | - | 51.0 | 25.0 | 51.6 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | 8.1 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [1] |
Dickerson was involved in drama club, speech club, and math-science club while in high school. She majored in Exercise and Sports Science at Texas Tech. [2]
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