LaSondra Barrett

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LaSondra Barrett
Personal information
Born (1990-03-16) March 16, 1990 (age 35)
Flowood, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school Murrah (Jackson, Mississippi)
College LSU (2008–2012)
WNBA draft 2012: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Drafted by Washington Mystics
Playing career2012–present
Position Forward
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Thailand Team

LaSondra Renee Barrett [1] (born March 16, 1990) [2] is an American ex-basketball forward who played one season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association, as well as for overseas teams in Australia and Israel. She went to William B. Murrah High School and played collegiately for LSU. [2] She is the cousin of former NFL quarterback Jason Campbell.

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LSU statistics

Source [3]

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
2008-09LSU3034241.7%0.0%72.3%5.71.31.00.511.4
2009-10LSU3139739.9%31.3%84.4%6.61.70.80.412.8
2010-11LSU3137937.6%30.3%67.4%6.32.60.90.612.2
2011-12LSU3443540.8%38.7%75.0%7.12.71.40.512.8
Career126155339.9%33.8%75.3%6.52.11.00.512.3

USA Basketball

Barrett was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2009 U19 World's Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand in July and August 2009. [4] Although the USA team lost the opening game to Spain, they went on to win their next seven games to earn a rematch against Spain in the finals, and won the game 81–71 to earn the gold medal. Barrett scored 6.0 points per game. [5]

WNBA

She was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA draft (10th overall) by the Washington Mystics, [6] and played for the team for one year.

Coaching Career

Barrett was hired as an assistant coach for the Iowa University women's basketball team in April 2025. This followed a three year stint as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech. Prior to Georgia Tech Barrett was on the coaching staff at Houston, Louisiana Tech and Florida International. [7]

References

  1. "LaSondra Barrett". Lsusports.net. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "LaSondra Barrett - Louisiana State". WNBA.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  3. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  4. "U19 World's Championship for women Thailand". FIBA. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 10 Oct 2013.
  5. "USA U19 Women Golden With 87-71 Victory Over Spain". USA Basketball. August 2, 2009. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  6. "Person of the Day: LaSondra Barrett" . Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  7. "Iowa hires Georgia Tech assistant LaSondra Barrett for same role". espn.com. Associated Press. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.