Markita Aldridge

Markita Aldridge

Personal information
Born	(1973-09-15) September 15, 1973 (age 51) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	153 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High school	Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Charlotte (1991–1996)
Position	Shooting guard
Number	12
Career history
1996–1997	Portland Power
1997–1998	Richmond Rage
1998	Columbus Quest
1999–2001	Washington Mystics
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Markita Uran Aldridge (born September 15, 1973) is an American retired basketball shooting guard. Aldridge played three seasons with the Washington Mystics from 1999 to 2001. During her time with Washington, she averaged 2.3 points, one rebound, and one assist per game over 10.6 minutes. ^[1]

Aldridge attended University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she played with the 49ers. She graduated from Charlotte in 1996. ^[2]

Career statistics

Legend

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

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1999	Washington	31	2	12.2	30.9	15.0	60.6	1.2	1.1	0.5	0.2	1.3	2.6
2000	Washington	29	0	9.4	46.3	50.0	31.8	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.9	2.2
2001	Washington	5	0	7.0	33.3	0.0	100.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.4
Career	3 years, 1 team	65	2	10.6	36.3	25.7	50.0	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	1.1	2.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2000	Washington	2	0	24.5	45.5	0.0	50.0	2.0	3.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	7.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	2	0	24.5	45.5	0.0	50.0	2.0	3.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	7.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1991–92	Charlotte	28	-	-	38.6	30.8	62.9	4.4	4.6	1.5	0.7	-	11.2
1992–93	Charlotte	Did not play due to injury
1993–94	Charlotte	21	-	-	46.7	31.4	48.5	5.0	4.1	2.3	0.4	-	15.3
1994–95	Charlotte	26	-	-	47.5	14.3	58.8	7.3	3.7	1.4	1.0	-	15.3
1995–96	Charlotte	28	-	-	47.4	0.0	67.9	6.5	4.6	1.2	1.3	-	14.5
Career		103	-	-	45.2	26.4	60.2	5.8	4.3	1.6	0.9	-	14.0
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [3]

Personal life

In March 2017, Aldridge became the first former WNBA player appointed to the finance committee of the National Basketball Retired Players Association, which is the official alumni organization for multiple professional basketball leagues in the United States. ^[4]

References

1. "Markita Aldridge". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
2. Knight, Athelia (June 10, 1999). "Mystics' Holdsclaw Is the Future of WNBA". The Washington Post . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
3. "Markita Aldridge College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved July 7, 2024.
4. "MARKITA ALDRIDGE-WOODS BECOMES FIRST WOMAN ON NBRPA FINANCE COMMITTEE". legendsofbasketball.com. March 23, 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.