Natisha Hiedeman

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Natisha Hiedeman
Natisha Hiedeman Lynx 2024.jpg
Hiedeman with the Minnesota Lynx in 2024
No. 2–Minnesota Lynx
Position Shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-02-10) February 10, 1997 (age 27)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight128 lb (58 kg)
Career information
High school Green Bay Southwest
(Green Bay, Wisconsin)
College Marquette (2015–2019)
WNBA draft 2019: 2nd round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2019–present
Career history
As player:
2019–2023 Connecticut Sun
2019–2020 Luleå Basket
2020–2021Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
2021–2022 Nadezhda Orenburg
2022–2023 Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2024–present Minnesota Lynx
2024–2025Inner Mongolia
2025 Phantom BC
2025–present Laces BC
As coach:
2023–2024 Penn State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Natisha Hiedeman (born February 10, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the eighteenth overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft, which is the highest of any Marquette basketball player in school history and the highest draft pick for the Big East Conference since conference re-alignment. [1]

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Early life

Shortly after her birth, Hiedeman had to wear a full-body harness due to a hyperextension in her left leg. Her mother had her at 19. As a child, Hiedeman also played baseball and was the only girl on her team. [2]

Hiedeman attended Green Bay Southwest High School, where she had the nickname "T-Spoon" after former WNBA star Teresa Weatherspoon. She holds school records in triple jump, high jump, long jump, and 100 meter hurdles. [3]

College career

Hiedeman was recruited to Marquette after being the leading scorer in the Green Bay Metro area in high school while attending Green Bay Southwest High School. In her first year at Marquette, she was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team. In the 2017–18 season, she was named to the Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List. [4] Hiedeman finished her career as Marquette's third all-time leading scorer, just 27 points shy of the program record. Additionally, she was the first Marquette player to reach 300 made three-pointers and finished sixth on Marquette's all-time assist chart. [5]

Hiedeman in 2019 Natisha Hiedeman-20190809.jpg
Hiedeman in 2019

Professional career

WNBA

Hiedeman was drafted 18th overall in the 2019 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. During the draft, her rights were traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Lexie Brown. [6] She was eventually waived by the Sun. [7] On June 19, 2019, the Atlanta Dream signed Hiedeman as a EuroBasket replacement for Alex Bentley. [8] Hiedeman did not make an appearance for the Dream before Bentley returned to the team. Upon Bentley's return, Hiedeman was waived.

Hiedeman was re-signed by the Sun after her exit from Atlanta. [9] She appeared in her first WNBA game with the Sun. On July 10, 2019, she scored her first WNBA points. [10]

On January 31, 2024, Hiedeman was traded to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tiffany Mitchell and the 19th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. [11]

On February 1, 2025, Hiedeman re-signed with the Lynx. [12]

International

In 2020, Hiedeman was signed by the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League champions Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan. [13]

Hiedeman played for Inner Mongolia in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) from November 2024 to January 2025. [14]

Unrivaled

On January 17, 2025, Phantom BC signed Hiedeman to a relief player contract due to Marina Mabrey sustaining a right calf injury in the pre-season. [15] [16] And on January 27, she was reassigned to the Laces BC, due to Alyssa Thomas and Jackie Young being unavailable. [17]

Coaching career

In October 2022, Hiedeman joined her former collegiate coach Carolyn Kieger at Penn State as the Director of Player Development. [18] Hiedeman was promoted to assistant coach for Penn State in August 2023. [19]

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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Connecticut 20010.3.414.464.5001.51.90.40.10.73.7
2020 Connecticut 22418.5.354.359.7001.91.90.40.01.16.1
2021 Connecticut 32520.1.400.398.7001.91.90.80.20.97.6
2022 Connecticut 363125.0.431.411.8001.83.31.20.11.39.1
2023 Connecticut 40°40°26.7.392.366.7392.12.70.90.11.48.5
2024 Minnesota 40°015.2.380.280.7351.62.40.80.21.14.9
Career6 years, 2 teams1908020.2.397.377.7061.82.40.80.11.16.9

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Connecticut 705.0.600.6671.0000.60.70.00.00.02.6
2020 Connecticut 707.7.538.625.8330.71.30.30.10.63.4
2021 Connecticut 4018.0.500.600.7140.83.00.80.50.59.0
2022 Connecticut 121226.2.419.444.7692.13.00.70.31.08.2
2023 Connecticut 7722.0.310.316.7501.92.30.10.10.65.4
2024 Minnesota 12°014.3.455.222.9331.32.30.70.10.95.7
Career6 years, 2 teams371917.0.422.476.7781.42.10.40.20.65.8

College

NCAA statistics [20]
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16Marquette3041139.3%33.7%69.1%4.22.92.20.113.7
2016–17Marquette3244441.4%36.6%74.1%5.13.51.50.513.9
2017–18Marquette3344139.8%33.3%67.3%3.63.01.90.513.4
2018–19Marquette3561743.8%39.1%70.3%6.14.52.00.517.6
Career130191341.3%35.8%70.2%4.83.51.90.414.7

Personal life

Hiedeman's brother, Sandy Cohen, is a Bnei Herzliya basket player and also played at Marquette. [21]

In September 2021, Hiedeman announced her engagement to Connecticut Sun teammate Jasmine Thomas. [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Natisha Hiedeman Selected 18th Overall in 2019 WNBA Draft". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. April 10, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Talents go beyond court for Southwest's Hiedeman".
  3. ↑ "Talents go beyond court for Southwest's Hiedeman".
  4. ↑ "Natisha Hiedeman". gomarquette.com. Marquette University. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Natisha Hiedeman Selected #18 Overall In 2019 WNBA Draft!". anonymouseagle.com. SB Nation. April 10, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ "WNBA Draft: Lynx bring in Shepard, Dillard, Bell, trade for Brown". FOX Sports. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  7. ↑ Felicien, Bria (June 21, 2019). "Atlanta Dream sign Natisha Hiedeman as EuroBasket replacement". highposthoops.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ Steele, Ben (June 19, 2019). "Natisha Hiedeman gets WNBA chance with the Atlanta Dream. She'll also play for another Marquette alum". jsonline.com. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Connecticut's Hiedeman has been through the hamster wheel and back". theday.com. The Day Publishing Company. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Natisha Hiedeman Makes A Splash With The Connecticut Sun". anonymouseagle.com. SB Nation. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Guard Natisha Hiedeman from Connecticut Sun". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Natisha Hiedeman and Sign French Center Marième Badiane". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ "בשורה למכבי תל אביב: סנדי כהן קיבל אזרחות וייחשב ישראלי בליגה". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  14. ↑ Chinese Women's Hoop Show (October 12, 2024). "Natisha Hiedeman is joining Inner Mongolia". Twitter/X. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  15. ↑ Andrews, Kendra (January 16, 2025). "Marina Mabrey (calf) to miss at least 2 weeks in Unrivaled". ESPN . Archived from the original on January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  16. ↑ Andrews, Kendra (January 17, 2025). "Unrivaled's Phantom sign Hiedeman to replace injured Mabrey". ESPN . Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Phantom BC G Natisha Hiedeman Reassigned to Laces BC". Unrivaled. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Women's Basketball Names Natisha Hiedeman as Director of Player Development". gopsusports.com. Penn State Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Natisha Hiedeman Promoted to Women's Basketball Assistant Coach". gopsusports.com. Penn State Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  20. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Sandy Cohen III – Men's Basketball – University of Wisconsin Green Bay Athletics". August 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Jasmine Thomas, Natisha Hiedeman Announce Engagement". Just Women's Sports. September 15, 2021.
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