Nicole Levesque

Nicole Levesque

Personal information
Born	(1972-04-11) April 11, 1972 (age 53) Shaftsbury, Vermont
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Listed weight	115 lb (52 kg)
Career information
High school	Mount Anthony (Bennington, Vermont)
College	Wake Forest (1990–1994)
WNBA draft	1997: undrafted
Playing career	1997–1997
Position	Point guard
Career history
As a player:
1997	Charlotte Sting
As a coach:
1998–2000	Vermont (assistant)
Career highlights
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (1994) ACC All-Freshman Team (1991) 2× Second-team All-ACC (1992, 1994)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Nicole Levesque (Andres) (born April 11, 1972) is an American former basketball player who played point guard at Wake Forest and for the Charlotte Sting in the WNBA. ^{[1] [2]} In 1999, she was named to Sports Illustrated's 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Vermont, and is the only Vermonter to ever play in the WNBA. ^[3]

Early life

After a standout playing career at Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington, Vermont, where she helped the Patriots capture two Division I state titles in 1988 and 1990 while scoring a total of 1,938 points in her career, good for fifth all-time in the state. ^[4] She was also a standout soccer player who scored 148 goals for Mount Anthony, which was a state record until 2015. ^[5]

College career

In 1990 Levesque headed to Wake Forest, where she set a number of school records. She was named to the ACC's All-Freshman team in her first season with the Deamon Deacons, and was a two-time ACC Second Team All-Conference Selection. She was also the winner of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award in 1994, given to the top senior in the nation under 5 ft 8in. In 1991, Levesque was also part of USA Basketball's Olympic Festival East team and was a Fast Break All-American. ^{[6] [7]}

Levesque ended her college career with 1,663 points, while becoming the school's leader in minutes played, free throws made, free throw percentage, while also being second in assists and three-pointers made.

Professional career

During the WNBA's inaugural 1997 season, Levesque signed with the Charlotte Sting where she appeared in 27 games, averaging 4.0 points per game and 2.8 assists per game. She also played professionally in Europe.

Coaching career

Returning to her native Vermont, Levesque was an assistant coach for two seasons at Vermont under Keith Cieplicki, and was part of the staff that won the America East Conference title and participated in the 2000 NCAA tournament. ^{[8] [9]}

Personal

Levesque is a member of the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame, Vermont Principal's Association Hall of Fame and New England Basketball Hall of Fame. She and her husband, Dr. Mark Andres reside in Pensacola, Florida.

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

Source ^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1997	Charlotte	21	21	23.0	.367	.348	.933	1.7	2.8	.8	.1	2.6	4.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1997	Charlotte	1	1	30.0	.500	.500	–	1.0	3.0	.0	.0	2.0	3.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1990–91	Wake Forest	28	-	-	39.3	42.9	86.1	4.8	3.7	1.8	0.0	-	13.2
1991–92	Wake Forest	28	-	-	35.9	28.8	80.9	4.6	4.2	2.5	0.1	-	17.3
1992–93	Wake Forest	28	-	-	39.6	33.6	78.4	2.6	4.0	1.8	0.0	-	13.7
1993–94	Wake Forest	27	-	-	38.8	36.5	87.2	3.7	5.8	1.9	0.0	-	15.7
Career		111	-	-	38.2	35.1	83.0	3.9	4.4	2.0	0.0	-	15.0
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [10]

References

1. "Nicole Levesque WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
2. "Former Deacon Nicole Levesque Going Into Vermont Sports Hall of Fame".
3. "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From Vermont".
4. "Vermont Sports Hall of Fame > Nicole Levesque Andres". www.vermontsportshall.com.
5. "Girls soccer player of the year: Abby McKearin".
6. "All-Time USA Basketball Women's Roster // L". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
7. "Wake forest atlhetics hall of fame" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017.
8. "98-99 UVM Women's Basketball Roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2019.
9. "University of Vermont Women's Basketball Team - 1999-00" (PDF). October 26, 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2019.
10. "Nicole Levesque College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 11, 2024.