Nicole Levesque

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Nicole Levesque
Personal information
Born (1972-04-11) April 11, 1972 (age 52)
Shaftsbury, Vermont
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Listed weight115 lb (52 kg)
Career information
High school Mount Anthony (Bennington, Vermont)
College Wake Forest (1990–1994)
WNBA draft 1997: undrafted
Playing career1997–1997
Position Point guard
Career history
As player:
1997 Charlotte Sting
As coach:
1998–2000 Vermont (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
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]

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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
  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

Source [1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997 Charlotte 212123.0.367.348.9331.72.8.8.12.64.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997 Charlotte 1130.0.500.5001.03.0.0.02.03.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1990–91 Wake Forest 28--39.342.986.14.83.71.80.0-13.2
1991–92 Wake Forest 28--35.928.880.94.64.22.50.1-17.3
1992–93 Wake Forest 28--39.633.678.42.64.01.80.0-13.7
1993–94 Wake Forest 27--38.836.587.23.75.81.90.0-15.7
Career111--38.235.183.03.94.42.00.0-15.0
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [10]

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