Nikki Teasley

Nikki Teasley

Personal information
Born	(1979-03-22) March 22, 1979 (age 46) Washington D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint John's Catholic Prep (Buckeystown, Maryland)
College	North Carolina (1997–2002)
WNBA draft	2002: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Drafted by	Portland Fire
Playing career	2002–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	42
Career history
2002–2005	Los Angeles Sparks
2006–2007	Washington Mystics
2008–2009	Atlanta Dream
2009	Detroit Shock
Career highlights
WNBA champion (2002) WNBA All-Star (2003) WNBA All-Star game MVP (2003) 2× All-WNBA Second Team (2003–2004) 2× WNBA assists leader (2004, 2006) First-team All-ACC (2002) ACC Tournament MVP (2000) ACC Rookie of the Year (1998) ACC All-Freshman Team (1998) Gatorade National Player of the Year (1997)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing   United States FIBA Under-19 World Cup 1997 Brazil Team Competition FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship 1996 Mexico Team

Nikki Teasley (born March 22, 1979) is a former American basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). ^[1]

Born in Washington, D.C., she played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In the 2002 WNBA draft, Teasley was selected as the #5 overall pick by the Portland Fire. But shortly afterwards, she was traded with Sophia Witherspoon to the Los Angeles Sparks for Ukari Figgs and second-round pick Gergana Slavtcheva. ^[2]

Teasley helped the Sparks win their second consecutive title by hitting a series-winning three-pointer in the final seconds.

On March 24, 2008, Teasley was waived by the Washington Mystics.

The Atlanta Dream signed Teasley in 2008 and she suited up for the 2009 season. Teasley was then waived for Ivory Latta.

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

†	Denotes season(s) in which Teasley won a WNBA championship

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2002 †	Los Angeles	32	32	27.6	40.4	40.0	75.0	2.6	4.4	0.8	0.3	2.1	6.4
2003	Los Angeles	34	34	35.0	38.9	42.4	87.5	5.1	6.3	1.1	0.4	3.2	11.5
2004	Los Angeles	34	34	32.5	38.8	41.2	76.5	3.4	6.1	1.2	0.2	3.0	9.9
2005	Los Angeles	19	19	29.0	33.3	30.9	84.6	2.8	3.7	1.2	0.2	2.5	7.4
2006	Washington	34	34	28.8	37.1	34.4	82.6	2.6	5.4	1.3	0.3	2.3	10.7
2007	Washington	33	33	22.6	33.6	32.9	93.3	2.2	3.3	0.7	0.2	1.9	5.2
2008	Did not play (waived)
2009	Atlanta	10	10	23.4	40.0	41.2	80.0	1.7	3.5	0.9	0.1	1.2	3.9
	Detroit	11	7	20.2	38.5	33.3	100.0	1.3	2.2	0.5	0.4	1.5	3.8
Career	7 years, 4 teams	207	203	28.5	37.6	37.7	83.5	3.0	4.7	1.0	0.3	2.4	8.2
	All-Star	1	0	24.4	33.3	40.0	100.0	6.0	6.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	10.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoffs statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2002 †	Los Angeles	6	6	30.7	33.3	22.7	84.2	2.2	7.8	1.5	0.2	3.7	8.2
2003	Los Angeles	9	9	34.7	32.8	22.2	80.0	4.4	7.9	1.3	0.0	3.0	7.8
2004	Los Angeles	3	3	29.3	26.3	33.3	100.0	1.0	5.3	0.7	0.3	4.7	6.3
2005	Los Angeles	2	1	30.5	33.3	18.2	66.7	2.5	7.0	1.5	0.0	1.5	11.0
2006	Washington	2	2	33.5	33.3	0.0	85.7	5.0	4.0	0.5	0.0	3.5	10.0
2009	Detroit	5	5	16.6	44.4	40.0	66.7	0.2	1.8	0.2	0.2	1.8	4.8
Career	6 years, 3 teams	27	26	29.4	33.5	23.2	80.0	2.7	6.1	1.0	0.1	3.0	7.6

College

NCAA statistics ^[3]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997–98	North Carolina	30	387	41.5%	35.9%	77.1%	3.5	5.5	1.9	0.1	12.9
1998–99		36	555	41.3%	31.3%	68.7%	4.7	5.9	2.6	0.528	15.4
1999-00		26	379	39.0%	31.7%	81.5%	4.0	6.2	2.3	0.192	14.6
2000-01		Did not play
2001-02		33	501	36.7%	36.8%	86.3%	4.4	5.7	2.1	0.394	15.2
Career		125	1822	39.6%	34.0%	77.9%	4.2	5.8	2.2	0.3	14.6

References

1. "Nikki Teasley – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
2. TERRY, MIKE (2002-04-20). "Sparks' Trade Is Talk of the Draft". Los Angeles Times. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved 2017-09-16.
3. "North Carolina Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-14.

External links

• WNBA player profile
• WNBA 2002 Draft one-on-one chat interview
• Teasley/Mystics part ways