Reshea Bristol

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Reshea Bristol
Personal information
Born (1978-02-10) February 10, 1978 (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
High school Omaha Bryan
(Bellevue, Nebraska)
College Arizona (1996–2001)
WNBA draft 2001: 4th round, 50th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Sting
Playing career2001–2017
Position Guard / forward
Number10
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
2001 Charlotte Sting
2001–2002Dynamo
2003-2004Telekomas
2004–2005 Keflavík
2006-2007Pully
2007–2009B. Burhaniye Belediye
2009–2010VSPrague
2011Pabellon Ourense
2014-2017Nebraska Strikers
As coach:
2018–present Nebraska Christian (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Reshea LaNette Bristol (born February 10, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. After starting her career in the WNBA with the Charlotte Sting in 2001, she went on to play fourteen years in Russia, Lithuania, Iceland, Switzerland, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Spain, and Stateside. [1]

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College career

Bristol played college basketball for the University of Arizona [2] from 1996 to 2001. She finished her Arizona career in the No. 5 spot on the UA all-time scoring list, with 1,260 points. [3]

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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2001 Charlotte 105.00.00.00.02.00.00.00.01.00.0
Career1 year, 1 team105.00.00.00.02.00.00.00.01.00.0

College

Source [4]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1998-99Arizona2831137.5%21.7%70.7%4.43.32.70.211.1
1999-00Arizona2824038.4%30.2%78.1%3.63.12.00.18.6
2000-01Arizona3249841.2%34.0%71.6%4.87.63.00.415.6
Career88104939.5%30.9%72.7%4.34.82.60.311.9

Professional career

Bristol was drafted by the Charlotte Sting with the 50th pick in the 2001 WNBA draft. She played for Dynamo in Moscow during the 2001-02 season. [5]

In 2004, she signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. [6] On 27 November 2004, she helped Keflavík win the Icelandic Company Cup after defeating ÍS in the Cup finals. [7] In January 2005, she left the team due to a family emergency and missed the rest of the season. [8] Despite an early exit, Bristol lead the league in assists, steals and three point percent [9] and was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year at the end of the season. She returned to Keflavík for the 2005–2006 season. [10] In October 2005, she helped Keflavík win the annual Icelandic Super Cup after posting 14 points and 13 steals in a victory against Haukar. [11] On 30 October 2005, Keflavík lost its first game with Bristol as a player. It had previously won all 22 games she had played in since 2004. [12] In December 2005, Bristol left the club. [13] Despite another early exit, she again led the league in assists and steals. [9]

After spending the 2009-10 season with VS Prague in the Czech Women's Basketball League, she signed with Pabellon Ourense of the Spanish Liga Femenina 2 in January 2011. [5] In 15 games, she averaged 10.5 points and 6.3 rebounds.

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References

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  2. ↑ PJ Brown (3 February 2018). "Twenty years later, Arizona Wildcats remember 'the best team I've played on'". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  5. 1 2 "El Pabellón elige a la base norteamericana Reshea Bristol". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 4 January 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kaninn klár í keflavík". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 24 August 2004. p. 22. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Þriðji sigurinn í röð hjá Keflavíkurstúlkum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 28 November 2004. p. 26. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Bristol á förum frá Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 January 2005. p. B4. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  9. 1 2 Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (21 April 2005). "Helena og Sigurður útnefnd leikmenn ársins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C4. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Bristol aftur í Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 August 2005. p. C3. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  11. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 October 2005). "Keflavíkurliðið óstöðvandi með Bristol innanborðs". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 21. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Í fyrsta sinn í tapliði á ísland". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 November 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Bristol látin fara". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 28 December 2005. p. 28. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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