Tasha Pointer

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Tasha Pointer
Personal information
Born (1979-06-27) June 27, 1979 (age 45)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Career information
High school Whitney Young
(Chicago, Illinois)
College Rutgers (1997–2001)
WNBA draft 2001: 4th round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the Portland Fire
Playing career2001–2004
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number12
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As player:
2004 Chicago Blaze
As coach:
2004–2006 Columbia (assistant)
2006–2007 Xavier (assistant)
2007–2015 Rutgers (assistant)
2015–2017 St. John's (assistant)
2017–2018 Northwestern (assistant)
2018–2022 UIC
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Natasha Pointer (born June 27, 1979) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She was drafted in the fourth round of the 2001 WNBA draft by the Portland Fire with the 52nd overall pick.

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Playing career

Pointer played college basketball at Rutgers, where she was a four-year starter as a point guard. At Rutgers, she was the first person in the history of the Big East Conference to record more than 1,000 points, 700 assists, 500 rebounds, and 250 steals as well as the first player to record a triple-double in the history of Rutgers women's basketball. [1]

Pointer was drafted by the Portland Fire with the 52nd overall pick in the 2001 WNBA draft, but did not make the final roster. She was later selected by the Chicago Blaze in the third round of the National Women's Basketball League draft in 2004 and played two games with them. [2] Pointer was later signed by the New York Liberty but was waived a month later.

Rutgers statistics

Source [3] [4]

Ratios
YEARTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RBGAPGBPGSPGPPG
1997-98Rutgers3247.1%20.5%63.8%4.2195.5940.0003.06314.000
1998-99Rutgers3344.8%25.8%70.7%3.6006.8480.0912.00010.300
1999-00 Rutgers 3246.8%36.6%68.2%4.6255.5310.0631.9069.688
2000-01Rutgers3146.9%20.8%67.3%6.0008.3000.0002.20011.500
Career12846.5%24.7%67.2%4.5866.5550.0472.28111.375
Totals
YEARTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
1997-98Rutgers321603401573113177135179098448
1998-99Rutgers3311726183199140118226366341
1999-00Rutgers32111237154173107148177261310
2000-01Rutgers31137292115372107186257167357
Career12852511304919835753158783962921456

Coaching career

Pointer began her coaching career at Columbia as an assistant coach in 2004. [5] She was also an assistant at Xavier for one season before joining her alma mater Rutgers as an assistant coach. She spent eight seasons with the Scarlet Knights helping them rebuild themselves into contenders before joining St. John's in 2015 as an assistant coach. Pointer left St. John's after two seasons to join Northwestern as an assistant coach. [6]

Pointer was named the head coach at UIC in 2018. [7] It was announced that Pointer would not return after the 2021–22 season. [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UIC Flames (Horizon League)(2018–present)
2018–19 UIC 3–261–17
2019–20 UIC 3–272–16
2020–21 UIC 3–161–13
UIC:9–69 (.115)4–46 (.080)
Total:9–69 (.115)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ "Rutgers' Pointer keeps it real". USA Today. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Blaze Selects Scott-Richardson with Number One Pick". OurSportsCentral. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. ↑ "FINAL 1998 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Women's Basketball Adds Natasha Pointer To Staff". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tasha Pointer Joins Northwestern Coaching Staff". Northwestern University Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "UIC hires Tasha Pointer as new women's basketball coach". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "UIC Transitions Women's Basketball Leadership". UIC Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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