Trina Frierson

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Trina Frierson
Personal information
Born (1979-08-23) August 23, 1979 (age 44)
Vicksburg, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Vicksburg (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
College Louisiana Tech (1999–2004)
WNBA draft 2004: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Position Forward
Number50
Coaching career2005–2011
Career history
As player:
2004 Seattle Storm
As coach:
2005–2011 Northwestern State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Catrina Nicole Frierson (born August 23, 1979) [lower-alpha 1] is an American former professional basketball player and coach. She won a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) championship with the Seattle Storm in 2004.

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Frierson is a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and attended Vicksburg High School. [5] She played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters from 1999 to 2004 and was a two-time first-team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) selection. [6] Frierson missed the entirety of the 2000–01 season after she tore ligaments in her knee. [7] She averaged a career-best 16.2 points per game during her senior season. [6]

Frierson was selected by the Seattle Storm as the 19th overall pick of the 2004 WNBA draft. She received limited playing time as a result of knee injuries and only played in five games for the Storm as they went on to win the WNBA championship in her rookie season. Frierson was waived by the Storm during training camp before the 2005 WNBA season. [1]

Frierson joined the Northwestern State Lady Demons as an assistant coach on August 24, 2005. [6] She ended her stint with the Lady Demons in 2011 and returned to Vicksburg, where she conducts basketball training sessions and camps. [8]

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
2004 Seattle 504.422.20.0100.01.00.00.00.00.21.4
Career1 year, 1 team504.422.20.0100.01.00.00.00.00.21.4


College

Source [9]

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
1999-00Louisiana Tech3233648.5%20.0%73.2%4.60.30.90.210.5
2001–02Louisiana Tech3023345.9%25.0%72.1%4.90.80.50.47.8
2002–03Louisiana Tech3451052.9%0.0%75.6%7.30.60.60.315.0
2003–04Louisiana Tech3150250.8%22.2%70.7%7.00.81.30.716.2
Career127158150.2%11.1%73.1%9.60.60.80.412.4

Notes

  1. Frierson's WNBA.com player profile and Basketball Reference use the August 23, 1979, date. [1] [2] Her WNBA.com draft prospect profile and Northwestern State biography use a birth date of October 13, 1980. [3] [4]

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References

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