Trinity Baptiste

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Trinity Baptiste
Personal information
Born (1998-06-15) June 15, 1998 (age 26)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school Hillsborough
(Tampa, Florida)
College Northwest Florida State (2017–2018)
Virginia Tech (2018–2020)
Arizona (2020–2021)
WNBA draft 2021: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Position Forward
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC Sixth Player of the Year (2020)

Trinity Baptiste is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted in the second round by the Indiana Fever in the 2021 WNBA draft but was waived by the team before the start of the season. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Baptiste grew up in Tampa, Florida. She attended Hillsborough High School. She was named a McDonald's All-American in 2016. [6]

Baptiste started her college career at Northwest Florida State College. She appeared in 31 games and averaged 13 points per game on a 61% field goal percentage. She also averaged 8.3 rebounds. [7]

She transferred to Virginia Tech for her sophomore season. She appeared in 64 games for the Hokies and started 26. At Virginia Tech, she recorded 12 double-doubles. She was named ACC Sixth Player of the Year in 2020 and was named to the ACC All-Academic Team. [8]

Baptiste joined the University of Arizona as a graduate transfer after the 2020 season. She started all 27 games at Arizona, where she averaged 26.4 minutes, 8.6 points, and 6.1 rebounds. Baptiste lead Arizona to an appearance in the championship game in the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Women's Basketball tournament. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Baptiste decided to forgo her remaining eligibility, of which she had an extra year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and declare for the WNBA draft in spring 2021. [13] [14]

She represented Lebanon at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia. She helped the Lebanese team finish seventh, and remain in Division A for 2025.

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2018–19 Virginia Tech 341927.549.655.385.67.61.50.80.22.110.4
2019–20 Virginia Tech 30722.943.837.384.86.41.00.50.21.89.5
2020–21 Arizona 272726.344.034.883.86.11.00.90.21.68.6
Career915325.645.941.585.06.71.20.70.21.99.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [15]

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