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
Playing career2021–present
Position Forward
Career history
2021–2022Politeh-SamGTU Samara
2022Club Félix Pérez Cardozo
2022Mainland Pouakai
2022–2023FCC UAV Arad
2023 Plateros de Fresnillo
2023–2024Bursa Uludağ BK
2024Sampaio
2024– Maccabi Haifa
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC Sixth Player of the Year (2020)

Trinity Baptiste (born June 15, 1998) 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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College career

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]

Club career

Baptiste joined Russian club Politeh-SamGTU Samara in 2021. [15] Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she left the country and later played for Club Félix Pérez Cardozo in Paraguay, where she won the South American Women's Basketball League, and Mainland Pouakai in New Zealand in 2022, before joining Romanian club FCC UAV Arad later that year. [16]

She later represented Plateros de Fresnillo in Mexico and Turkish side Bursa Uludağ BK. [17] In 2024, she played for Brazilian club Sampaio before joining Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. [18]

International career

Baptiste represented Lebanon at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia. [19] She helped the Lebanese team finish seventh after beating Chinese Taipei, and remain in Division A for 2025. [20]

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. [21]

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  2. ↑ Putnam, Bob (April 16, 2021). "Trinity Baptiste selected in second round of WNBA draft".
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  6. ↑ "Trinity Baptiste - 2016-17 - Women's Basketball". Sam Houston.
  7. ↑ "Trinity Baptiste". Northwest Florida State College.
  8. ↑ "Trinity Baptiste - Women's Basketball". Virginia Tech Athletics.
  9. ↑ "ACC Sixth POY Baptiste transferring to Arizona". ESPN.com. April 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Randazzo, Gary. "Virginia Tech grad transfer Trinity Baptiste commits to Arizona Wildcats". Sports Illustrated Arizona Wildcats News, Analysis and More.
  11. ↑ Doss, K. (April 6, 2021). "Trinity Baptiste announces that she will not return to Arizona women's basketball". Arizona Desert Swarm.
  12. ↑ "2021 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  13. ↑ "Trinity Baptiste announces that she will not return to Arizona women's basketball". www.msn.com.
  14. ↑ Morales, Javier (April 7, 2021). "Trinity Baptiste will not return to Arizona in 2021-22 | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com". allsportstucson.com.
  15. ↑ "Trinity Baptiste signs at Samara". Eurobasket. 23 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Doss, Kim (20 June 2023). "Former Arizona forward Trinity Baptiste to represent Lebanon in international competition". Arizona Desert Swarm.
  17. ↑ "Trinity Baptiste (ex Plateras) is a newcomer at Bursa". Eurobasket. 26 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Trinity Baptiste (ex Sampaio) is a newcomer at M.Haifa". Eurobasket. 6 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "Team Roster: Lebanon" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 26 June 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Lebanon 75–73 Chinese Taipei". FIBA. 30 June 2023.
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