Wanda Guyton

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Wanda Guyton
Personal information
Born (1965-10-14) October 14, 1965 (age 58)
Tampa, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school Hillsborough (Tampa, Florida)
College South Florida (1984–1989)
Position Center
Career history
1997–1998 Houston Comets
1999 Detroit Shock
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Wanda Marie Guyton (born October 14, 1965 in Tampa, Florida) is a women's professional basketball coach and former professional women's basketball player. She is currently a women's professional basketball coach in Wasserburg, Germany. [1]

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High school career

Guyton played at Hillsborough High School (Tampa, Florida) (1981–1984) where she led the lady Terriers in scoring as their center, in her three seasons at HHS. She was the first female basketball player to break the 1,000 point scoring threshold, in becoming Hillsborough County's girls all-time leading scorer in her senior year, without the benefit of the three point shot. [2] All while leading the lady Terriers to their first ever FHSAA Girls Class 4A State Basketball Championship final in 1984, earning State Runnerups, after a 31 -37 loss to Deland High in the title game. [3]

College career

University of South Florida

Wanda was a torchbearer for the University of South Florida women's basketball program. She put the program on the map and made a name for herself on a national level as a two-time WNBA champion and standout in the Italian and German leagues. Guyton was a member of the women's basketball team during the 1984–85, 1986–87 and 1988–89 seasons and played primarily as post player who saw time as a forward and center. Her dominance of the USF record books is unparalleled. Guyton still owns 10 career records today, almost 20 seasons after completing her college eligibility. [4] In 2009, Wanda Guyton was inducted into the USF Athletic Hall of Fame.

Professional career

International/FIBA

After graduating from USF, Guyton played professionally in Japan, Italy, Spain and Germany. And later, after her exit from the WNBA as a player, Guyton returned to Germany to play for Wasserburg, where she finished out her 18-year professional career as a player, retiring in 2007. [5]

WNBA

Guyton's professional basketball career, came full circle, when she returned to the US, after being selected by the Houston Comets in the first round (No. 5 overall) in the 1997 WNBA Elite Draft. Her debut game was played on June 21, 1997 in a 76 - 56 win over the Cleveland Rockers where she recorded 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. [6] Playing two seasons with Houston in a total of 26 games, Guyton averaged 5.8 points and 5.2 rebounds while winning two championships with the club in 1997 and 1998.

Guyton was waived by Houston on June 8, 1999 and would miss the first month and a half of the 1998 WNBA season. Fortunately, on July 28, 1999, she was able to sign with the Detroit Shock and played in 11 of the Shock's remaining 12 season games. The Shock finished with a losing record of 15 - 17 but was still able to make the playoffs, where they would be eliminated by the Charlotte Sting (a game that Guyton actually did not play in).

The Shock waived Guyton on May 22, 2000 right before the start of the next season. Guyton would not be signed by another team after being waived by Detroit. And because she didn't play during the 1999 playoffs, her final WNBA game was a regular season matchup versus the Orlando Miracle on August 21, 1999. In that game, the Shock defeated the Miracle 74 - 68 with Guyton playing for nearly 3 minutes and recording 2 rebounds. [7]

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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997 † Houston 252526.7.467—.5595.40.51.00.31.76.1
1998 Houston 1114.0.000——0.00.01.01.02.00.0
1999 Detroit 1108.9.235—.8132.40.20.20.20.91.9
Career3 years, 2 teams372621.1.436—.6074.40.40.80.31.54.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1997 † Houston 1123.0.500——4.00.00.00.00.02.0

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References

  1. ↑ Guyton, Wanda. "Wanda_Guyton_.com" . Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Guyton, Wanda. "Basketball:_Girls_1000_point_scorers_in_Hillsborough_history". TBO.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Guyton, Wanda. "FHSAA Girls Basketball Championships" (PDF). fhsaa.org. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Guyton, Wanda (18 September 2009). "2009_USF_Athletics_Hall_of_Fame_Class". www.gousfbulls.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Guyton, Wanda. "Guyton_Takes_Her_Bow_EuroCup_Women_2008_FIBA_ Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199706210CLE.html
  7. ↑ "Orlando Miracle at Detroit Shock, August 21, 1999".
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