Mandisa Stevenson

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Mandisa Stevenson
Personal information
Born (1982-02-04) February 4, 1982 (age 41)
Decatur, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school Decatur (Decatur, Alabama)
College Gulf Coast CC (2000–2002)
Auburn (2002–2004)
WNBA draft 2004: undrafted
Position Power forward / center
Career history
2004 San Antonio Silver Stars
2005 Seattle Storm
2006 Phoenix Mercury
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Mandisa Stevenson (born February 4, 1982) is an American professional women's basketball player with the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She attended high school in Decatur, Alabama before playing basketball at Auburn University.

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Auburn statistics

Source [1]

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
2002-03Auburn3323037.1%31.7%79.5%5.81.50.90.97.0
2003-04Auburn3128249.8%36.0%64.8%8.01.41.31.29.1
Career6451243.4%33.3%71.4%6.91.51.11.08.0

Basketball career

As a rookie with the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2004, Stevenson's best performance came on July 1 in Seattle, when she scored a season-high nine points in only 18 minutes. [2] A free agent after the season, Stevenson signed with the Seattle Storm on April 21. Stevenson appeared in four games for the Storm, tallying six points and grabbing six rebounds in 53 minutes of action, before being placed on the Injured List with lower back pain on June 6. Stevenson was the surprise Opening Day starter at small forward, scoring two points and grabbing four rebounds. Stevenson subsequently returned to the bench as a backup post, but lost playing time when Suzy Batkovic joined the team. Despite Anne Donovan's glowing praise of her she was waived on July 6, 2005.

On March 21, 2007, the Phoenix Mercury announced they had added Stevenson to the team's training camp roster.

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References

  1. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  2. "STORM: Silver Stars Still Struggling". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.