Nakia Sanford
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Personal information | |
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Born | Lithonia, Georgia | May 10, 1976
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | South Gwinnett (Snellville, Georgia) |
College | Kansas (1995–1999) |
WNBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 43 |
Career history | |
2003–2010 | Washington Mystics |
2011–2012 | Phoenix Mercury |
2013 | Seattle Storm |
Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nakia Sanford (born May 10, 1976) is a professional women's basketball center most recently with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]
College career
Sanford finished her career at Kansas ranked fourth all-time rebounder (832) and shot-blocker (89).
Kansas statistics
GP | Games 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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1995–96 | Kansas | 32 | 209 | 49.4% | – | 50.0% | 6.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
1996–97 | Kansas | 31 | 225 | 48.6% | – | 48.4% | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
1997–98 | Kansas | 32 | 212 | 43.2% | – | 55.0% | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
1998–99 | Kansas | 33 | 323 | 52.1% | 0.0% | 53.1% | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
Career | 128 | 969 | 48.7% | 0.0% | 51.9% | 6.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
WNBA career
Sanford was not drafted. She was signed by the Washington Mystics before the 2003 WNBA season. During her first three-season, she saw limited action. It was not until the 2006 WNBA season that Sanford began to show progress as a player. She set career highs for all her stats in 2006, including rebounds per game (6.0) and field goal percentage (52%). In 2007, she set new career highs averaging 7 rebounds and 11 points per game. She saw decreased playing time during the 2008 WNBA season, however.
References
- ^ Nakia Sanford. WNBA.com
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Centers (basketball)
- Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball players
- People from Lithonia, Georgia
- Phoenix Mercury players
- Power forwards
- Seattle Storm players
- Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia
- Washington Mystics players
- Undrafted Women's National Basketball Association players
- American women's basketball biography stubs