Nikki Teasley

Nikki Teasley

Personal information
Born	(1979-03-22) March 22, 1979 Washington D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint John's Catholic Prep (Buckeystown, Maryland)
College	North Carolina (1997–2002)
WNBA draft	2002: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Fire
Playing career	2002–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	42
Career history
2002–2005	Los Angeles Sparks
2006–2007	Washington Mystics
2008–2009	Atlanta Dream
2009	Detroit Shock
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2002) 2× WNBA All-Star (2003, 2004) WNBA All-Star game MVP (2003) 2× All-WNBA Second Team (2003–2004) 2× WNBA assists leader (2004, 2006) First-team All-ACC (2002) ACC Tournament MVP (2000) ACC Rookie of the Year (1998) ACC All-Freshman Team (1998)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Nikki Teasley (born March 22, 1979) is an American former basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Born in Washington, D.C., she played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In the 2002 WNBA draft, Teasley was selected as the #5 overall pick by the Portland Fire. But shortly afterwards, she was traded with Sophia Witherspoon to the Los Angeles Sparks for Ukari Figgs and second-round pick Gergana Slavtcheva.

Teasley helped the Sparks win their second consecutive title by hitting a series-winning three-pointer in the final seconds.

On March 24, 2008, Teasley was waived by the Washington Mystics.

The Atlanta Dream signed Teasley in 2008 and she suited up for the 2009 season. Teasley was then waived for Ivory Latta.

Career statistics

WNBA

Legend

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2002	Los Angeles	32	32	27.6	40.4	40.0	75.0	2.6	4.4	0.8	0.3	2.1	6.4
2003	Los Angeles	34	34	35.0	38.9	42.4	87.5	5.1	6.3	1.1	0.4	3.2	11.5
2004	Los Angeles	34	34	32.5	38.8	41.2	76.5	3.4	6.1	1.2	0.2	3.0	9.9
2005	Los Angeles	19	19	29.0	33.3	30.9	84.6	2.8	3.7	1.2	0.2	2.5	7.4
2006	Washington	34	34	28.8	37.1	34.4	82.6	2.6	5.4	1.3	0.3	2.3	10.7
2007	Washington	33	33	22.6	33.6	32.9	93.3	2.2	3.3	0.7	0.2	1.9	5.2
2008	Did not play (waived)
2009	Atlanta	10	10	23.4	40.0	41.2	80.0	1.7	3.5	0.9	0.1	1.2	3.9
	Detroit	11	7	20.2	38.5	33.3	100.0	1.3	2.2	0.5	0.4	1.5	3.8
Career	7 years, 3 teams	207	203	28.5	37.6	37.7	83.5	3.0	4.7	1.0	0.3	2.4	8.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2002	Los Angeles	6	6	30.7	33.3	22.7	84.2	2.2	7.8	1.5	0.2	3.7	8.2
2003	Los Angeles	9	9	34.7	32.8	22.2	80.0	4.4	7.9	1.3	0.0	3.0	7.8
2004	Los Angeles	3	3	29.3	26.3	33.3	100.0	1.0	5.3	0.7	0.3	4.7	6.3
2005	Los Angeles	2	1	30.5	33.3	18.2	66.7	2.5	7.0	1.5	0.0	1.5	11.0
2006	Washington	2	2	33.5	33.3	0.0	85.7	5.0	4.0	0.5	0.0	3.5	10.0
2009	Detroit	5	5	16.6	44.4	40.0	66.7	0.2	1.8	0.2	0.2	1.8	4.8
Career	6 years, 3 teams	27	26	29.4	33.5	23.2	80.0	2.7	6.1	1.0	0.1	3.0	7.6

College

Source

Legend

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
97–98	North Carolina	30	387	41.5%	35.9%	77.1%	3.5	5.5	1.9	0.1	12.9
98–99	North Carolina	36	555	41.3%	31.3%	68.7%	4.7	5.9	2.6	0.528	15.4
99-00	North Carolina	26	379	39.0%	31.7%	81.5%	4.0	6.2	2.3	0.192	14.6
01-02	North Carolina	33	501	36.7%	36.8%	86.3%	4.4	5.7	2.1	0.394	15.2
Career	North Carolina	125	1822	39.6%	34.0%	77.9%	4.2	5.8	2.2	0.3	14.6

External links

• WNBA player profile
• WNBA 2002 Draft one-on-one chat interview
• Teasley/Mystics part ways