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Napheesa Collier

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Napheesa Collier

Napheesa Collier ( nə-FEE-sə KOL-yər; born September 23, 1996), nicknamed "Phee", is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Lunar Owls of Unrivaled. Collier is also a founder of the Unrivaled basketball league along with Breanna Stewart. After playing college basketball for the University of Connecticut Huskies, Collier was drafted by the Lynx with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft. She has won two Olympic gold medals playing on the United States women's national basketball team in the Tokyo 2020 and the Paris 2024 games. She is also a vice president on the Women's National Basketball Players Association executive committee.

Infobox

Position
Power forward
League
WNBA
Born
(1996-09-23) September 23, 1996 Jefferson City, Missouri, U .
Listed height
6 ft 1 in (1 m)
Listed weight
182 lb (83 kg)
High school
Jefferson City (Jefferson City, Missouri) Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)
College
UConn (2015–2019)
WNBA draft
2019: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Drafted by
Minnesota Lynx
Playing career
2019–present
2019–present
Minnesota Lynx
2020–2021
Lattes-Montpellier
2023–2024
Fenerbahçe
2025–present
Lunar Owls BC
Women's basketball
Medals Women's basketball Representing the United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team FIBA AmeriCup 2019 Puerto Rico Team FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2015 Russia Team FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship 2014 United States Team Women's 3x3 basketball Representing the United States Youth Olympic Games 2014 China Team

Tables

· Career statistics
Denotes seasons in which Collier won an NCAA championship
WNBA regular season statistics · Career statistics › WNBA › Regular season
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
Minnesota
GP
34
GS
34
MPG
33
FG%
490
3P%
361
FT%
792
RPG
6
APG
2
SPG
1
BPG
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
Minnesota
GP
22
GS
22
MPG
34
FG%
523
3P%
408
FT%
829
RPG
9
APG
3
SPG
1
BPG
1
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
Minnesota
GP
29
GS
29
MPG
34
FG%
441
3P%
253
FT%
860
RPG
6
APG
3
SPG
1
BPG
1
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
Minnesota
GP
4
GS
4
MPG
22
FG%
423
3P%
286
FT%
714
RPG
3
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
Minnesota
GP
37
GS
37
MPG
33
FG%
485
3P%
298
FT%
840
RPG
8
APG
2
SPG
1
BPG
1
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
Minnesota
GP
34
GS
34
MPG
34
FG%
492
3P%
310
FT%
804
RPG
9
APG
3
SPG
1
BPG
1
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
Minnesota
GP
33
GS
33
MPG
32
FG%
531
3P%
403
FT%
906
RPG
7
APG
3
SPG
1
BPG
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
7 years, 1 team
GP
193
GS
193
MPG
33
FG%
492
3P%
336
FT%
842
RPG
7
APG
3
SPG
1
BPG
1
All-Star
All-Star
Year
All-Star
Team
5
GP
1
GS
11
MPG
600
FG%
400
3P%
1
FT%
4
RPG
0
APG
0
SPG
0
BPG
0
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
2019
Minnesota
34
34
33
490
361
792
6
2
1
0
2020
Minnesota
22
22
34
523
408
829
9
3
1
1
2021
Minnesota
29
29
34
441
253
860
6
3
1
1
2022
Minnesota
4
4
22
423
286
714
3
1
0
0
2023
Minnesota
37
37
33
485
298
840
8
2
1
1
2024
Minnesota
34
34
34
492
310
804
9
3
1
1
2025
Minnesota
33
33
32
531
403
906
7
3
1
1
Career
7 years, 1 team
193
193
33
492
336
842
7
3
1
1
All-Star
5
1
11
600
400
1
4
0
0
0
0
WNBA playoff statistics · Career statistics › WNBA › Playoffs
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
Minnesota
GP
1
GS
1
MPG
38 °
FG%
727
3P%
333
FT%
500
RPG
10
APG
3
SPG
2
BPG
1
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
Minnesota
GP
4
GS
4
MPG
34
FG%
500
3P%
538
FT%
625
RPG
9
APG
3
SPG
0
BPG
2 °
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
Minnesota
GP
1
GS
1
MPG
35
FG%
273
3P%
1 °
FT%
—
RPG
4
APG
2
SPG
3 °
BPG
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
Minnesota
GP
3
GS
3
MPG
36
FG%
509
3P%
333
FT%
867
RPG
8
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
1
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
Minnesota
GP
12°
GS
12°
MPG
38 °
FG%
525
3P%
414
FT%
847
RPG
8
APG
3
SPG
2
BPG
1
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
Minnesota
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
34
FG%
538
3P%
280
FT%
714
RPG
6
APG
2
SPG
1
BPG
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
6 years, 1 team
GP
26
GS
26
MPG
36
FG%
521
3P%
397
FT%
805
RPG
8
APG
2
SPG
1
BPG
1
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
2019
Minnesota
1
1
38 °
727
333
500
10
3
2
1
2020
Minnesota
4
4
34
500
538
625
9
3
0
2 °
2021
Minnesota
1
1
35
273
1 °
—
4
2
3 °
0
2023
Minnesota
3
3
36
509
333
867
8
1
0
1
2024
Minnesota
12°
12°
38 °
525
414
847
8
3
2
1
2025
Minnesota
5
5
34
538
280
714
6
2
1
1
Career
6 years, 1 team
26
26
36
521
397
805
8
2
1
1
· Career statistics › College
2015–16*
2015–16*
Year
2015–16*
Team
UConn
GP
38
Points
258
FG%
533
3P%
154
FT%
917
RPG
5
APG
0
SPG
1
BPG
1
PPG
6
2016–17
2016–17
Year
2016–17
Team
UConn
GP
37
Points
754
FG%
678
3P%
431
FT%
818
RPG
9
APG
2
SPG
1
BPG
2
PPG
20 °
2017–18
2017–18
Year
2017–18
Team
UConn
GP
37
Points
597
FG%
583
3P%
344
FT%
786
RPG
7
APG
3
SPG
1
BPG
1
PPG
16
2018–19
2018–19
Year
2018–19
Team
UConn
GP
38
Points
792
FG%
612
3P%
283
FT%
697
RPG
10
APG
3
SPG
1
BPG
1
PPG
20 °
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
150
GP
2,401
Points
601
FG%
303
3P%
804
FT%
8
RPG
2
APG
1
SPG
1
BPG
16
Year
Team
GP
Points
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2015–16*
UConn
38
258
533
154
917
5
0
1
1
6
2016–17
UConn
37
754
678
431
818
9
2
1
2
20 °
2017–18
UConn
37
597
583
344
786
7
3
1
1
16
2018–19
UConn
38
792
612
283
697
10
3
1
1
20 °
Career
150
2,401
601
303
804
8
2
1
1
16

References

  1. Paris 2024 Olympics
    https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/napheesa-collier_1954729
  2. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/42408827/unrivaled-coach-list-includes-teresa-weatherspoon-phil-handy
  3. Fox 2
    https://fox2now.com/sports/female-field/the-female-field-napheesa-collier-makes-her-first-olympic-roster/
  4. www
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-womens-basketball-france-olympics-gold-medal/
  5. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/09/24/napheesa-collier-lynx/?utm_campaign=Women's+Basketball-DAILY-&utm_content=topic/wnba&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Women's_Basketball-DAILY-_555&fbclid=IwY2xjawFhXcpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTy55VaQs1NolVGzUPeinavdj8AgOB3ZJS-JlrTEy-NsElVePFjw_QLJkg_aem_x-2aLGy4cdznXuAqsZr74Q
  6. The Players' Tribune
    https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/napheesa-collier-wnba
  7. Columbia Daily Tribune
    https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2011/06/20/lady-warriors-advance-to-aau/21470508007/
  8. The Next
    https://www.thenexthoops.com/features/napheesa-collier-in-focus/
  9. Zone Coverage
    https://zonecoverage.com/2024/lynx/the-lynx-dont-have-napheesa-collier-without-maya-moore/
  10. usab
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150626005408/http://www.usab.com/basketball/players/womens/c/collier-napheesa.aspx
  11. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/10125343/unforgettable-recruit-napheesa-collier-espnw
  12. "Napheesa Collier"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231005195153/https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/napheesa_collier_974866.html
  13. courant
    https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-napheesa-collier-fifth-husky-to-break-record-201922-20190202-vlbn2utoarca7pot43r7btbkzm-story.html
  14. "Roster Review: Napheesa Collier"
    https://lynx.wnba.com/news/roster-review-napheesa-collier/
  15. "Napheesa Collier Named 2019 WNBA Rookie of the Year"
    https://lynx.wnba.com/news/napheesa-collier-named-2019-wnba-rookie-of-the-year/
  16. MinnPost
    https://www.minnpost.com/sports/2019/09/nothing-more-you-can-ask-of-her-why-the-lynxs-naphessa-collier-should-be-the-wnbas-rookie-of-the-year/
  17. Andrews, Julian (September 11, 2019). "Napheesa Collier Named AP Rookie Of The Year" (Press release). NBA Media Ventures.
    https://lynx.wnba.com/news/napheesa-collier-wins-espnws-rookie-of-the-year/
  18. "A'ja Wilson And Napheesa Collier Will Highlight The WNBA's Younger Generation With Their New Podcast"
    https://uproxx.com/dimemag/aja-wilson-napheesa-collier-younger-generation-wnba-podcast/
  19. "WNBA tea: A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier's candid hit podcast returns for in-season look at WNBA life"
    https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba-tea-aja-wilson-napheesa-colliers-candid-hit-podcast-returns-for-in-season-look-at-wnba-life-203536301.html
  20. www
    https://www.wnba.com/news/aja-wilson-and-candace-parker-unanimously-selected-to-2020-all-wnba-first-team
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