A'dia Mathies (born May 18, 1991) is an American professional

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, who was drafted in 2013 by the

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of the WNBA. Mathies is a

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, and played her college ball at the

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.Career Statistics
Mathies was drafted in the first round by the Sparks, and made the team out of training camp. Mathies attended

Iroquois High School Iroquois High School is a high school located in southwestern Louisville, Kentucky, United States near Iroquois Park, in the Beechmont neighborhood (nestled between two portions of the Iroquois neighborhood). It is part of the Jefferson County ...

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* 1991 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American women's basketball players Basketball players from Louisville, Kentucky Guards (basketball) Iroquois High School alumni Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball players Los Angeles Sparks draft picks Los Angeles Sparks players Place of birth missing (living people) American sportswomen 21st-century American women Basketball people from Kentucky {{1990s-US-basketball-bio-stub