La'Tangela Chiquita Atkinson (born March 22, 1984) is an American professional

women's basketball Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...

player in the

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...

(WNBA).

High school

Atkinson played for Lee Central High School in

Bishopville, South Carolina Bishopville is a town in Lee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,471 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lee County. Geography Bishopville is located at (34.219027, -80.248877) near Lee State Park. According t ...

, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2002 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eight points.

College

Atkinson attended college at the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...

and graduated in 2006.

North Carolina statistics

Source

Professional

Following her collegiate career, she was selected as the ninth overall pick in the

2006 WNBA draft On November 16, 2005, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and ...

by the

Indiana Fever The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned ...

. On March 23, 2007, she was traded to the

Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009. They played their home games at ARCO Arena. The Mona ...

in exchange for the Monarchs' second round pick in the

2008 WNBA draft The WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which Women's National Basketball Association teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The 2008 draft was held on April 9. A lottery was held on October ...

Vital statistics

*Position: Guard/Forward *Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) *College:

*Team(s):

References

External links

WNBA Player ProfileUniversity of North Carolina Tar Heels player biography
1984 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from South Carolina Indiana Fever draft picks Indiana Fever players North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball players People from Bishopville, South Carolina Sacramento Monarchs players Small forwards Indias de Mayagüez basketball players {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub