Nicole Katherine Ohlde (born March 13, 1982) is a former American professional basketball player. She most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury and the

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of the

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College years

Born in

Clay Center, Kansas Clay Center is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,199. History Clay Center was first settled in 1862. It was named from its position near the geographic ...

, Ohlde played collegiately at Kansas State University, where she was a two-time, first-team

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n (2003, 2004). She left Kansas State as the school's all-time leader in points, rebounds, and blocked shots. Ohlde majored in

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while at Kansas State.

Kansas State statistics

Source

WNBA career

In the 2004 WNBA Draft, Ohlde was selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the first round (sixth overall). As a rookie, Ohlde averaged 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. She averaged 11.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 2005. In 2006, her production dipped to 9.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. She spent most of the season playing center, rather than her natural power forward position. On January 30, 2009, Ohlde was traded to the Phoenix Mercury for Kelly Miller and LaToya Pringle. She won the 2009 WNBA title as a member of the Mercury. On July 23, 2010, Ohlde was traded from Phoenix to the

along with a 2011 first-round draft pick in exchange for

Kara Braxton Kara Liana Braxton (born February 18, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Early life Kara and her twin sister Kim grew up in a house ...

. She announced her retirement from the league prior to the 2011 season.

Accomplishments

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All-American (2004, 2003) *AP First Team All-American (2004,2003) *USBWA All-American (2004, 2003) *

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Player of the Year (2003, 2004) *All-Big 12 First Team (2004, 2005, 2006) *All-Big 12 Third Team (2001) *Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2001) *Academic All-Big 12 first team (2004, 2003, 2002) *Kansas State's all-time leading scorer (2161), rebounder (970), and shot blocker (201) *Two-time gold medalist as a member of the USA Basketball World Championships for Young Women team (2003, 2002) *Named to the 2006 USA Basketball Senior National Team for the USA's March 17–24 European Tour *Member of the 2009 WNBA Championship team (Phoenix Mercury)

References

External links

WNBA Player Profile
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