Stacey Thomas (born August 29, 1978) is an American former professional

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player.

Career

Thomas attended college at

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and graduated in 2000. She was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1997 and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 2000. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 23rd overall in the 2000 WNBA Draft by the

Portland Fire The Portland Fire were a professional basketball team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) based in Portland, Oregon that joined the league in 2000 as the counterpart to the National Basketball Association, NBA’s Portland Trail B ...

. She has also played for the Phoenix Mercury, Detroit Shock, Minnesota Lynx and

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WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

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, 32 , , 1 , , 12.9 , , .367 , , .000 , , .429 , , 2.2 , , 1.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.3 , , 1.3 , , 1.8 , - , align="left" , 2002 , align="left" ,

, 32 , , 6 , , 19.4 , , .345 , , .256 , , .508 , , 2.9 , , 2.1 , , 1.3 , , 0.4 , , 1.1 , , 4.5 , - , align="left" , 2003 , align="left" ,

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

, 19 , , 1 , , 9.8 , , .326 , , .273 , , .625 , , 1.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.6 , , 2.4 , - , align="left" , 2003 , align="left" ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

, 11 , , 0 , , 7.5 , , .313 , , .200 , , .364 , , 1.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 0.5 , , 1.4 , - , align="left" , 2004 , align="left" ,

, 1 , , 0 , , 1.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - , align="left" , 2005 , align="left" ,

, 17 , , 0 , , 7.8 , , .167 , , .000 , , .400 , , 1.2 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.7 , - , align="left" , 2005 , align="left" ,

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, 1 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , 6 years, 4 teams , 145 , , 39 , , 15.9 , , .342 , , .233 , , .516 , , 2.4 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 1.1 , , 3.0

Playoffs

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, 4 , , 0 , , 3.3 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , - , align="left" , 2004 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 0 , , 2.3 , , 1.000 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , 2 years, 1 team , 7 , , 0 , , 2.9 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , .000 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 0.4

Vital statistics

*Position: Forward *Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) *College:

*Team(s):

, Seattle Storm, Phoenix Mercury, Detroit Shock, Minnesota Lynx,

References

External links

WNBA Player Profile
1978 births Living people American women's basketball players Detroit Shock players Michigan Wolverines women's basketball players Minnesota Lynx players Phoenix Mercury players Portland Fire players Small forwards Basketball players from Flint, Michigan {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub