Camille Little Explained

Camille Little
Team:Los Angeles Sparks
League:WNBA
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:180
Birth Date:18 January 1985
Birth Place:Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
High School:Carver (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
College:North Carolina (2003–2007)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2007
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:17
Draft Team:San Antonio Silver Stars
Career Start:2007
Career End:2019
Team1:San Antonio Silver Stars
Team2:Atlanta Dream
Years3:
Team3:Seattle Storm
Years4:
Team4:Connecticut Sun
Years5:
Team5:Phoenix Mercury
Cyears1:–present
Cteam1:Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)
Highlights:
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Camille Little (born January 18, 1985) is a former American professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She began her WNBA career with the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2007. She played college basketball at North Carolina.

High school career

Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Little played for Carver High School, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored ten points.

College career

Known for her offensive skills and defensive game, Little and fellow All-American Ivory Latta led the North Carolina Tar Heels to two Final Four appearances in her four years at North Carolina. Little was voted the 2004 ACC Freshman of The Year and was named to the 2007 ACC All-Defensive Team. In her career at UNC, she has scored 1,773 points and averaged 12.8 points per game with 5.9 rebounds per game. Little was a McDonald's All-American in high school (2003).

College statistics

Source

Year !Team GP !Points FG% !3P% FT% !RPG APG !SPG BPG !PPG - 2003–04 31 442 51.2 32.7 74.0 7.9 1.1 1.3 0.4 14.3 - 2004–05 North Carolina 34 401 44.9 43.3 68.2 5.9 1.6 2.1 0.5 11.8 - 2005–06 North Carolina 35 408 45.4 38.0 66.1 5.5 2.1 1.9 0.4 11.7 - 2006–07 North Carolina 38 522 48.3 31.0 69.0 5.9 2.7 2.6 0.3 13.7 - Career North Carolina 138 1773 47.5 36.0 69.4 6.3 1.9 2.0 0.4 12.8

Professional career

Little was selected 17th overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 2007 WNBA draft. Dan Hughes, the Silver Stars' coach and general manager, was surprised she was still available: "No mock-draft scenario we put together had us able to get Camille in the second round." https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111220/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA070307.1D.starsLITTLE.35ae535.html

On April 9, 2008 Little was traded along with Chioma Nnamaka and the first round pick of the 2009 WNBA draft to the Atlanta Dream for Ann Wauters, Morenike Atunrase, and the second round pick of the 2009 WNBA draft. On June 22, 2008 Little was traded to the Seattle Storm for a second round pick of the 2009 WNBA Draft. Little helped the Seattle Storm win their second championship in 2010.

On January 28, 2015 Little was traded along with Shekinna Stricklen to the Connecticut Sun for Renee Montgomery, and the third and fifteen overall pick of the 2015 WNBA draft.[1]

She averages 45.1% FG, 72.1% in free throws, and 9.2 points per game.[2]

In 2017, Little was traded to the Phoenix Mercury along with teammate Jillian Alleyne in a three-team deal that sent Candice Dupree to the Indiana Fever along with the Mercury's 2017 first round pick and the Connecticut Sun receiving the 8th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft along with Lynetta Kizer from the Fever.[3]

Little retired from the WNBA after the 2019 season. After retiring, she became the Player Development Coach for the Dallas Wings.[4]

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | San Antonio| 34 || 7 || 20.9 || .412 || .273 || .525 || 4.5 || 0.7 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 1.2 || 3.9 |-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Atlanta| 13 || 2 || 17.0 || .420 || .400 || .593 || 3.1 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 1.4 || 4.8|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Seattle| 19 || 13 || 23.3 || .532 || .333 || .667 || 4.4 || 1.4 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 2.2 || 9.7|-| align="left" | 2009| align="left" | Seattle| 34 || 34 || 30.7 || .471 || .259 || .683 || 6.5 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 2.0 || 10.0|-| align="left" | 2010| align="left" | Seattle| 34 || 34 || 24.6 || .500 || .348 || .711 || 5.2 || 1.4 || 1.6 || 0.6 || 1.8 || 10.1|-| align="left" | 2011| align="left" | Seattle| 33 || 33 || 26.9 || .464 || .227 || .663 || 5.2 || 1.6 || 1.4 || 0.7 || 2.3 || 9.6|-| align="left" | 2012| align="left" | Seattle| 34 || 34 || 27.9 || .474 || .333 || .739 || 5.1 || 1.9 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 2.7 || 11.3|-| align="left" | 2013| align="left" | Seattle| 34 || 34 || 30.3 || .437 || .283 || .803 || 4.7 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 2.4 || 10.9|-| align="left" | 2014| align="left" | Seattle| 33 || 33 || 30.8 || .448 || .338 || .797 || 4.3 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 2.4 || 12.9|-| align="left" | 2015| align="left" | Connecticut| 34 || 34 || 27.0 || .406 || .345 || .879 || 3.6 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 1.7 || 8.2|-| align="left" | 2016| align="left" | Connecticut| 33 || 29 || 24.6 || .384 || .322 || .632 || 3.0 || 2.0 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 1.7 || 7.8|-| align="left" | 2017| align="left" | Phoenix| 34 || 34 || 25.4 || .419 || .224 || .607 || 3.8 || 1.4 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 1.6 || 7.1|-| align="left" | 2018| align="left" | Phoenix| 33 || 7 || 16.2 || .330 || .258 || .774 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 0.9 || 3.0|-| align="left" | 2019| align="left" | Phoenix| 29 || 0 || 14.7 || .435 || .333 || .806 || 2.4 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.9 || 3.9|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 13 years, 5 teams| 431 || 328 || 24.8 || .444 || .309 || .719 || 4.2 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 1.8 || 8.2

Postseason

|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | San Antonio| 5 || 0 || 17.4 || .429 || .000 || .500 || 2.2 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 3.6|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Seattle| 3 || 3 || 35.0 || .333 || .500 || .833 || 3.3 || 0.3 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 3.3 || 11.7|-| align="left" | 2009| align="left" | Seattle| 3 || 3 || 34.0 || .400 || .167 || 1.000 || 3.3 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 1.3 || 7.7|-| align="left" | 2010| align="left" | Seattle| 7 || 7 || 28.7 || .508 || .200 || .667 || 6.9 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 1.9 || 11.3|-| align="left" | 2011| align="left" | Seattle| 3 || 3 || 23.3 || .458 || .000 || .842 || 6.0 || 2.3 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 3.3 || 12.7|-| align="left" | 2012| align="left" | Seattle| 3 || 3 || 26.7 || .500 || .500 || .563 || 4.3 || 1.3 || 1.7 || 0.0 || 2.3 || 12.0|-| align="left" | 2013| align="left" | Seattle| 2 || 2 || 34.0 || .368 || .400 || .818 || 3.5 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 3.0 || 12.5|-| align="left" | 2017| align="left" | Phoenix| 5 || 5 || 31.6 || .571 || .500 || .800 || 6.8 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 1.8 || 6.0|-| align="left" | 2018| align="left" | Phoenix| 5 || 0 || 12.4 || .300 || .000 || .500 || 2.8 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 1.4|-| align="left" | 2019| align="left" | Phoenix| 1 || 0 || 22.0 || .400 || .000 || 1.000 || 5.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 10.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 10 years, 3 teams| 37 || 26 || 25.8 || .447 || .310 || .719 || 4.6 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 1.8 || 8.1

Personal life

Little is a Christian. Little has spoken about her faith saying, "It’s not about the talent I have but about the gifts God has given me to use for His glory. Basketball accomplishments are great, but they can’t compare to my relationship with God."[5]

According to ESPN The Magazine, Little enjoys the television show SpongeBob SquarePants.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Connecticut Acquires Little, Stricklen . January 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150131140711/http://www.wnba.com/sun/connecticut_acquires_little_s_2015_01_28.html . January 31, 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Camille Little career . WNBA . September 21, 2016.
  3. News: Mercury Trade Candice Dupree to Indiana in Three-Team Deal. 2017-02-21. SLAMonline. 2017-09-11. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2019-11-22. Dallas Wings add Camille Little to 2020 coaching staff. 2021-06-12. High Post Hoops. en-US.
  5. Web site: Camille Little, Seattle Storm.