Georgia Schweitzer Explained

Georgia Schweitzer
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Birth Date:	January 31, 1979
Birth Place:	Gahanna, Ohio, U.S.
High School:	Bishop Hartley Columbus, Ohio
College:	Duke (1997–2001)
Draft Year:	2001
Draft Round:	2
Draft Pick:	21
Draft Team:	Miami Sol
Draft League:	WNBA
Years1:	–
Team1:	Minnesota Lynx
Highlights:	All-American – Kodak, USBWA (2001) Third-team All-American – AP (2001) 2x ACC Player of the Year (2000, 2001) ACC Tournament MVP (2001) 2x First-team All-ACC (2000, 2001) ACC All-Freshman Team (1998)

Georgia Schweitzer (born January 31, 1979, in Gahanna, Ohio, U.S.) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player.

Schweitzer attended college at Duke University and graduated in 2001. She began her a professional career with the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). On April 20, 2001, she was drafted by the Miami Sol.^[1] She would play for the Minnesota Lynx in 2001. While playing in the WNBA, Schweitzer served as an assistant coach for Duke University women's basketball team for three seasons.

After retiring from the WNBA after the 2003 season, she returned to Duke to attend Duke University School of Medicine.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2001| align="left" | Minnesota| 24 || 8 || 17.6 || .314 || .167 || .765 || 2.1 || 1.4 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 3.5|-| align="left" | 2002| align="left" | Minnesota| 30 || 9 || 17.0 || .483 || .424 || .867 || 1.7 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.9 || 4.1|-| align="left" | 2003| align="left" | Minnesota| 16 || 0 || 7.4 || .353 || .333 || .000 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 0.9|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 3 years, 1 team| 70 || 17 || 15.0 || .388 || .286 || .830 || 1.7 || 1.1 || 0.4. || 0.2 || 0.7 || 3.2

Vital statistics

• Position: Guard/Forward
• Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
• College: Duke University
• Team(s): Minnesota Lynx

Duke statistics

Source^[2]

	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997–98	Duke	32	247	41.5%	35.6%	74.1%	2.8	2.3	1.3	0.1	7.7
1998–99	Duke	36	360	48.9%	41.7%	67.5%	4.1	2.9	1.0	0.4	10.0
1999-00	Duke	34	532	45.8%	40.3%	77.2%	4.0	3.3	1.3	0.4	15.6
2000–01	Duke	34	481	47.9%	41.9%	70.2%	4.7	4.1	1.5	0.3	14.1
Career		136	1620	46.4%	40.1%	72.6%	3.9	3.1	1.3	0.3	11.9

External links

• WNBA Player Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Basketball (W) . ACC . 2016-07-04.
2. Web site: Duke Media Guide. 2017-09-15. 2017-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916010932/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211284160. dead.