Kristen Rasmussen Explained

Kristen Rasmussen
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:172
Birth Date:November 1, 1978
Birth Place:Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
High School:Okemos (Okemos, Michigan)
College:Michigan State (1996–2000)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2000
Draft Round:4
Draft Pick:51
Draft Team:Utah Starzz
Career Start:2000
Career End:2011
Career Number:52
Years1:2000
Team1:Utah Starzz
Years2:2000–2002
Team2:Miami Sol
Years3:2003–2004
Team3:Indiana Fever
Years4:2005
Team4:Houston Comets
Years5:2005
Team5:Charlotte Sting
Years6:2006
Team6:Phoenix Mercury
Years7:2006–2007
Team7:Adelaide Lightning
Years8:2007
Team8:Connecticut Sun
Years9:2008
Team9:Minnesota Lynx
Years10:2008–2009
Team10:Panathinaikos
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Kristen Rasmussen (born November 1, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player in the WNBA, also playing for CSS LMK BC Sepsi of Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania.[1]

Born in Lansing, Michigan, Rasmussen attended college at Michigan State University and graduated in 2000. While playing for the Spartans, Rasmussen set the school record for blocked shots with 194. She averaged 12.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in her career.

Following her college days, Rasmussen was drafted in the 4th round (51st overall) in the 2000 WNBA draft by the Utah Starzz. She appeared in just 1 game with Utah before being released and signed by the Miami Sol, where she remained through the 2002 season.

A well-traveled player, Rasmussen suited up for the Indiana Fever from 2003 to 2004 and the Houston Comets in 2005. She was traded to the Charlotte Sting on August 1, 2005 along with Adrienne Goodson and a 1st round pick for Dawn Staley and a 2nd round pick.

Rasmussen joined the Phoenix Mercury for the 2006 season and signed as a free agent with the Connecticut Sun in 2007. On March 14, 2008, the Lynx acquired her for Tamika Williams. She moved in Athens, Greece, to play for the Greek club Panathinaikos for the 2008–09 season.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2000| align="left" | Utah| 1 || 0 || 9.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0|-| align="left" | 2000| align="left" | Miami| 25 || 7 || 18.2 || .350 || .286 || .844 || 3.8 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 1.2 || 5.0|-| align="left" | 2001| align="left" | Miami| 28 || 3 || 14.9 || .360 || .250 || .750 || 3.1 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 1.1 || 2.7|-| align="left" | 2002| align="left" | Miami| 31 || 5 || 21.7 || .552 || .429 || .848 || 3.8 || 1.3 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 1.2 || 5.5|-| align="left" | 2003| align="left" | Indiana| 33 || 25 || 24.7 || .470 || .467 || .795 || 3.5 || 1.9 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 1.5 || 6.8|-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Indiana| 33 || 4 || 21.0 || .415 || .370 || .789 || 3.4 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 1.1 || 4.6|-| align="left" | 2005| align="left" | Houston| 24 || 19 || 21.8 || .480 || .333 || .733 || 3.2 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 5.0|-| align="left" | 2005| align="left" | Charlotte| 3 || 0 || 9.7 || .500 || .667 || .000 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 2.0|-| align="left" | 2006| align="left" | Phoenix| 34 || 32 || 26.7 || .512 || .429 || .600 || 6.1 || 2.1 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 1.0 || 4.3|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | Connecticut| 33 || 3 || 15.8 || .414 || .556 || .810 || 2.8 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 1.1 || 3.5|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Minnesota| 31 || 0 || 12.7 || .375 || .348 || .739 || 2.7 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.6 || 2.5|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 9 years, 8 teams| 276 || 98 || 19.7 || .445 || .415 || .788 || 3.6 || 1.3 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 4.4

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2000| align="left" | Miami| 3 || 0 || 7.7 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.3|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | Connecticut| 2 || 0 || 19.0 || .600 || .000 || .000 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 6.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 2 years, 2 teams| 5 || 0 || 12.2 || .400 || .000 || .500 || 2.0 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 1.2 || 2.6

Michigan State statistics

Source[2]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1996–97Michigan State2924351.6%100.0%68.7%5.40.80.71.38.4
1997–98Michigan State2732250.6%0.0%81.3%8.01.71.01.711.9
1998–99Michigan State3147051.8%33.3%79.8%9.23.11.41.815.2
1999-00Michigan State3145853.3%46.7%80.2%9.82.71.71.714.8
Career118149352.0%38.5%78.3%8.22.11.21.612.7

Personal

Rasmussen is married to Australian Jamie Tarr whom she met in Zaragoza, Spain in 2005 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/baseball/archive/2008/07/chance_meeting.shtml.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kristen Rasmussen – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. 2017-09-14. en-US.
  2. Web site: Michigan State Media Guide. 2017-09-14. January 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170117161621/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2016-17MSUWBBMediaGuide.pdf. dead.