Nicole Ohlde Explained

Nicole Ohlde
Position:	Power forward / center
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	5
Weight Lbs:	189
Birth Date:	13 March 1982
Birth Place:	Clay Center, Kansas
Nationality:	American
High School:	Clay Center Community (Clay Center, Kansas)
College:	Kansas State (2000–2004)
Draft League:	WNBA
Draft Year:	2004
Draft Round:	1
Draft Pick:	6
Draft Team:	Minnesota Lynx
Career Start:	2004
Career End:	2010
Career Number:	30
Years1:	2004–2008
Team1:	Minnesota Lynx
Years2:	2009–2010
Team2:	Phoenix Mercury
Years3:	2010
Team3:	Tulsa Shock
Highlights:	WNBA champion (2009) 2x All-American – Kodak, United States Basketball Writers Association (2003, 2004) 2x Big 12 Player of the Year (2003, 2004) 2x First-team All-American – AP (2003, 2004) First-team All-Big 12 (2002, 2003, 2004) Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2001)
Wnba Profile:	nicole_ohlde

Nicole Katherine Ohlde (born March 13, 1982) is a former American professional basketball player. She most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury and the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association.

College years

Born in Clay Center, Kansas, Ohlde played collegiately at Kansas State University, where she was a two-time, first-team All-American (2003, 2004). She left Kansas State as the school's all-time leader in points, rebounds, and blocked shots.

Ohlde majored in social science while at Kansas State.

Kansas State statistics

Source

Year !Team	GP !Points	FG% !3P%	HK% !RPG	APG !SPG	BPG !PPG	-	2000–01		27	464	50.1	0.0	67.2	8.1	1.7	1.5	0.6	17.2	-	2001–02	Kansas State	34	610	57.9	–	65.2	7.7	2.8	1.4	2.0	17.9	-	2002–03	Kansas State	34	625	57.3	20.0	67.3	9.0	3.2	0.9	1.9	18.4	-	2003–04	Kansas State	31	542	57.0	–	69.4	6.7	3.8	0.8	1.7	17.5	-	Career	Kansas State	126	2241	55.7	11.1	67.3	7.9	2.9	1.2	1.6	17.8

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 Tulsa Shock along with a 2011 first-round draft pick in exchange for Kara Braxton.

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

WNBA career statistics

†	Denotes seasons in which Ohlde won a WNBA championship

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Minnesota| 34 || 34 || 29.9 || .442 || .000 || .706 || 5.7 || 1.8 || 0.5 || 1.3 || 2.2 || 11.7|-| align="left" | 2005| align="left" | Minnesota| 34 || 34 || 30.5 || .355 || .000 || .817 || 5.7 || 2.3 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 2.5 || 11.2|-| align="left" | 2006| align="left" | Minnesota| 34 || 34 || 25.6 || .453 || .000 || .664 || 5.6 || 1.6 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 2.2 || 9.6|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | Minnesota| 34 || 34 || 27.1 || .374 || .000 || .845 || 6.1 || 1.6 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 2.4 || 11.5|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Minnesota| 34 || 34 || 16.4 || .453 || .000 || .785 || 3.3 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 1.5 || 5.8|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2009^†| align="left" | Phoenix| 21 || 0 || 14.8 || .535 || .000 || .717 || 2.8 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 1.0 || 1.4 || 5.2|-| align="left" | 2010| align="left" | Phoenix| 20 || 0 || 11.1 || .442 || .000 || .609 || 1.9 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 3.0|-| align="left" | 2010| align="left" | Tulsa| 12 || 9 || 25.1 || .443 || .000 || .773 || 3.8 || 1.4 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 2.2 || 7.9|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 7 years, 3 team| 223 || 179 || 23.5 || .437 || .000 || .755 || 4.7 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 1.9 || 8.8

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Minnesota| 2 || 2 || 37.0 || .478 || .000 || .600 || 5.0 || 4.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 14.0|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2009^†| align="left" | Phoenix| 11 || 0 || 13.6 || .636 || .000 || .200 || 2.7 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.9 || 2.6|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 2 years, 2 team| 13 || 2 || 17.2 || .556 || .000 || .467 || 3.1 || 1.0 ||0.4 || 0.2 || 1.2 || 4.4

Accomplishments

Kodak All-American (2004, 2003)
AP First Team All-American (2004,2003)
USBWA All-American (2004, 2003)
Big 12 Conference 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)