Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Explained

Stacey Lovelace
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:170
Nationality:American
Birth Date:December 5, 1974
High School:St. Martin de Porres
(Detroit, Michigan)
College:Purdue (1992–1996)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2000
Draft Round:assigned
Career Start:2000
Years1:2000–2001
Team1:Seattle Storm
Years2:2004–2005
Team2:Minnesota Lynx
Years3:2006
Team3:Chicago Sky
Years4:2007
Team4:Washington Mystics
Years5:2008
Team5:Detroit Shock
Years6:2008
Team6:Atlanta Dream
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Stacey Lovelace (born December 5, 1974) is an American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA.

Lovelace attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000, she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace played with the Seattle Storm. She also had stints with the Minnesota Lynx, Chicago Sky, and the Washington Mystics.

On March 27, 2008, Lovelace signed with the Atlanta Dream. She was waived on July 8, 2008, and became a free agent. On July 11, Lovelace was signed by the Detroit Shock, however, on August 8 she was waived by the team. Lovelace was an assistant coach of the Tulsa Shock in 2013. She then was an assistant coach of the women's basketball team of the Oakland University from 2014 to 2016. She joined the NBA operations management training program in 2016 and worked as a player development specialist for the NBA G League from 2017 to 2022.[1] In September 2022, she became an assistant general manager for the Motor City Cruise.[2]

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2000| align="left" | Seattle| 23 || 1 || 14.1 || .350 || .222 || .806 || 2.5 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 1.5 || 4.3|-| align="left" | 2001| align="left" | Seattle| 22 || 2 || 9.6 || .380 || .385 || .706 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.8 || 3.5|-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Minnesota| 34 || 0 || 11.4 || .402 || .176 || .833 || 1.9 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 1.3 || 3.6|-| align="left" | 2005| align="left" | Minnesota| 34 || 2 || 17.5 || .405 || .413 || .796 || 3.1 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 1.1 || 6.1|-| align="left" | 2006| align="left" | Chicago| 34 || 6 || 18.5 || .415 || .302 || .786 || 4.0 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 1.6 || 7.4|-| align="left" | 2007| align="left" | Washington| 9 || 0 || 11.7 || .429 || .286 || .500 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.8 || 2.7|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Atlanta| 15 || 7 || 17.2 || .404 || .417 || .692 || 3.6 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 1.2 || 6.1|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Detroit| 7 || 2 || 6.3 || .286 || .400 || .667 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 1.4|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 7 years, 6 teams| 178 || 20 || 14.3 || .398 || .346 || .770 || 2.7 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 1.2 || 5.0

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2004| align="left" | Minnesota| 2 || 0 || 8.5 || .500 || .000 || .500 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 3.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 1 year, 1 team| 2 || 0 || 8.5 || .500 || .000 || .500 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 3.0

Purdue statistics

Source[3]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1992-93Purdue2422148.7%0.0%60.0%4.20.51.11.59.2
1993-94Purdue3438852.6%0.0%68.7%7.41.11.81.711.4
1994-95Purdue3245347.6%10.0%67.2%8.11.32.32.514.2
1995-96Purdue3046550.8%0.0%69.7%8.81.61.61.515.5
CareerPurdue120152750.0%6.7%67.2%7.31.21.71.812.7

USA Basketball

Lovelace-Tolbert competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1995 Jones Cup Team that won the Bronze in Taipei. Lovelace-Tolbert led the team in scoring, averaging 14.9 points per game.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former WNBA Players Allison Feaster and Stacey Lovelace on the NBA's Basketball Operations Associate Program . 2023-01-31 . NBA Global . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2022-09-25 . 5 questions for Dwane Casey on Pistons' media day . 2023-01-31 . PistonPowered . en-US.
  3. Web site: Purdue Media Guide. 2017-09-05.