Tasha Humphrey Explained

Tasha Humphrey
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:190
Birth Date:1985 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
High School:Gainesville (Gainesville, Georgia)
College:Georgia (2004–2008)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2008
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:11
Draft Team:Detroit Shock
Career Start:2008
Years1:2008
Team1:Detroit Shock
Years2:2008–2009
Team2:Washington Mystics
Years3:2009
Team3:Minnesota Lynx
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Tasha Humphrey (born December 29, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. She played the center position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA until being waived 6 July 2009.[1] Her father was former Green Bay Packers player Donnie Humphrey.[2]

College career

Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Humphrey completed her career as Georgia's second all-time scorer and fourth all-time rebounder. Humphrey scored her 1,000th point in just 53 games, the second fastest in school history.

Humphrey played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the gold medal for the event.

Georgia statistics

Source

Year !Team GP !Points FG% !3P% FT% !RPG APG !SPG BPG !PPG - 2004-05 33 628 56.1 39.5 77.2 8.4 1.5 1.1 1.1 19.0 - 2005-06 Georgia 31 624 50.5 44.8 83.6 9.1 1.7 1.2 0.7 20.1 - 2006-07 Georgia 29 468 50.0 28.8 72.9 7.6 1.6 1.1 0.8 16.1 - 2007-08 Georgia 33 552 45.2 30.9 78.4 9.1 2.1 1.2 1.1 16.7 - Career Georgia 126 2272 50.5 35.0 78.4 8.6 1.7 1.1 0.9 18.0

WNBA career

Humphrey was selected in the first round of the 2008 WNBA draft (11th overall) by the Detroit Shock. Halfway through her rookie season, Humphrey was traded to the Washington Mystics for veteran Taj McWilliams-Franklin. In Washington, Humphrey could take on a more prominent role than she had in Detroit. She finished her rookie season starting 23 of the 30 games she played in. She averaged 17 minutes, 3.1 rebounds, and 8.3 points per game. One of Humphrey's strengths is her ability to stretch the defense, making her a valuable center. In her rookie season, she ranked 13th in the league in three point field goal percentage (.382, 26–68).

Her career high is 28 points.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Detroit| 22 || 16 || 13.5 || .500 || .385 || .955 || 2.9 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 1.1 || 7.3|-| align="left" | 2008| align="left" | Washington| 8 || 7 || 26.5 || .415 || .379 || .588 || 6.1 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 2.6 || 11.1|-| align="left" | 2009| align="left" | Washington| 9 || 0 || 7.4 || .250 || .250 || .600 || 1.4 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 2.2|-| align="left" | 2009| align="left" | Minnesota| 19 || 4 || 17.9 || .399 || .322 || .808 || 3.1 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 7.9|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 2 years, 3 teams| 58 || 27 || 15.8 || .425 || .345 || .786 || 3.2 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 1.1 || 7.2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 WNBA Transactions. 2009-07-06.
  2. Web site: Tasha Humphrey. USA Basketball. 2010-11-11. 2012-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120616043449/http://www.usabasketball.com/bios/humphrey_tasha.html. dead.