Kiesha Brown

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Kiesha Brown
Personal information
Born (1979-01-13) January 13, 1979 (age 44)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight134 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High school Woodward Academy (Atlanta, Georgia)
College Georgia (1996–2001)
WNBA draft 2001: undrafted
Playing career2002–2010
Position Point guard
Number14, 6, 8, 4
Career history
2002–2005 Washington Mystics
2005 Houston Comets
2006 New York Liberty
2007 Minnesota Lynx
2007–2008 Los Angeles Sparks
2009 Connecticut Sun
2010 Tulsa Shock
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kiesha Brown (born January 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player.

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High school

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Brown attended Woodward Academy in Atlanta, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1996, scoring eleven points, and earning MVP honors. [1] [2]

College

Brown attended college at the University of Georgia and graduated in 2002.

Georgia statistics

Sources [3] [4] [5] [6]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1996-97Georgia85246.3%11.1%68.4%2.54.51.30.16.5
1997-98GeorgiaRedshirt [7]
1998-99Georgia3319638.9%23.5%71.6%3.03.21.20.15.8
1999-00Georgia368736.0%0.0%62.5%1.91.50.90.22.4
2000–01Georgia3316033.3%8.3%74.6%3.12.80.80.24.8
Career11133537.0%19.1%69.4%1.71.80.80.13.0

WNBA

Brown has played for the Washington Mystics, Houston Comets, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, Los Angeles Sparks, and Tulsa Shock.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2002 Washington 1806.0.343.0911.0000.70.30.30.00.31.6
2003 Washington 27010.0.333.303.6671.21.00.50.00.82.2
2004 Washington 26014.3.398.464.8751.91.60.50.11.34.0
2005 Washington 207.0.500.000.0000.00.01.00.01.01.0
2005 Houston 404.5.000.000.0000.30.50.30.00.50.0
2006 New York 1603.6.300.250.8750.50.60.10.00.21.3
2007 Minnesota 309.7.222.333.7501.70.70.30.30.73.7
2007 Los Angeles 27012.1.394.450.8751.41.80.40.10.94.9
2008 Los Angeles 321716.6.356.343.9121.82.10.60.01.24.9
2009 Connecticut 34011.6.382.333.8181.61.10.40.10.93.8
2010 Tulsa 27817.8.389.391.8212.02.40.60.01.55.7
Career8 years, 7 teams2162512.0.371.359.8591.51.40.40.00.93.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2002 Washington 207.5.500.000.0000.50.51.00.00.03.0
2004 Washington 201.51.0001.000.0000.00.00.00.00.01.5
2005 Houston 101.0.000.0001.000'0.00.00.00.00.02.0
2008 Los Angeles 438.0.429.3331.0000.30.50.00.00.33.5
Career4 years, 3 teams935.7.476.3331.0000.20.30.20.00.12.8

European career

Notes

  1. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  2. "WBCA High School All-America Game Team MVP's". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  3. "NCAA statistics" (PDF). web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. "NCAA statistics" (PDF). web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  5. "NCAA statistics" (PDF). web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  6. "NCAA statistics" (PDF). web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  7. "GEORGIA". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

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