Laurin Mincy (born February 3, 1992) is an American professional

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player.

Career

High school

In her first year at University High in Newark, Micy became the first freshman ever named to New Jersey All-State team and in the same year led University High School to its first state title. She played in the

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in 2010 after her senior year being a two-time ''

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'' Player of the Year (2008, '09) 2009 New Jersey

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. She was also named a "Girl Athlete to Remember" by

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as one of the best of the decade and was two-time first team All-Tri State, Three-time All-County, three-time All-Conference and the 2007 Essex County Player of the Year, along with two state championships.

College

Mincy played college basketball at the

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for the

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in the

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. In five years with Maryland, she averaged 9.6 Points Per Game.

Israel

After her college career, Mincy began her professional career with Electra Ramat Hasharon in Israel's

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, for the 2015–16 season. There, she averaged 15.9 points and 3.3 assists per game. For the 2016–17 season, Mincy remained in Israel, signing with Hapoel Rishon LeZion. However, Mincy left the team after just four games.

Australia

Mincy signed with the

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for the

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. Mincy played alongside

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and

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and ended up winning the WNBL Championship in 2017

Athletes Unlimited

In 2021, Mincy signed to play for

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, which ran from January 26 through February 26, 2022 in

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. The league takes place over five weeks and there are no set rosters, instead captains pick their new teams each week. This model allows for players to have more options and also for fans to directly impact and interact with the games and teams.

Career statistics

College

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, 34, , 9, , 17.1, , 39.2, , 28.6, , 76.4, , 2.4, , 1.7, , 0.8, , 0.1, , 1.4, , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;" , 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;" ,

, 37, , 37, , 30.3, , 44.3, , 38.5, , 86.1, , 4.0, , 3.4, , 0.8, , 0.2, , 2.4, , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Career , 143, , 87, , 24.5, , 42.4, , 35.6, , 81.7, , 3.4, , 2.1, , 0.7, , 0.3, , 1.8, , 9.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="14", Statistics retrieved from

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References

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