Nikki Teasley (born March 22, 1979) is a former American
basketball
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player in the
Women's National Basketball Association
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The WNBA w ...
(WNBA).
Born in
Washington, D.C.
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, she played
college basketball
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at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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.
In the
2002 WNBA draft, Teasley was selected as the #5 overall pick by the
Portland Fire
The Portland Fire were a professional basketball team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) based in Portland, Oregon that joined the league in 2000 as the counterpart to the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and played their games a ...
. But shortly afterwards, she was traded with
Sophia Witherspoon to the
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Crypto.co ...
for
Ukari Figgs and second-round pick Gergana Slavtcheva.
Teasley helped the Sparks win their second consecutive title by hitting a series-winning three-pointer in the final seconds.
On March 24, 2008, Teasley was waived by the
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was ...
.
The
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Dream compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded for the ...
signed Teasley in 2008 and she suited up for the 2009 season. Teasley was then waived for
Ivory Latta.
Career statistics
WNBA
Regular season
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2002
The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 32, , 32, , 27.6, , 40.4, , 40.0, , 75.0, , 2.6, , 4.4, , 0.8, , 0.3, , 2.1, , 6.4
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2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 34, , 34, , 35.0, , 38.9, , 42.4, , 87.5, , 5.1, , 6.3, , 1.1, , 0.4, , 3.2, , 11.5
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2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 34, , 34, , 32.5, , 38.8, , 41.2, , 76.5, , 3.4, , 6.1, , 1.2, , 0.2, , 3.0, , 9.9
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2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 19, , 19, , 29.0, , 33.3, , 30.9, , 84.6, , 2.8, , 3.7, , 1.2, , 0.2, , 2.5, , 7.4
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2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
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Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
, 34, , 34, , 28.8, , 37.1, , 34.4, , 82.6, , 2.6, , 5.4, , 1.3, , 0.3, , 2.3, , 10.7
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2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
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Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
, 33, , 33, , 22.6, , 33.6, , 32.9, , 93.3, , 2.2, , 3.3, , 0.7, , 0.2, , 1.9, , 5.2
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2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
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2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
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Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
, 10, , 10, , 23.4, , 40.0, , 41.2, , 80.0, , 1.7, , 3.5, , 0.9, , 0.1, , 1.2, , 3.9
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Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
, 11, , 7, , 20.2, , 38.5, , 33.3, , 100.0, , 1.3, , 2.2, , 0.5, , 0.4, , 1.5, , 3.8
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, align="left" rowspan=2 , Career
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, 207, , 203, , 28.5, , 37.6, , 37.7, , 83.5, , 3.0, , 4.7, , 1.0, , 0.3, , 2.4, , 8.2
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, 1, , 0, , 24.4, , 33.3, , 40.0, , 100.0, , 6.0, , 6.0, , 5.0, , 0.0, , 0.0, , 10.0
Playoffs
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2002
The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
†
, align="left" ,
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 6, , 6, , 30.7, , 33.3, , 22.7, , 84.2, , 2.2, , 7.8, , 1.5, , 0.2, , 3.7, , 8.2
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2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
, align="left" ,
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 9, , 9, , 34.7, , 32.8, , 22.2, , 80.0, , 4.4, , 7.9, , 1.3, , 0.0, , 3.0, , 7.8
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, align="left" ,
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, align="left" ,
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 3, , 3, , 29.3, , 26.3, , 33.3, , 100.0, , 1.0, , 5.3, , 0.7, , 0.3, , 4.7, , 6.3
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, align="left" ,
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
, align="left" ,
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 2, , 1, , 30.5, , 33.3, , 18.2, , 66.7, , 2.5, , 7.0, , 1.5, , 0.0, , 1.5, , 11.0
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, align="left" ,
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, align="left" ,
Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
, 2, , 2, , 33.5, , 33.3, , 0.0, , 85.7, , 5.0, , 4.0, , 0.5, , 0.0, , 3.5, , 10.0
, -
, align="left" ,
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
, align="left" ,
Detroit
Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
, 5, , 5, , 16.6, , 44.4, , 40.0, , 66.7, , 0.2, , 1.8, , 0.2, , 0.2, , 1.8, , 4.8
, - class="sortbottom"
, align="left" , Career
, align="left" , 6 years, 3 teams
, 27, , 26, , 29.4, , 33.5, , 23.2, , 80.0, , 2.7, , 6.1, , 1.0, , 0.1, , 3.0, , 7.6
College
References
External links
WNBA player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teasley, Nikki
1979 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American women's basketball players
Atlanta Dream players
Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
Detroit Shock players
Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players
Los Angeles Sparks players
North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball players
Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball)
Point guards
Washington Mystics players
WNBA All-Stars
Saint John's Catholic Prep (Maryland) alumni