La'Tangela Atkinson

La'Tangela Atkinson

Personal information
Born	(1984-03-24) March 24, 1984 (age 40)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school	Lee Central High School (Bishopville, South Carolina)
College	North Carolina (2002–2006)
WNBA draft	2006: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Career history
2006	Indiana Fever
2007-2008	Sacramento Monarchs
2009	Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
ACC All-Defensive Team (2006) ACC Freshman of the Year (2003) ACC All-Freshman Team (2003) McDonald's All-American (2002)
Stats at Basketball Reference

La'Tangela Chiquita Atkinson (born March 22, 1984) is an American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

High school

Atkinson played for Lee Central High School in Bishopville, South Carolina, where she was named a WBCA All-American.^[1] She participated in the 2002 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eight points.^[2]

College

Atkinson attended college at the University of North Carolina and graduated in 2006.

North Carolina statistics

Source^[3]

Legend

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002-03	North Carolina	34	331	45.0	23.5	50.3	8.3	2.6	1.4	0.4	9.7
2003-04	North Carolina	31	306	50.0	29.4	66.7	8.1	2.9	1.5	0.3	9.9
2004-05	North Carolina	34	281	46.1	24.5	63.2	7.4	2.6	2.0	0.5	8.3
2005-06	North Carolina	35	317	55.3	20.6	62.5	6.6	3.1	1.6	0.6	9.1
Career	North Carolina	134	1235	49.0	24.6	58.4	7.6	2.8	1.6	0.5	9.2

Professional

Following her collegiate career, she was selected as the ninth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.

On March 23, 2007, she was traded to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for the Monarchs' second round pick in the 2008 WNBA draft.

WNBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2006	Indiana	33	1	12.7	43.7	29.4	46.2	2.3	0.7	0.5	0.2	1.0	3.0
2007	Sacramento	28	0	8.1	46.8	0.0	73.7	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.2	1.2	2.1
2008	Sacramento	5	1	14.6	37.5	0.0	50.0	2.8	1.6	1.0	0.4	2.0	2.8
2009	Seattle	2	1	23.0	25.0	0.0	50.0	9.0	2.5	5.0	0.5	2.0	2.5
Career	4 years, 3 teams	68	3	11.2	43.0	23.8	54.7	2.2	0.7	0.6	0.2	1.2	2.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2006	Indiana	2	0	14.5	22.2	0.0	50.0	8.5	1.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	3.0
2007	Sacramento	2	0	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Career	2 years, 2 teams	4	0	9.0	18.2	0.0	50.0	4.3	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.5

References

1. "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
2. "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.
3. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

External links

• WNBA Player Profile
• University of North Carolina Tar Heels player biography
• Press release on her trade to the Sacramento Monarchs