Noelle Quinn
Noelle Quinn (born January 3, 1985) is a former American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) now as an assistant coach, and for Botaş SK in the Turkish Women's Basketball League.[1]
Seattle Storm | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California | January 3, 1985
Nationality | American / Bulgarian |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, California) |
College | UCLA (2003–2007) |
WNBA draft | 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
Playing career | 2007–2018 |
Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
Number | 45 |
Coaching career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2007–2008 | Minnesota Lynx |
2009–2011 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2012 | Washington Mystics |
2013–2014 | Seattle Storm |
2015–2016 | Phoenix Mercury |
2016–2018 | Seattle Storm |
As coach: | |
2019–present | Seattle Storm (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
High school
Born in Los Angeles, California, Quinn played for Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eleven points.[2]
College career
Quinn attended college at UCLA and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 4th overall in the 2007 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
As a rookie she got off to a slow start before stepping into the point guard role when Lindsey Harding was injured in July, 2007. Quinn finished strong, setting a franchise record with 14 assists on August 19, the season finale. She finished the season averaging 2.8 points and 4.4 assists per game. Her 148 assists for the 2007 season, tied a club record that was held by Teresa Edwards.
College statistics
Source[3]
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 |
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2003-04 | UCLA | 27 | 430 | 42.3 | 26.1 | 71.6 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 15.9 |
2004-05 | UCLA | 16 | 270 | 41.7 | 30.0 | 75.0 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 16.9 |
2005-06 | UCLA | 32 | 580 | 47.4 | 37.3 | 74.4 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 18.1 |
2006-07 | UCLA | 32 | 549 | 40.8 | 38.1 | 80.5 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 17.2 |
Career | UCLA | 107 | 1829 | 43.2 | 33.8 | 75.6 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 17.1 |
Personal
On September 23, 2009, Quinn returned to her college basketball court at Pauley Pavilion to play game one of the WNBA Conference Finals between Phoenix Mercury and her Los Angeles Sparks, which the Sparks lost 94–103.[4]
Notes
- "Noelle Quinn Botaş'ta(Turkish)". Haberler.com.
- "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
- "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 25 Sep 2015.
- Bruin Alumnae Return To Pauley Pavilion For LA Sparks Playoff Game Wednesday Archived 2009-09-27 at WebCite, UCLABruins.com, September 22, 2009