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Nakia Sanford

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Nakia Sanford
Personal information
Born (1976-05-10) May 10, 1976 (age 48)
Lithonia, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Gwinnett (Snellville, Georgia)
CollegeKansas (1995–1999)
WNBA draft1999: undrafted
PositionPower forward / center
Number43
Career history
2003–2010Washington Mystics
2011–2012Phoenix Mercury
2013Seattle Storm
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Nakia Sanford (born May 10, 1976) is a professional women's basketball center most recently with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1]

College career

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Sanford finished her career at Kansas ranked fourth all-time rebounder (832) and shot-blocker (89).

Career statistics

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WNBA

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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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2003 Washington 17 0 7.9 50.0 0.0 45.0 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.8 2.9
2004 Washington 31 29 21.1 50.0 0.0 57.3 5.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.2 5.5
2005 Washington 27 0 10.9 48.3 0.0 48.4 1.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 3.3
2006 Washington 34 19 26.1 51.9 0.0 61.6 6.0 1.1 0.8 0.6 2.1 8.9
2007 Washington 34 31 29.2 53.0 0.0 66.5 7.1 0.7 0.8 0.8 2.6 11.0
2008 Washington 34 28 23.4 45.2 0.0 39.8 5.7 1.2 0.6 0.3 2.4 6.7
2009 Washington 34 13 19.5 47.0 0.0 57.8 4.3 0.6 0.8 0.4 2.1 6.3
2010 Washington 34 22 17.9 47.8 0.0 69.7 4.2 0.7 0.7 0.2 2.0 6.0
2011 Phoenix 33 16 14.4 48.4 0.0 75.0 4.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 4.2
2012 Phoenix 30 15 16.7 42.5 25.0 60.0 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.3 4.1
2013 Seattle 15 0 10.2 29.6 0.0 56.3 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.7
Career 11 years, 3 teams 323 173 19.1 48.4 25.0 59.0 4.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 1.6 5.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2004 Washington 3 3 20.7 33.3 0.0 83.3 6.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 4.3
2006 Washington 2 2 30.0 33.3 0.0 27.3 8.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.0 6.5
2009 Washington 2 0 17.5 71.4 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 5.0
2010 Washington 2 1 14.0 71.4 0.0 50.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 5.5
2011 Phoenix 4 0 20.0 63.6 0.0 50.0 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.0 4.8
Career 5 years, 2 teams 13 6 20.4 50.0 0.0 45.2 4.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 5.1

College

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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
1995–96 Kansas 32 209 49.4% 50.0% 6.6 0.5 1.2 0.8 6.5
1996–97 Kansas 31 225 48.6% 48.4% 7.0 0.5 1.2 1.0 7.3
1997–98 Kansas 32 212 43.2% 55.0% 6.1 0.9 0.6 0.6 6.6
1998–99 Kansas 33 323 52.1% 0.0% 53.1% 6.3 0.8 0.8 0.5 9.8
Career 128 969 48.7% 0.0% 51.9% 6.5 0.7 1.0 0.7 7.6

WNBA career

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Sanford was not drafted. She was signed by the Washington Mystics before the 2003 WNBA season. During her first three-season, she saw limited action. It was not until the 2006 WNBA season that Sanford began to show progress as a player. She set career highs for all her stats in 2006, including rebounds per game (6.0) and field goal percentage (52%). In 2007, she set new career highs averaging 7 rebounds and 11 points per game. She saw decreased playing time during the 2008 WNBA season, however.

References

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  1. ^ Nakia Sanford. WNBA.com