Marissa Coleman
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Born | (1987-01-04) January 4, 1987 (age 37) Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | St. John's College (Washington, D.C.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College | Maryland (2005–2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2009: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward / shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Mersin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | New York Liberty | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Tango Bourges Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marissa Coleman (born January 4, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player.
Personal life
Coleman was born in Portland, Oregon to Tony and Joni Coleman. She has an older sister, LaTonya, and a younger brother, Anthony. Later they moved to Cheltenham, Maryland where Coleman attended high school at St. John's College High School, a co-ed Christian Brother's Catholic school in Washington, DC.
High school career
Coleman went to high school at St. John's College High School. Coleman was a McDonald's and WBCA All-American, playing in both senior all-star games. She led all scorers with 19 points at the McDonald's game. She was selected East Team Most Valuable Player at the WBCA game.[1]
College career
Coleman chose the University of Maryland, College Park over the University of Tennessee, the University of Connecticut, the University of Florida, and Duke University. As a freshman, she became the second-straight Terrapin to be named ACC Rookie of the Year. She was only the ninth Terrapin all-time with 1,500 career points. She is one of only four Terps in the history of the program to receive All-ACC honors four times, earning a spot on the second team her Sophomore and Junior seasons and First-Team her Senior season. Coleman was a 1st-Team WBCA All-American in 2009. She is 2nd all-time at Maryland in rebounding and scoring. Finishing her career with over 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. She is one of only two players in school history to record a triple-double.
Career statistics
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 |
WNBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2009 | Washington | 28 | 0 | 18.8 | 34.0 | 36.3 | 75.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
2010 | Washington | 34 | 1 | 19.5 | 39.7 | 40.2 | 75.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
2011 | Washington | 34 | 28 | 27.0 | 38.5 | 36.8 | 67.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
2012 | Los Angeles | 34 | 2 | 16.1 | 31.9 | 25.5 | 90.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
2013 | Los Angeles | 34 | 3 | 17.5 | 43.0 | 40.0 | 63.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
2014 | Indiana | 34 | 32 | 24.0 | 39.1 | 38.1 | 81.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 8.9 |
2015 | Indiana | 34 | 34 | 24.8 | 38.4 | 33.6 | 74.7 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 10.4 |
2016 | Indiana | 32 | 21 | 24.4 | 34.6 | 26.8 | 75.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
2017 | Indiana | 34 | 23 | 18.7 | 32.7 | 32.2 | 83.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
2018 | Indiana | 21 | 18 | 18.3 | 34.8 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
Career | 10 years, 3 teams | 319 | 162 | 21.0 | 37.1 | 34.2 | 76.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2009 | Washington | 2 | 0 | 26.5 | 31.6 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 |
2010 | Washington | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 30.0 | 80.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
2012 | Los Angeles | 4 | 0 | 7.8 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
2013 | Los Angeles | 3 | 0 | 17.0 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
2014 | Indiana | 5 | 5 | 23.0 | 41.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
2015 | Indiana | 11 | 11 | 29.0 | 40.3 | 41.2 | 70.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 11.9 |
2016 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 29.0 | 44.4 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
Career | 7 years, 3 teams | 28 | 17 | 23.1 | 39.0 | 37.1 | 76.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
College
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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2005-06 | Maryland | 37 | 510 | 50.4 | 47.0 | 83.3 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
2006-07 | Maryland | 34 | 448 | 49.1 | 34.0 | 80.2 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 13.2 |
2007-08 | Maryland | 37 | 594 | 46.1 | 36.2 | 81.0 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 16.1 |
2008-09 | Maryland | 36 | 653 | 48.3 | 37.8 | 80.0 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 18.1 |
Career | Maryland | 144 | 2205 | 48.4 | 38.8 | 81.0 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
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USA Basketball
Coleman was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The event was held in August 2004, when the USA team defeated Puerto Rico to win the championship. Coleman helped the team the gold medal, scoring 8.6 points per game.[3]
Coleman continued with the team as it became the U19 team, and competed in the 2005 U19 World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia. The USA team won all eight games, winning the gold medal. Coleman scored 8.1 points per game.[4]
Coleman played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the gold medal for the event.[5]
WNBA career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Marissa_Coleman_at_2015_All-Star_game_cropped.png/220px-Marissa_Coleman_at_2015_All-Star_game_cropped.png)
Coleman was selected 2nd overall in the 2009 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics.[6]
On March 28, 2014, Coleman signed a multi-year contract with the Indiana Fever.[7]
Coleman participated in the 2015 WNBA All-Star Game.[8]
On May 1, 2018, Coleman signed with the New York Liberty.[9]
Europe
Edirnespor (2014-2015).
On July 13. 2015, Fenerbahçe Istanbul announced her transfer to the club.[10]
References
- ^ PLayer Bio: Marissa Coleman Archived August 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Fifth Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team -- 2004". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Sixth FIBA Women's U19 World Championship -- 2005". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Fifteenth Pan American Games -- 2007". USA Basketball. November 19, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ Carrera, Katie (April 10, 2009). "Washington Mystics Select Maryland's Marissa Coleman in WNBA Draft With No. 2 Pick". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "News Archive". Indiana Fever. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Box Score". WNBA.com. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "New York Liberty Sign Nine-Year Veteran Marissa Coleman". liberty.wnba.com. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü - Fenerbahçe SK". www.fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Retrieved May 16, 2021.