Ketia Swanier #11 Guard
2011 Playoff Statistics
| PPG | 1.2 |
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| RPG | 2.0 |
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| APG | 1.2 |
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| EFF |
+3.60
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- Born: Aug 10, 1986
- Height: 5-7 / 1,70
- Weight: 150 lbs. / 68,0 kg.
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College:
Connecticut
- Years Pro:
4
Background
CAREER CAPSULE
2009 WNBA Champion
Has played in at least 25 games every season of her career
Owns 10 career starts, six as a rookie with the Connecticut Sun and four with the Mercury in 2011
Averaging 3.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 10 career starts
Selected by the Connecticut Sun in the first round (12 overall) of the 2008 WNBA Draft
Claimed by the Mercury from Connecticut off waivers on June 3, 2009
2011 WNBA SEASON
Played in 29 of the teams 34 games
Started four games, her first as a Phoenix Mercury and first since her rookie season (10 career starts)
Averaged 4.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 22.0 minutes in four starts
Averaged a career-high 2.3 assists per game
Led the Mercury in assists three times
Led the Mercury in steals six times
Missed five straight games with a swollen left eye after receiving an elbow from Kristi Toliver
2010 WNBA SEASON:
Played in 32 games, her second consecutive season of 30+ games after playing 25 her rookie season
Recorded career highs in points per game (3.0), assists per game (1.7), field goal percentage (.391) and three-point percentage (.387)
Made a career-high 12 three-point field goals
Matched a career-high with three made three pointers (3-for-3) on June 27 at Washington
July 22 at Tulsa: 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and six assists (all career highs)
2009 WNBA SEASON:
Appeared in a career-high 33 games for the Mercury in 2009 (prev. 25, 2008)
On July 18 vs. DET, recorded a career-high 13 points on 4-of-5 (.800) shooting and grabbed a career-best five rebounds. Went a career-high 3-for-3 from long range in that game
Averaged career highs in scoring (2.8 ppg), rebounding (1.6 rpg) and assists (1.6 apg)
Dished a career-high six assists twice - in just 15 minutes on Aug. 8 vs. IND and in just nine minutes on Aug. 18 at CHI
Shot 88.9 percent (16-of-18) from the free throw line
Shot a career-high 37.5 percent from the field (prev. .277 in 2008)
After scoring just six points in her first eight games this season, she posted 46 points in her next eight games
Was claimed off waivers from Connecticut Sun on June 3, 2009
2008 WNBA SEASON:
Appeared in 25 games for the Connecticut Sun in 2008, making eight starts
Posted a career-high four assists against Washington on September 13, 2008
Scored a career-high seven points against the Mercury on June 29, 2008
Selected by the Sun in the first round (12th overall) of the 2008 WNBA Draft
COLLEGE CAREER:
Earned the inaugural BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year Award as a senior after leading the conference with a 2.10 assist to turnover ratio
Finished her career at UCONN as the only player in school history to rank among the top 10 career leaders in games played (142), assists (479) and steals (247)
2008 All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Over her final two seasons at UCONN, she averaged 4.2 assists per game
Scored in double figures 16 times during her four-year collegiate career
INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL TEAM:
Spent 2010-11 offseason playing with Lotos Gdynia in Poland
Selected as a Polish /League All-Star in 2010-11 season
Spent 2009-10 season playing with Tarsus Beledyesi in Turkey
Personal
Born Naketia Marie Swanier
Daughter of Cornell and Rosie Swanier
Majored in sociology at UCONN
Founder of Ketia4Kidz
Started the Adrian & Corena Swanier Scholarship Fund, which assists military families in reaching their educational goals
Averaged 23.2 points, 8.5 steals, 6.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds as a junior while leading Columbus High to a 23-5 record
2004 Georgia AAAA Player of the Year
Career Transactions
Was claimed off waivers by Phoenix from Connecticut on June 3, 2009
Selected by the Connecticut Sun in the first round (12th overall) in the 2008 WNBA Draft.
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