Nakia Sanford #43 Forward/Center
| PPG | 4.8 |
|---|---|
| RPG | 4.5 |
| APG | 0.3 |
| EFF | +7.25 |
- Born: May 10, 1976
- Height: 6-4 / 1,93
- Weight: 195 lbs. / 88,5 kg.
- College: Kansas
- Years Pro: 9
Player Comparison
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CAREER CAPSULE
2011 WNBA SEASON
2010 WNBA SEASON
� Played in all 34 games for the fifth-straight season, making 22 starts
� Averaged 6.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game
� Scored 1,500th career point on June 19 vs. Chicago
� Reached double figures in scoring 10 times
2009 WNBA SEASON
� Played in all 34 games
� Blocked 14 shots, bringing her career total to 103
� Collected her 1,000th career rebound
� Grabbed 147 total rebounds
� Averaged 6.3 points per game
2008 WNBA SEASON
� Played in all 34 games, starting 28 times
� Averaged 6.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game
� Ranked 17th in the WNBA in total rebounds (188)
� Scored 10 or more points eight times
� Grabbed 10 or more rebounds five times
� Led her team with three double-doubles
2007 WNBA SEASON
� For the second-straight season was a candidate for Most Improved Player of the Year, setting career-highs in nearly every statistical category: 11.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.8 steals, 53% field goal, 66.5% free throw
� Recorded career highs in total points (375), total rebounds (242), minutes played (994) and blocks (28)
� Ranked fourth in WNBA in total rebounds (career-high 242) and rebound average (career-high 7.1)
� Ranked second in WNBA in field goal percentage (career-high 53%)
� Played in all 34 games, starting 31 times
� Tied a career-high with 25 points against Minnesota on July 10
� Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Connecticut on Aug. 19
� Led her team in rebounding 15 times
� Grabbed the 500th rebound of her career on June 22 against Houston
2006 WNBA SEASON
� A candidate for Most Improved Player of the Year, set career-highs in nearly every statistical category: 8.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 51.9% field goals
� Ranked fifth in the WNBA in field goal percentage (.519)
� Scored a career-high 25 points against Chicago on July 9
� Led her team in rebounding six times
� Recorded five assists and four steals, both career-highs, against Sacramento on Aug. 5
2005 WNBA SEASON
� Played in 27 games
� Averaged 3.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 0.4 steals in 10.9 minutes per game
2004 WNBA SEASON
� Played in 31 games, making 29 starts
� Averaged 5.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.6 steals in 21.1 minutes per game
� Shot 50.0% from the field
2003 WNBA SEASON
� Averaged 2.9 points and 1.5 rebounds in 7.9 minutes per game
� Played in just 17 games, spending much of her rookie season on the injured reserve
� Signed as a free agent with Washington on April 30, 2003
COLLEGE CAREER
� Two-time All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (1997, 1999)
� Graduated from Kansas ranked fourth on the school�s all-time career rebounding list (832) and blocked shots list (89)
� Left Kansas ranked fifth on the school�s all-time career minutes played list (3,403)
� Appeared in 128 career games, then the second-most of any player in Jayhawks history
� A member of the 1995-96 Kansas team that won the final Big Eight title
� A member of the 1996-97 Kansas team that won the first ever Big 12 title
� Made four trips to the NCAA tournament, including the school�s first two Sweet Sixteen appearances (1996, 1998)
� Graduated in 1999 with career averages of 7.6 points and 6.5 rebounds
INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL TEAM
� Spent 2010-11 offseason playing with TED Kayseri in Turkey
� Spent 2009-10 offseason playing in Ibita, Spain
� Spent 2008-09 season playing in the Eurocup for Vologda-Chevakata
� Spent 2007-08 offseason playing for Umana Reyer in Venezia, Italy
� Spent 2006-07 offseason playing for Umana Reyer in Venezia, Italy
� Spent 2005-06 offseason playing in Israel
Personal
• Parents are Jackie and Gary Johnson and Jerome and Angela Choates• Raised in Decatur, Ga.
• Majored in broadcast journalism
• Founded the Betty Ann Robinson Foundation, which provides support to young people



