Nicky Anosike #21 Forward/Center

Background

2011 Highlights: Scored a career high 29 points in the Mystics overtime win over Atlanta on June 9…also posted a career high 13-for-18 from the free throw line in a career high 44 minutes on June 9 against the Dream…recorded a career high eight steals vs. the Chicago Sky on August 20 with five of her eight steals coming in the fourth quarter alone…led the team in rebounds in 14 games…grabbed 10+ rebounds in seven games…posted four double-doubles this season…finished eighth in the league in rebounds per game (7.2)…ranked eighth in the league in total steals (49)… surpassed 1,000 career points, scoring 16 points in the Mystics regular season opener against the Connecticut Sun on June 4…traded to the Washington Mystics on April 9, 2011 in exchange for the Mystics 2012 1st round pick...

2010: started 30 games…averaged 9.2 ppg and 6.8 rpg

2009: Completed her second season in Minnesota by leading the team in all five major counting categories -- scoring (13.2 ppg), rebounding (7.4 rpg), assists (2.7 apg), steals (2.70 spg) and blocked shots (0.93 bpg) -- while logging 29.9 mpg... She becomes just the second player in WNBA history to accomplish that feat; Tamika Catchings has led Indiana across the board four times (2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006)... Her rebound and steal averages both set club records; she edged out Tamika Williams (7.4 rpg in 2002) on the former and shattered her own mark for steals (2.21 spg in 2008)... Played 30 games, missing the season's final four contests due to soreness in her left knee... Came off the bench Aug. 19 at Los Angeles, the first reserve appearance of her career following 58 starts... Ranked 2nd in the WNBA in steals, 7th in rebounds, 10th in FG accuracy (49.1%), 12th in blocks, 18th in scoring and 23rd in assists (3rd among post players) while shooting 69.6% from the FT line... Posted seven double-doubles on the season, boosting her career total to 12 and breaking franchise records in both categories (previously held by Svetlana Abrosimova and Nicole Ohlde, respectively)... Pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds Aug. 13 vs. Indiana, topping the club single-game record (15) she shared with Abrosimova... Tied her career high with the 24-point effort Aug. 9 vs. San Antonio (also July 7 vs. Washington), her fifth 20+ night of the season and one of seven times she led; she sank a game-tying three-pointer with :20.1 left in the game, the first trey of her career... Represented the Western Conference in the 2009 WNBA All-Star Game (held July 25 in Connecticut)... Went to the line 17 times July 7 vs. Washington, one short of Katie Smith's franchise record (at L.A., July 8, 2001); she led the WNBA in FTs attempted (194), and shot 81.4% (57-for-70) after the All-Star Break... Picked off a careerhigh seven steals June 30 at Atlanta, tying Abrosimova's club single-game record (vs. San Antonio, Aug. 19, 2007) Blocked a career-high five shots June 10 vs. Los Angeles; she finished one steal shy of posting the second "5x5" effort in WNBA history (Candace Parker vs. Indiana, May 29, 2008)... Dealt a career-high eight assists June 6 vs. Chicago, the most by a Lynx center since Ohlde handed out eight vs. Indiana on June 2, 2006....

2008: Ended her first summer in the WNBA by being named to the league's All-Rookie Team and shattering the franchise single-season mark for steals... Started all 34 games, averaging 9.2 ppg (3rd-best among rookies) and a club-record 6.8 rpg in 27.1 mpg, while shooting 43.8% from the floor and 69.9% from the line... Led the WNBA in steal/turnover ratio (1.79-to-1) and ranked 2nd in steals (2.21 spg), 9th in rebounding and 10th in blocked shots (1.26 bpg); she was the only player in the league to finish among the top 10 in all three of those categories... Her 75 steals match the second-highest total by a center in WNBA history; Yolanda Griffith swiped 83 in 2000 and 75 in 2004... Collected five point/rebound double-doubles, one shy of Svetlana Abrosimova's club single-season record (six in 2001); she was Minnesota's leading rebounder on 19 occasions... Pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds Sept. 3 at Phoenix (one of 15 double-digit board efforts), equaling Abrosimova's franchise single-game mark... Tallied a season-high 20 points and 12 rebounds June 3 at Atlanta, becoming the eighth player in Lynx history with a 20-point/10-rebound night... Also had 20 points (along with a season-high four blocks) May 27 at Houston... Tied her season high with six steals July 25 vs. San Antonio (also July 12 vs. Houston), one of 11 games with 3+ steals... Handed out a season-high five assists June 8 vs. San Antonio, and logged a season-high 37:13 at Los Angeles on July 27... Shot 47.3% (62-for-131) in her final 20 games, after starting the year at 38.9% through 14 contests... Went to the line a season-high 16 times Sept. 3 at Phoenix, and ranked 9th in the WNBA in FT attempts (166).

International
USA Basketball: Member of Team USA's gold-medal-winning FIBA U19 World Championship squad in 2005 (held in Tunis, Tunisia), registering 11.4 ppg and 5.3 rpg while shooting 56.9% in eight contests.

Overseas
2009-10: Spent the off-season in Romania and Poland... Began her off-season competing in the EuroCup with Romanian club Municipal Targoviste, tallying 13.5 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.5 apg and 3.5 spg in six outings... Finished out the winter with Polish outfit AZS Gorzow, where in 17 games she averaged 12.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.59 steals in 22.8 miinutes per game... 2008-09: Spent her WNBA offseason playing for Elizur Ramla of the Isreali D1 League before leaving midway through the season to join AZS Gorzow of Poland... In 10 league games for Ramla, tallied 11.8 ppg and 8.3 rpg... Also averaged 18.5 ppg and 13.3 rpg in eight EuroCup contests... Spent the last half of the winter with AZS Gorzow of Poland, where in 18 games she averaged 15.1 ppg and 7.8 rpg... Her club fell to Lotos Gdynia 4-1 in the best-of-seven PLKK Championship Series.

College
Started 133 games in her collegiate career, the third most in Tennessee history behind Chamique Holdsclaw (147) and Kara Lawson (137)... Finished her career at Tennessee ranked second all-time in games played (146), fifth in free throws made (381), free throw attempts (585), and blocks (161), and seventh in total rebounds (914... Is one of only 13 Lady Vols to amass 1,000 points and 800 rebounds in her career and is the 33rd player in Lady Vols history to score more than 1,000 career points... Joins Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings and Candace Parker as the only four Lady Vols to amass 600+ points, 500+ rebounds, 100+ blocks, 100+ steals and 125+ assists ... 2007-08: Averaged 8.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks in 38 games ... Posted 12 points and six steals in the NCAA Championship game in leading Tennessee to its eighth NCAA title ... Named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team ... Selected to the Academic All-American second-team by ESPN the Magazine, making her the eighth Lady Vol to earn the distinction ... 2006-07: Averaged 7.5 points and 6.2 rebounds in her junior season, which ended with Tennessee’s seventh national championship ... Named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team ... Grabbed the third-most rebounds (16) in an NCAA championship game in tournament history to help Tennessee beat Rutgers for its seventh national title ... On Feb. 8, named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV first team by CoSIDA ... Earned Dean’s List and a perfect 4.0 during the fall semester ... Named to the SEC All-Academic Team ... 2005-06: Finished the year ranked 14th in the UT record books in career blocks (80) ... Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against George Washington to help the Lady Vols advance to the Sweet 16 ... Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Third Team ... Earned SEC All-Academic honors ... 2004-05: Joined teammate Alexis Hornbuckle as a unanimous selection to the SEC All-Freshman Team ... Ranked first on the team in blocked shots (33) and second in rebounding (6.1 rpg) ... Through the first two rounds of NCAA Tournament play, she ranked first in steals per game (4.5) and tied for third in blocks per game (3.0) ... Earned Dean’s List honors after recording a 3.65 GPA during the fall ... Earned a spot on the SEC All-Academic Freshman Team.