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  • Seimone Augustus
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  • Guard - Minnesota Lynx
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Born: Apr 30, 1984
Height: 6-0 /  1,83
Weight: 179  lbs. / 81,2  kg.
College: Louisiana State
Years Pro: 2








Background

2006:
Capped off her first season in Minnesota by garnering Rookie of the Year honors and being named to the All-WNBA Second Team... Started all 34 games, tallying 21.9 ppg and 3.8 rpg; she ranked 2nd in the league in scoring, becoming one of just 10 players in WNBA history to average 20+ ppg over a season... Broke Katie Smith's franchise single-season scoring record (739 points, 2001) in the Aug. 13 finale at Los Angeles; her 744 total points mark the second-highest total in league annals (Diana Taurasi 860, 2006)... Also set club records for FGs made (283) and attempted (620)... Ranked 5th in the league in FT accuracy (89.7%) and 6th in minutes (33.1 mpg) while hitting a team-best 45.6% from the floor and 35.3% from long range... Was Minnesota's top scorer 27 times, tallying 20+ points on 20 occasions... Registered six games with 30 or more, making her the third player in WNBA history to accomplish that feat (Taurasi, Cynthia Cooper)... Scored a season-high 32 points (including a franchise-record 17 in the 3rd quarter) July 30 at New York; she also pumped in 32 points vs. San Antonio (July 9) vs. Phoenix (June 18) and vs. Seattle (June 14)... Was the Western Conference's top scorer with 16 points in the 2006 WNBA All-Star Game, held July 12 in New York... set a club record with her 13-13 outing from the line Aug. 10 at Sacramento; her 14 FTMs July 9 vs. San Antonio were a league single-game best this year... The July 28 outing at Chicago stopped her run of seven straight games with a blocked shot; she had three blocks July 25 at Charlotte... Hauled in a season-high eight rebounds June 28 at Phoenix, and dealt a season-high five assists June 11 vs. Houston.. Her FGAs June 24 vs. New York are a franchise single-game high, eclipsing her own mark (26 vs. Seattle June 14)... Averaged 19.4 ppg (43.1%) in 17 road outings, compared to 24.4 ppg (47.9%) at Target Center... Named WNBA Player of the Week on June 5, the first Minnesota player to be honored since Smith in 2001... Made her Lynx debut by tallying 21 points and five rebounds may 23 vs. Connecticut... Signed on Apr. 19... Name dto Team USA's roster for the 2006 FIBA World Championships on Aug. 1... Member of Team USA for the Opals World Challenge, held in Australia from Apr. 7-12; she averaged 8.3 ppg (57.1%) and 3.7 rpg in three outings.

International:
USA Basketball: A member of the USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team during its 2006 Spring Tour... Averaged 8.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 19.0 mpg in three games played.

College:
Started a school record 140 games in her Louisiana State University career... Had 72 20-plus point games in her career, including 26 in 2005-06... Scored in double digits in 132 of 140 career games, the most in NCAA history... Scored in double figures in a school record 97 straight games... Finished second in career field goals made at LSU, second in career field goals attempted, sixth in career field goal percentage, first in career free throw percentage and fourth in career free throws made... 2005-06: Named the National Player of the Year by the Associated Press... Won the State Farm Wade Trophy, the Naismith Award and the John R. Wooden Award as the nation's top player... Received the Senior C.L.A.S.S. Award... Earned Kodak All-America honors for the third straight year... Named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and earned first-team All-SEC honors by the coaches and the AP... Named to the SEC All-Tournament team for the fourth time... Named first-team All-American by the AP, the USBWA and the Wooden Award... Named the San Antonio Regional Most Outstanding Player, her third regional MOP honor... Became the fourth player in LSU history to reach the 2,000 career points milestone on Dec. 12 against New Orleans... Ended her career second at LSU in career points with 2,702... Her 795 points in 2005-06 ranked as the fourth-best single season in school history... Ended her career ranked fifth on the SEC's career scoring list, third in field goals made and fifth in field goals attempted... Finished the season as the NCAA scoring leader with 22.7 ppg... Four time SEC Player of the Week (Nov. 21, Jan. 23, Feb. 13 & Feb. 27)... Joined the 2006 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team at the Opals World Challenge in Australia following the WNBA Draft... 2004-05: Won the State Farm Wade Trophy, the Naismith Award and the John R. Wooden Women's Award as the nation's top player... Named National Player of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association and the AP... Was named the 2004-05 Honda Sports Award winner for basketball... Received the Victor Award as the top female collegiate basketball player... Nominated for two ESPY Awards by ESPN (Best Female Athlete and Best Female Collegiate Athlete)... Earned WBCA/Kodak All-America for the second straight year...Also a first-team All-America selection by the Wooden Award, the USWBA and the Associated Press... Named the SEC Player of the Year by the coaches and the AP... A unanimous first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches and the AP... Named to the SEC All-Tournament team... Became the 10th player at LSU to reach 1,500 career points... Her 734 points were the third most by a junior in LSU history and the eighth most points scored in a single season in school history... Two-time Southeastern Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 21 and Feb. 14)... Became the ninth player in LSU history to collect at least 1,500 points and 500 rebounds... Finished the season ranked second in the SEC in scoring, sixth in field goal percentage and second in free throw percentage... Ranked 10th in the nation in scoring, 13th in free throw percentage and 26th in field goal percentage... Named Most Outstanding Player of the Chattanooga Regional ... Voted Louisiana Player of the Year and first-team All-Louisiana by the LSWA ... Member of the 2005 United States World University Games Gold Medal Team... 2003-04: Named Kodak All-American by the WBCA and third-team All-American by the AP... Earned West Regional Most Outstanding Player... Named first-team All-SEC by the coaches and the AP... Named the Louisiana Player of the Year by the LSWA... On the Wade Trophy Top 21 list... Naismith Player of the Year finalist... Women's Wooden Award Finalist... Named to the SEC All-Tournament team... Named preseason SEC Player of the Year and first-team All-SEC by the media... Named the USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year on Dec. 15... Four-time LSWA Player of the Week (Jan. 7, Jan. 21, Jan. 28 and March 10)... Named the Player of the Year in Louisiana... Ranked fourth in points in a season by a sophomore with 679... Became the 23rd player in school history to reach 1,000 career points and the eighth to accomplish the feat in two seasons or less on Feb. 26 against Ole Miss... 2002-03: Named the National Freshman of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association, The Basketball Times, www.WOMENSCOLLEGEHOOPS.com and Gballmag.com... Selected as a District III Kodak All-American by the WBCA... SEC Freshman of the Year by both the coaches and the AP... Second-team All-SEC by both the AP and the coaches ... Named the Freshman of the Year in Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association... Also named First Team All-Louisiana ... Second-Team All-American by The Basketball Times... Third-team All-American selection by the AP and by Women's Basketball Magazine... A member of the 2003 United States World Championship for Young Women Gold Medal team... Earned MVP of the 2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women by leading the United States to the Gold Medal by averaging 10.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game... Put together one of the best freshman seasons in LSU history; her 504 points were fifth-most by a freshman, her 64 assists the seventh most by a freshman and her field goal percentage of 54.9 was the second highest by a freshman... Her 88.8 free throw percentage is the best single-season percentage in school history.

Personal

Born April 30, 1984, in Baton Rouge... Daughter of Seymore and Kim Augustus... Ranked sixth among 214 students in the senior class at Capitol High School... Carried a 3.71 grade point average in accelerated classes... Volunteers at the Gus Young Center in Baton Rouge... Received the "Community Service Award" during the 2001 NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet... Enjoys fashion and classic cars, including Chevy Impala's from the 1960s.

Career Transactions

Selected by Minnesota in the first round (first overall) of the WNBA Draft, April 6, 2006.

created:5/12/2008 6:27:01 AM
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