Monica Lamb-Powell
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Born | (1964-10-11) October 11, 1964 (age 59) Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Yates (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College | |||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 1998: 4th round, 40th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Houston Comets | |||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Houston Comets | ||||||||||||||
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Monica Lamb-Powell or Monica Lamb (born October 11, 1964) is an American former basketball player. She played for the Houston Comets in the WNBA[1] and US National Teams. She is now the founder and president of the Monica Lamb Wellness Foundation.
Lamb played on the 1983 World University games team, coached by Jill Hutchison. She helped the team win the gold medal for the USA team.[2]
Lamb was selected to be a member of the team representing the US at the 1987 World University Games held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. The USA team won four of the five contests. In the opening game against Poland, Lamb was the second leading scorer for the US with 16 points. After winning their next game against Finland, the USA faced the host team Yugoslavia. The game went to overtime, but Yugoslavia prevailed, 93–89. The USA faced China in the next game. They won 84–83, but they needed to win by at least five points to remain in medal contention. They won the final game against Canada to secure fifth place. Lamb averaged 11.4 points per games, tied for first on the team. She averaged 4.6 rebounds per game, second most on the team.[3]
Career statistics
WNBA
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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1998 | Houston | 30 | 25 | 21.6 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 69.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
1999 | Houston | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 83.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
2000 | Houston | 13 | 2 | 10.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
Career | 3 years, 1 team | 46 | 27 | 17.9 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1998 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 21.4 | 56.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5.8 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 5 | 5 | 21.4 | 56.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5.8 |
College
Source[4][5][6][7]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RBG | PPG |
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1983–84 | Houston | 28 | 57.7% | 60.6% | 7.93 | 13.93 |
1984–85 | Houston | 30 | 66.3% | 51.5% | 9.80 | 16.93 |
1986–87 | USC | 30 | 48.3% | 61.2% | 8.07 | 17.03 |
Career | 88 | 59.3% | 57.8% | 8.61 | 16.01 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | REB | PTS |
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1983–84 | Houston | 28 | 162 | 281 | 66 | 109 | 222 | 390 |
1984–85 | Houston | 30 | 228 | 344 | 52 | 101 | 294 | 508 |
1986–87 | USC | 30 | 83 | 172 | 63 | 103 | 242 | 511 |
Career | 88 | 473 | 797 | 181 | 313 | 758 | 1409 |
References
- ^ Monica Lamb. basketball-reference.com
- ^ "Twelfth World University Games – 1983". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Fourteenth World University Games – 1987". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved 11 Nov 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ "FINAL 1984 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "FINAL 1985 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "FINAL 1987 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
External links
- About Monica at the Monica Lamb Wellness Foundation
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