LaQuanda Barksdale (born October 3, 1979) is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA. She was pick 12th overall in the 2001 WNBA draft. In the 2003 WNBA season she ranked #1 in three-point field goals made per 40 minutes (3.57).[1]

LaQuanda Barksdale
Personal information
Born (1979-10-03) October 3, 1979 (age 45)
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight156 lb (71 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Forsyth
(Clemmons, North Carolina)
CollegeNorth Carolina (1997–2001)
WNBA draft2001: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Fire
PositionGuard / forward
Number33
Career history
2001–2002Portland Fire
2003San Antonio Silver Stars
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First-team All-ACC (2000, 2001)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Spain Team Competition

College

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During her freshman year at North Carolina, Barksdale helped her team win the ACC women's basketball tournament.

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

WNBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2001 Portland 5 0 7.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4
2002 Portland 17 3 16.8 35.6 22.7 88.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.4 5.9
2003 San Antonio 26 0 6.5 26.6 28.8 100.0 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 2.3
Career 3 years, 2 teams 48 3 10.2 30.5 26.0 89.3 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 3.4

College

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Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
97-98 North Carolina 32 154 48.5% 34.8% 74.1% 2.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 4.8
98-99 North Carolina 36 500 49.0% 31.5% 78.1% 7.8 0.8 1.3 0.9 13.9
99-00 North Carolina 33 581 44.6% 41.0% 77.8% 8.6 1.2 1.5 0.1 17.6°
00-01 North Carolina 29 552 44.9% 35.9% 72.0% 11.5 1.4 1.4 0.5 19.0°
Career 130 1787 46.2% 35.6% 75.6% 7.5 0.9 1.2 0.5 13.7

Personal life

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At North Carolina Barksdale majored in psychology.[3]

References

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  1. ^ WNBA.com: LaQuanda Quick Player Info Archived 2015-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "North Carolina Media Guide" (PDF). goheels.comaccess-date=2017-08-31.
  3. ^ "LaQuanda Barksdale Chat Transcript". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
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