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| team = Whai
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| number = 54
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| league = [[Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa]]
| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]]
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| nationality = American
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|09|06|mf=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|09|06|mf=yes}}
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| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2013
| draft_year = 2013
| draft_round =3
| draft_round = 3
| draft_pick = 26
| draft_pick = 26
| draft_team = [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| draft_team = [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| career_start = 2013
| career_start = 2013
| career_end =
| career_end =
| years1 = 2014
| years1 = 2013–2014
| team1 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| team1 = [[Samsung Life Blueminx]]
| years2 = 2015
| years2 = 2014
| team2 = [[Connecticut Sun]]
| team2 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| years3 = 2014–2015
| team3 = A.S. Ramat Hasharon Electra
| years4 = 2015–2016
| team4 = [[CCC Polkowice (basketball team)|CCC Polkowice]]
| years5 = 2015
| team5 = [[Connecticut Sun]]
| years6 = 2016–2017
| team6 = [[Ślęza Wrocław (women's basketball)|Sleza Wroclaw]]
| years7 = 2017–2019
| team7 = Bnot Hertzeliya
| years8 = 2019
| team8 = Pszczolka AZS-UMCS Lublin
| years9 = 2019
| team9 = [[Hobart Huskies]]
| years10 = 2019–2021
| team10 = Angers - Union Feminine Basket 49
| years11 = 2022–present
| team11 = Whai
| highlights =
| highlights =
* French LF2 champion (2021)
| wnba_profile =
* [[Basket Liga Kobiet|PLK]] champion (2017)
* [[Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa|TBA]] Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
* Third-team All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] (2013)
* Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2011)
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'''Sheniqua S. "Nikki" Greene''' (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. She has played in 2015 preseason games for the [[Los Angeles Sparks]]. She is currently a member of the [[Connecticut Sun]].
'''Sheniqua S. "Nikki" Greene''' (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player.

==Personal life==
Greene was a member of the volleyball, track & field, and powerlifting teams in high school. She graduated from college with a degree in integrative arts.


==College career==
==Penn State statistics==
Greene played [[college basketball]] for the [[Penn State Lady Lions basketball|Penn State Lady Lions]] between 2009 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gopsusports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/nikki-greene/5346|title=Nikki Greene|work=gopsusports.com|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>


===Statistics===
Source<ref name="NCAA Player stats"/>
Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/draft/2013/profiles/prospect_greene_nikki.html|title=Nikki Greene|work=wnba.com|access-date=August 24, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914223031/https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/draft/2013/profiles/prospect_greene_nikki.html|archive-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref>


{{NBA player statistics legend}}
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|Penn State
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|2011-12
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|Penn State
|Penn State
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|7.8
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|2012-13
|2012–13
|Penn State
|Penn State
|32
|32
|293
|293
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|'''48.5'''
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| –
|'''65.1'''
|'''65.1'''
|'''8.5'''
|'''8.5'''
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|45.7
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==Professional career==
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== References ==
Greene was selected 26th overall in the [[2013 WNBA draft]] by the [[Phoenix Mercury]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=Katie|url=https://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/womens-basketball-alex-bentley-nikki-greene-drafted-to-wnba/article_b2833c50-910d-5602-b0bb-321a01adf215.html|title=Women's basketball: Alex Bentley, Nikki Greene drafted to WNBA|work=collegian.psu.edu|date=April 16, 2013|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>
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For the 2013–14 season, Greene played in South Korea for [[Samsung Life Blueminx]].<ref name=eurobasket>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Nikki-Greene/France/Angers---Union-Feminine-Basket-49/193006?Women=1|title=Nikki Greene|work=eurobasket.com|access-date=August 24, 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> She returned to the U.S. in 2014 and made her [[WNBA]] debut for the [[Los Angeles Sparks]].<ref name="eurobasket" />
<ref name="NCAA Player stats">{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Women's Basketball Player stats|date=|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch|website=NCAA|accessdate=19 October 2015}}</ref>


Greene split the 2014–15 season in Israel for A.S. Ramat Hasharon Electra and in Poland for [[CCC Polkowice (basketball team)|CCC Polkowice]].<ref name="eurobasket" /> In 2015, she played her second season in the WNBA for the [[Connecticut Sun]].<ref name="eurobasket" />
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Greene returned to Polkowice for the 2015–16 season and played in Poland again in 2016–17 for [[Ślęza Wrocław (women's basketball)|Sleza Wroclaw]].<ref name="eurobasket" /> For the 2017–18 season, she played for Bnot Hertzeliya in Israel. She returned to Hertzeliya for the 2018–19 season, but left in January 2019 to play out the season in Poland with Pszczolka AZS-UMCS Lublin.<ref name="eurobasket" />

In 2019, Greene played in Australia for the [[Hobart Huskies]] of the [[NBL1]].<ref name="eurobasket" />

For the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, Greene played in France for Angers - Union Feminine Basket 49.<ref name="eurobasket" />

In 2022, Greene moved to New Zealand to play in the [[Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa]] for Whai, where she won the league's Defensive Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tauihi.basketball/inaugural-tauihi-award-winners-announced/|title=INAUGURAL TAUIHI AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED|work=tauihi.basketball|date=August 24, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>

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==References==
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{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.wnba.com/player/nikki-greene/ WNBA profile]
*[http://basketball.usbasket.com/player/USA/Los_Angeles_Sparks/Nikki_Greene/193006 Nikki Greene Basketball Player Profile, Los Angeles Sparks, Penn St., News, WNBA stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - usbasket.com]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043301/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/nikki_greene_453518.html Penn State Lady Lions bio]
*[http://stats.washingtonpost.com/wnba/playerstats.asp?id=5158 Basketball | WNBA | Players - Nikki Greene - washingtonpost.com]
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*[http://www.wnba.com/player/nikki-greene/ Nikki Greene - WNBA]
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*[http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/nikki_greene_453518.html Nikki Greene Bio - Penn State Official Athletic Site]


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Latest revision as of 18:33, 11 January 2024

Nikki Greene
No. 54 – Whai
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueTauihi Basketball Aotearoa
Personal information
Born (1990-09-06) September 6, 1990 (age 33)
North Charleston, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolDiboll (Diboll, Texas)
CollegePenn State (2009–2013)
WNBA draft2013: 3rd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Samsung Life Blueminx
2014Los Angeles Sparks
2014–2015A.S. Ramat Hasharon Electra
2015–2016CCC Polkowice
2015Connecticut Sun
2016–2017Sleza Wroclaw
2017–2019Bnot Hertzeliya
2019Pszczolka AZS-UMCS Lublin
2019Hobart Huskies
2019–2021Angers - Union Feminine Basket 49
2022–presentWhai
Career highlights and awards
  • French LF2 champion (2021)
  • PLK champion (2017)
  • TBA Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
  • Third-team All-Big Ten (2013)
  • Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2011)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Sheniqua S. "Nikki" Greene (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player.

College career[edit]

Greene played college basketball for the Penn State Lady Lions between 2009 and 2013.[1]

Statistics[edit]

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
2009–10 Penn State 31 218 43.9 – 53.5 6.2 0.4 0.6 1.8 7.0
2010–11 Penn State 35 298 43.2 – 48.5 7.8 0.2 1.1 2.1 8.5
2011–12 Penn State 33 323 47.2 – 64.3 7.8 0.4 1.1 1.4 9.8
2012–13 Penn State 32 293 48.5 – 65.1 8.5 0.3 0.8 1.2 9.2
Career Penn State 131 1132 45.7 – 58.5 7.6 0.3 0.9 1.6 8.6

Professional career[edit]

Greene was selected 26th overall in the 2013 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury.[3]

For the 2013–14 season, Greene played in South Korea for Samsung Life Blueminx.[4] She returned to the U.S. in 2014 and made her WNBA debut for the Los Angeles Sparks.[4]

Greene split the 2014–15 season in Israel for A.S. Ramat Hasharon Electra and in Poland for CCC Polkowice.[4] In 2015, she played her second season in the WNBA for the Connecticut Sun.[4]

Greene returned to Polkowice for the 2015–16 season and played in Poland again in 2016–17 for Sleza Wroclaw.[4] For the 2017–18 season, she played for Bnot Hertzeliya in Israel. She returned to Hertzeliya for the 2018–19 season, but left in January 2019 to play out the season in Poland with Pszczolka AZS-UMCS Lublin.[4]

In 2019, Greene played in Australia for the Hobart Huskies of the NBL1.[4]

For the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, Greene played in France for Angers - Union Feminine Basket 49.[4]

In 2022, Greene moved to New Zealand to play in the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa for Whai, where she won the league's Defensive Player of the Year.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nikki Greene". gopsusports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nikki Greene". wnba.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. ^ McKenna, Katie (April 16, 2013). "Women's basketball: Alex Bentley, Nikki Greene drafted to WNBA". collegian.psu.edu. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Nikki Greene". eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "INAUGURAL TAUIHI AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". tauihi.basketball. August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

External links[edit]

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