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| team3 = A.S. Ramat Hasharon Electra |
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| team6 = [[Ślęza Wrocław (women's basketball)|Sleza Wroclaw]] |
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| team9 = [[Hobart Huskies]] |
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| team10 = Angers - Union Feminine Basket 49 |
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* French LF2 champion (2021) |
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* [[Basket Liga Kobiet|PLK]] champion (2017) |
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* [[Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa|TBA]] Defensive Player of the Year (2022) |
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* Third-team All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] (2013) |
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* Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2011) |
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'''Sheniqua S. "Nikki" Greene''' (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player |
'''Sheniqua S. "Nikki" Greene''' (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. |
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==Personal life== |
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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. |
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==College career== |
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==Penn State statistics== |
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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> |
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===Statistics=== |
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Source<ref name="NCAA Player stats"/> |
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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> |
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{{NBA player statistics legend}} |
{{NBA player statistics legend}} |
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==Professional career== |
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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" /> |
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<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> |
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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" /> |
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In 2019, Greene played in Australia for the [[Hobart Huskies]] of the [[NBL1]].<ref name="eurobasket" /> |
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For the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, Greene played in France for Angers - Union Feminine Basket 49.<ref name="eurobasket" /> |
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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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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[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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*[http://stats.washingtonpost.com/wnba/playerstats.asp?id=5158 Basketball | WNBA | Players – Nikki Greene – washingtonpost.com] |
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[[Category:1990 births]] |
[[Category:1990 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Australia]] |
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[[Category:American women's basketball players]] |
[[Category:American women's basketball players]] |
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[[Category:Basketball players from Texas]] |
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[[Category:Centers (basketball)]] |
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[[Category:Connecticut Sun players]] |
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[[Category:Los Angeles Sparks players]] |
[[Category:Los Angeles Sparks players]] |
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[[Category:People from North Charleston, South Carolina]] |
[[Category:People from North Charleston, South Carolina]] |
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[[Category:Phoenix Mercury draft picks]] |
[[Category:Phoenix Mercury draft picks]] |
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[[Category:Power forwards |
[[Category:Power forwards]] |
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[[Category:21st-century African-American sportspeople]] |
[[Category:21st-century African-American sportspeople]] |
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[[Category:21st-century African-American women]] |
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Position | Power forward / center |
League | Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa |
Personal information | |
Born | North Charleston, South Carolina | September 6, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Diboll (Diboll, Texas) |
College | Penn State (2009–2013) |
WNBA draft | 2013: 3rd round, 26th overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Samsung Life Blueminx |
2014 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2014–2015 | A.S. Ramat Hasharon Electra |
2015–2016 | CCC Polkowice |
2015 | Connecticut Sun |
2016–2017 | Sleza Wroclaw |
2017–2019 | Bnot Hertzeliya |
2019 | Pszczolka AZS-UMCS Lublin |
2019 | Hobart Huskies |
2019–2021 | Angers - Union Feminine Basket 49 |
2022–present | Whai |
Career highlights and awards | |
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]
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 |
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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]
- ^ "Nikki Greene". gopsusports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Nikki Greene". wnba.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ McKenna, Katie (April 16, 2013). "Women's basketball: Alex Bentley, Nikki Greene drafted to WNBA". collegian.psu.edu. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Nikki Greene". eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "INAUGURAL TAUIHI AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". tauihi.basketball. August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
External links[edit]
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Texas
- Centers (basketball)
- Connecticut Sun players
- Los Angeles Sparks players
- People from North Charleston, South Carolina
- Phoenix Mercury draft picks
- Power forwards
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American women
- Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa players