Corissa Yasen
Corissa Lee Yasen (December 5, 1973 – May 12, 2001) was an American collegiate and professional athlete.
She was born in
high school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
.
Yasen attended
NCAA heptathlon title in 1996.[2] Yasen also joined the Purdue women's basketball program, as a starter, during her final year of eligibility.[1][3] She graduated in 1997 with a degree in pharmacy.[4]
She went on to play for the Sacramento Monarchs in 1997, the inaugural year of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] During the WNBA offseason, Yasen served as an assistant coach for a high school girls' basketball team in West Lafayette, Indiana when they won the state championship in 1998.[1]
On May 12, 2001, she was found dead in her apartment in Coeur d'Alene. She had been working at a pharmacy in
intravenous drugs and narcotics in Yasen's residence.[4]
Career statistics
| 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 |
College
Source[5]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Purdue | 28 | 28 | 34.7 | .461 | – | .596 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 11.4 |
WNBA
Source[6]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sacramento | 19 | 0 | 9.9 | .404 | .000 | .500 | 1.1 | .3 | .9 | .1 | .8 | 2.7 |
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e May 15, 2001 Purdue Exponent obituary Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GoldandBlack.com - Corissa Yasen Found Dead". 2001-05-14. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ a b May 20, 2001 Spokesman-Review article on Yasen's memorial service
- ^ a b c June 27, 2001 Purdue Exponent report on the autopsy Archived July 27, 2011, at archive.today
- ^ "Purdue Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2023.