La'Keshia Frett
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Jones Cup
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World University Games
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1995 Fukuoka |
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1997 Marsala, Sicily |
Team Competition |
La'Keshia Frett (born June 12, 1975) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She is currently an assistant coach for the women's basketball team at Auburn University.[1]
High school
Born in
University of Georgia
After being named the 1993 National Prep Player of the Year at
She was a three-time All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) first team selection, and was named the 1993-94 "SEC Freshman of the Year". In 1996, Frett was named to the Final Four All Tournament team.[5]
By the time she graduated, she had scored 242 points in 15 NCAA tournament games, ranking third time all-time at UGA. She competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei.[6]
Georgia statistics
Source[7]
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% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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94 | Georgia | 28 | 393 | 47.7% | 76.6% | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 14.0 |
95 | Georgia | 33 | 523 | 48.2% | 74.8% | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 15.8 |
96 | Georgia | 33 | 481 | 52.1% | 84.1% | 8.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 14.6 |
97 | Georgia | 28 | 453 | 48.2% | 77.8% | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 16.2 |
Career | Georgia | 122 | 1850 | 49.1% | 79.0% | 6.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 15.2 |
USA Basketball
Frett was named to the team representing the US at the 1994
Frett represented the US at the 1995 World University Games held in
Frett again represented the US at the 1997 World University Games held in Marsala, Sicily, Italy in August 1997. The USA team won all six games, earning the gold medal at the event. In the opening game Frett was the leading scorer for the US with 14 points. She went on to average 10.2 points per game.[10]
ABL and WNBA
After graduating from college, Frett started her professional career in 1997 playing two seasons for the Philadelphia Rage of the
After the ABL folded due to financial difficulties, she was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 1999 WNBA draft, and later played for the Sparks during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.[12]
After the 2000 season ended, the Sparks traded Frett to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Latasha Byears. Frett played for the Monarchs for the next three seasons before signing a free agent contract with the Charlotte Sting. However, the Sting waived her halfway through the 2004 season.[12]
A week after being waived, she signed with the New York Liberty and played for them during the remainder of the season, as well as the following 2005 season.[12]
Shortly after the 2005 WNBA season ended, Frett returned to her alma mater, the University of Georgia, after being hired as an assistant coach for the women's basketball team for the 2005–06 season.[13] In April 2006, Frett announced her retirement from the WNBA to devote herself full-time to her collegiate coaching position.
In 2021, she became an assistant coach with the Atlanta Dream.[13]
Notes
- ^ "La'Keshia Frett Meredith - Women's Basketball Coach". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
- ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
- ^ "PARADE MAGAZINE ALL-AMERICANS FROM HAMPTON ROADS" (PDF).
- ^ Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "1994 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Georgia Media Guide". 26 October 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "1994 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Seventeenth World University Games -- 1993". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Eighteenth World University Games -- 1993". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "LA'KESHIA NOT FRETTING OVER RAGE MOVE". Daily Press. 23 July 1997. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ a b c "La'Keshia Frett women's basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ a b Thomas, Terrell (2021-05-12). "Atlanta Dream Add La'Keshia Frett, Daynia La-Force to Coaching Staff". These Urban Times. Retrieved 2022-04-21.