Vicky Bullett
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 23, 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Bari | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1997 | Cesena | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Charlotte Sting | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Fluminense | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Taranto | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Napoli | ||||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Washington Mystics (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Hagerstown CC (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Hagerstown CC | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | West Virginia Wesleyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Victoria Andrea Bullett (born October 4, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player and current women's basketball head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College.[1] She played for the Charlotte Sting and Washington Mystics in the WNBA, as well as for European and South American professional teams, the U.S. Olympic team, and the University of Maryland Terrapins. Bullett played at various times as a center, small forward, and power forward. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.
Early years
Bullett spent her childhood in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She grew up playing backyard basketball with her six brothers. One of her older brothers coached her high school basketball team and helped Bullett attract the attention of collegiate scouts. Bullett's younger brother Scott played Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs in the 1990s.
College career
Bullett is one of the most decorated players in the history of the women's basketball program at the
Bullett graduated from Maryland with a bachelor's degree in general studies. In 2001, she returned to school and earned an additional degree in social work. In 2015, she graduated from the United States Sports Academy with a master‘s degree in sports coaching.
After she graduated, the University of Maryland honored Bullett by retiring her jersey (#23). She was also named a member of the ACC Women's Basketball 50th Anniversary team in 2003. In 2007, Bullett was named an ACC Women's Basketball Legend. She is also a member of the Maryland Athletics Walk of Fame.
Fellow left-handed forward Crystal Langhorne in 2007-2008 broke many of Bullett's Maryland career records.
USA Basketball
Bullett was selected to the 1988 and 1992 United States Olympic Teams, which won gold and bronze medals, respectively. She also played on the 1986 USA Select (junior national) team, the United States team which won the gold medal at the 1990 World Championships, and the United States team for the 1990 Goodwill Games.[2][3][4][5]
Bullett was a member of the USA National team at the 1990 World Championships, held in
Professional career
WNBA
When the
In January 2000, Bullett was traded to the Washington Mystics for Shalonda Enis and a 2000 3rd-round pick (later turned out to be Jill Morton, who ended up never playing in the WNBA).[7] Over the next three seasons, she started in all 96 of the Mystics' games. Bullett broke a WNBA record on July 3, 2001 by playing 55 minutes in the Mystics' quadruple-overtime victory over the Seattle Storm. Her cumulative WNBA accomplishments in six seasons included more than 800 field goals made, more than 1100 rebounds, more than 250 assists, more than 250 blocks, and more than 350 steals.
Bullett's final WNBA game was Game 3 of the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Liberty on August 25, 2002. In that game, the Mystics lost to the Liberty 57 - 64 with Bullett recording two points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal.[8]
Italy
Bullett was also a renowned professional basketball player in Italy through much of the 1990s. She played for
Coaching career
Bullett retired from the WNBA after the 2002 season, then retired from overseas professional play in 2007. She moved back to Martinsburg, West Virginia, which renamed the street where she grew up "Vicky Bullett Street" in her honor. She then taught for the Board of Education of Berkeley County, West Virginia and took graduate courses in education. She became a teacher at South Middle School in Martinsburg. In January 2009, the Washington Mystics hired Bullett as an assistant coach.[9] In June 2009, the Mystics announced that Bullett would also take on the responsibilities of Manager of Basketball Operations.
In June 2011, Bullett was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee along with Ruthie Bolton, Muffet McGraw, Val Ackerman, Pearl Moore, and Lometa Odem.
Since leaving the Mystics in 2009, Bullett has taken the head coaching job for the women's basketball team at Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown Maryland. In 2011, she signed on as assistant coach to Dr. Marlys Palmer. As of March 2012 Bullett has taken over the many roles needed to coach a successful coaching position. On May 10, 2016, she was named as the head coach for the women's basketball team at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Career statistics
College
Source[10]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1986 | Maryland | 21 | 218 | 47.0% | NA | 72.1% | 6.4 | 0.4 | NA | NA | 10.4 |
1987 | Maryland | 29 | 443 | 55.2% | NA | 63.6% | 8.4 | 1.4 | NA | NA | 15.3 |
1988 | Maryland | 32 | 581 | 60.1% | 0.0% | 70.9% | 9.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 18.2 |
1989 | Maryland | 32 | 686 | 57.5% | 0.0% | 79.4% | 9.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 21.4 |
Career | 114 | 1928 | 56.3% | 0.0% | 72.5% | 8.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 16.9 |
WNBA
Source[11]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1997 | Charlotte | 28° | 28° | 31.3 | .448 | .304 | .775 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 12.8 |
1998 | Charlotte | 30° | 30° | 31.6 | .441 | .154 | .826 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 13.3 |
1999 | Charlotte | 32° | 32° | 31.5 | .486 | .370 | .773 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 11.5 |
2000 | Washington | 32° | 32° | 34.2 | .486 | .324 | .714 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
2001 | Washington | 32° | 32° | 33.5 | .392 | .297 | .729 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
2002 | Washington | 32° | 32° | 29.8 | .462 | .396 | .829 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
Career | 6 years, 2 teams | 186 | 186 | 32.0 | .452 | .315 | .776 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1997 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | .417 | .000 | – | 9.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
1998 | Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 34.5 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
1999 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 30.4 | .406 | .333 | .500 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
2000 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 34.5 | .500 | .571 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
2002 | Washington | 5 | 5 | 22.0 | .407 | .143 | 1.000 | 3.0 | .8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
Career | 5 years, 2 teams | 14 | 14 | 29.2 | .391 | .300 | .875 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
References
- ^ "Bullett Named Head Coach Of Women's Basketball Program". West Virginia Wesleyan. 2016-05-10. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Games of the XXIVth Olympiad -- 1988". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Games of the XXVth Olympiad -- 1992". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Second Women's Goodwill Games -- 1990". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Eleventh World Championship -- 1990". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Charlotte Sting at Phoenix Mercury, June 22, 1997". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Nations, Jeff (January 9, 2009). "Bullett takes Mystics' call". Martinsburg Journal. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links
- West Virginia Wesleyan profile Archived 2016-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- WNBA profile Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Vicky Bullett at FIBA
- Vicky Bullett international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Vicky Bullett at Olympedia
- Vicky Bullett at Olympics.com