Ketia Swanier

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Ketia Swanier
Ketia Swanier versus Notre Dame.jpg
Free agent
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born (1986-08-10) August 10, 1986 (age 35)
Columbus, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High schoolColumbus (Columbus, Georgia)
CollegeUConn (2004–2008)
WNBA draft2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008Connecticut Sun
2009–2011Phoenix Mercury
2012Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
  • WNBA champion (2009)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Naketia Marie "Ketia" Swanier (born August 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player born in Columbus, Georgia. She most recently played the guard position for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA.

College career[]

Swanier was the only freshman to open the season as UConn's starting point guard. She finished her career as the only player in UConn history to rank among the top 10 career leaders in games played, assists and steals. Swanier won the inaugural Big East Sixth Man of the Year Award as a senior coming off the bench behind Renee Montgomery.

Connecticut statistics[]

Source[1]

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
2004-05 Connecticut 31 78 42.1 25.0 43.8 1.5 2.2 1.4 - 2.5
2005-06 Connecticut 37 139 47.4 26.5 62.9 2.2 3.0 1.8 - 3.8
2006-07 Connecticut 36 189 48.1 27.3 82.8 2.2 4.1 1.9 0.1 5.3
2007-08 Connecticut 38 268 43.9 37.5 72.4 3.1 4.0 1.8 0.1 7.1
Career Connecticut 142 674 45.5 32.1 67.9 2.3 3.4 1.7 0.0 4.7

WNBA career[]

Swanier was selected 12th overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2008 WNBA Draft. She played in 25 of 34 possible games, with 6 starts. She ranked 14th in the league in steals per 40 minutes (2.24). On June 1 Swanier was waived by the Connecticut Sun because of the 11-woman roster cuts.[2] The next day she was signed by the Phoenix Mercury.[3]

Overseas career[]

She is currently playing for KS JAS FBG Sosnowiec in Poland during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.[4]

See also[]

  • 2008 WNBA Draft

References[]

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Swanier not the only WNBA player who lost her job". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  3. ^ Mercury sign Swanier day after she's cut
  4. ^ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster

External links[]

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