Marlies Askamp
Encyclopedia
Marlies Askamp is a German
professional basketball
player. She was one of the original players to play in the U.S.
Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA).
, English
and French
.
WNBA Career Averages
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. She was one of the original players to play in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
(WNBA).
Vital statistics
- Position: CenterCenter (basketball)The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
- Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- College: Unknown
- Team(s): Phoenix MercuryPhoenix MercuryThe Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
, Miami SolMiami SolThe Miami Sol was a women's basketball team which joined the Women's National Basketball Association in 2000. They played their games at American Airlines Arena. The team folded after the 2002 season because of financial problems...
, Los Angeles SparksLos Angeles SparksThe Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
(WNBA)
Personal
Played basketball and competed in track until at age 16. Speaks GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Career highlights
- Played in the 1999 FIBA Women's Championship with the German National Team
- All-time leader in offensive and total rebounds for the now-defunct Miami SolMiami SolThe Miami Sol was a women's basketball team which joined the Women's National Basketball Association in 2000. They played their games at American Airlines Arena. The team folded after the 2002 season because of financial problems...
Career statistics
WNBA Career Totals| Year | Team | G | GS | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | 3PTM | 3PTA | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| 1997 | PHX | 28 | 1 | 517 | 70 | 178 | 71 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 23 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 211 |
| 1998 | PHX | 26 | 0 | 319 | 49 | 104 | 41 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 139 |
| 1999 | PHX | 30 | 30 | 781 | 95 | 197 | 93 | 114 | 0 | 2 | 215 | 25 | 22 | 37 | 18 | 283 |
| 2000 | MIA | 32 | 32 | 869 | 85 | 209 | 80 | 117 | 1 | 2 | 231 | 29 | 17 | 49 | 21 | 251 |
| 2001 | MIA | 30 | 11 | 431 | 28 | 58 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 74 |
| 2002 | MIA | 6 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2002 | LA | 20 | 4 | 215 | 26 | 55 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 61 |
| Totals | 172 | 79 | 3,204 | 357 | 811 | 315 | 443 | 1 | 6 | 824 | 111 | 96 | 185 | 71 | 1,030 |
WNBA Career Averages
| Year | Team | MIN | FG% | FT% | 3PT% | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| 1997 | PHX | 18.5 | .393 | .763 | .000 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 1998 | PHX | 12.3 | .471 | .661 | .000 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | PHX | 26.0 | .482 | .816 | .000 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 2000 | MIA | 27.2 | .407 | .684 | .500 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| 2001 | MIA | 14.4 | .483 | .563 | .000 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 2002 | MIA | 12.0 | .400 | .273 | .000 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | LA | 10.8 | .473 | .643 | .000 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Totals | 18.6 | .440 | .711 | .167 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 6.0 |