What Are Former Duke Men & Women Players Doing With Their Lives Today?
Have you ever thought about what former Duke athletes are doing with their lives today? Are they playing professionally, coaching, a broadcaster or general manager ?
Well,
You’re about to find out because i’m going write about what the former players of both Men’s and Women’s Basketball are doing with their lives today!
Starting with the former players who are currently on the sidelines as members of Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching staff.
Those include Chris Carrawell who is an assistant coach , Nate James and Jon Scheyer who are associate head coaches along with Nolan Smith who is the Director Of Basketball Operations.
Chris Carrawell’s Duke career was from 1996- 2000. During his playing career for Duke Men’s Basketball Duke won a pair of ACC Tournament titles and reached the 1999 Final Four by tying a school record for wins (37-2).
Nate James playing career was from 1997-2001. During his playing career at Duke Nate James was part of nine major championships while playing at Duke: one NCAA title, three ACC Tournament championships and five regular-season ACC championships.”according to https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/nate-james/3608
Jon Scheyer’s playing career at Duke was from 2007 -2010. During his time in a Duke uniform .
Jon Scheyer, helped spark the Blue Devils to two ACC championships and the 2010 NCAA National Title . “according to https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jon-scheyer/3609
Nolan Smith’s playing career was from 2007-2011. During his time in a Duke uniform He was a two-time All-ACC selection (2010-11) and was named ACC Tournament MVP as a senior in 2011. Smith led the ACC in scoring in his final season and his 764 points that year still rank as the ninth-best total in program history. “helping propel Duke to its fourth national championship in 2010, Smith was named Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA South Regional in Houston and earned a place on the All-Final Four Team after the Blue Devils cut down the nets in Indianapolis.”according to https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nolan-smith/4345
Chris Collins played at Duke from 1993-1997. During his time in a Duke uniform Collins was a team captain as a senior and four-year letterman from 1993-96. He ranks 11th among Duke’s all-time leaders in three-point field goals (209) and 10th in three-point field goal attempts (539). Collins averaged 9.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a collegian. He earned second-team All-ACC honors as a senior. “according to https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-collins/2617
Collins was a member of a Duke senior class that had 83 total victories, three NCAA Tournament bids, one Final Four appearance, two ACC regular season championships, an ACC tournament title, and two in-season tournament championships (the 1992 Maui Classic and the 1995 Carrs Great Alaska Shootout). “according to https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-collins/2617
Chris Collins is currently the head coach at Northwestern.
He was named the University’s 24th head men’s basketball coach on March 27, 2013. “according to https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-collins/2617
In Collins’ first four years at the helm, he has led Northwestern to an increased win total each season. “according to https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-collins/2617
Collins led the Wildcats to heights never before reached during the 2016-17 season. The unforgettable campaign saw Northwestern accumulate a school-record 24 wins while earning the program’s first NCAA tournament berth and victory in school history.
NU captured the nation’s attention with its outstanding start to the season. An 18-4 start, including a six-game winning streak in Big Ten Conference play — the program’s first since 1933 — saw the team crack the top 25 of the Associated Press poll on Jan. 30, the team’s first national ranking in seven years.”according to https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-collins/2617
Northwestern went on to record 10 wins in league play, its most since the 1932-33 campaign. Five of the victories came on the road, including a 66-59 triumph at No. 7/5 Wisconsin on Feb. 12.””according to https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-collins/2617
The ’Cats picked up a pair of wins in the Big Ten tournament in Washington D.C., including defeating 25th-ranked Maryland in its own back yard, to give NU its first appearance in the conference tournament semifinal round in school history. “according to https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-collins/2617
The 2015-16 campaign saw the Wildcats establish a then school regular-season record 20 wins, including eight in Big Ten play. Three of the Big Ten wins were by 20 or more points, marking the first time a Northwestern team posted three league wins by 20+ points since the 1943-44 season. “according to https://nusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/chris-collins/2617
As a player at Duke Steve Wojciechowski (who was often referred to as "Wojo,") was named the top defensive player in the country his senior year, a two-time All-ACC choice and honorable mention Associated Press All-America. He appeared in 128 career games for the Blue Devils and earned 88 starting assignments.
Now Steve Wojciechowski is the head coach at Marquette where in 2019-20 he finished his sixth season as the head coach. Although he hasn’t always been a head coach as before moving to Marquette he was on Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching staff at his al mater . There he is second year as an assistant at Duke, Wojciechowski and the Blue Devils won the national championship. The team also captured the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament crowns and posted a 35-4 record.
Wojciechowski saw one of his former teammates and pupils, Shane Battier, earn the consensus National Player of the Year award in 2001 as well as National Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.
Wojciechowski achieved repeated success at the highest level with an NCAA title in the 2009-10 season as associate head coach. On the road to the championship, the Blue Devils also won the ACC Tournament, the ACC Regular Season and NIT Season Tip-Off titles. Defense and rebounding were key for the Blue Devils who had one of the nation's top defenses, holding opponents to 61.0 points per game, and ranked 14th out of 334 teams in rebounding margin. “according to https://gomarquette.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/steve-wojciechowski/438
Johnny Dawkins who currently is the head coach at the University Of Central Florida played at Duke from 1982-1986. During his time in a Duke uniform Johnny Dawkins was named Naismith National Player of the Year (1986)
NCAA East Regional MVP (1986)
ACC Tournament MVP (1986)
Co-captain (1986)
Consensus All-American (1985, 1986)
First team All-ACC (1985, 1986)
Second team All-ACC (1983, 1984)
Freshman All-American (1983)
Duke Team MVP (1983, 1984, 1985, 19
“according to https://ucfknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/johnny-dawkins/3785
Though Johnny Dawkins was not just a player for Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski as he also was on his coaching staff for sometime.. From 1998-199 he was an Assistant Coach for Duke before becoming an Associate Head Coach 2000 to 2008. “according to https://ucfknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/johnny-dawkins/3785
Jeff Capel was a player at Duke from 1993-1997 where he Capel served as a team captain in both 1996 and 1997 and earned third-team All-ACC accolades as a junior in 1996.”according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/staff-directory/jeff-capel/2489
He made an immediate impact at Duke and was a four-year starter for the Blue Devils, leading the team to 83 wins and a trip to the 1994 national championship game. He racked up 1,601 points, 433 assists and 220 three-point field goals, finishing among Duke’s career leaders in minutes played, three-point field goals made, three-point field goal percentage and assists.”according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/staff-directory/jeff-capel/2489
But being a player isn’t all he did at Duke as he was a member of Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching staff for sometime.
Capel spent seven seasons at Duke University (2011-18), including the final four seasons as associate head coach under Mike Krzyzewski. In that span, he helped guide the Blue Devils to a 200-55 (.784) record, seven NCAA Tournament appearances, the 2017 ACC Tournament championship and the 2015 National Championship. In that time, Capel also helped secure commitments from 19 McDonald’s All-Americans as Duke signed a top-two class in each of the past five years, including the top class in 2014, 2015 and 2018. “according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/staff-directory/jeff-capel/2489
After seven seasons on the bench alongside his former coach Mike Krzyzewski he became the head coach at Pittsburgh.
In his first season as the head coach at Pittsburgh Capel led Pitt to an eight-game improvement in his first season guiding the Panthers, including wins over No. 11 Florida State, Louisville and Notre Dame. With three freshmen - Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au’Diese Toney - in the starting lineup, Pitt established itself as a competitive and aggressive team on both ends of the floor. Johnson became the first Panther freshman to earn ACC All-Freshman Team honors, while setting Pitt rookie records for scoring (15.5 ppg.), 20-point games (nine), double-figure scoring games (28) and free throws made (157). “according to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/staff-directory/jeff-capel/2489
Greg Paulus who started at point guard for legendary college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, Paulus had a successful four-year playing career at Duke (2005-09). A three-year starter and two-time captain for Duke, he played on three ACC Championship teams and four NCAA Tournament teams, helping Duke to a combined 112-28 record while leading the team in assists in 2006, 2007 and 2008. “according to https://purpleeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/greg-paulus/621
Now he’s a head coach. Where ? At Niagara University where Greg Paulus started out as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, and he has been instrumental in building this incoming class at Niagara University.
Bobby Hurley won two national championships at Duke in 1991 and 1992. “according tohttps://thesundevils.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/bobby-hurley/3218
Now he’s the Head Coach at Arizona State.
Quin Snyder played at Duke from 1985-1989 now he’s a Head Coach in the NBA but his career as a coach didn’t start out that way as he was an assistant coach for four different teams in the NBA starting in Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Clippers for the 1992-93 season. After his one season in Los Angeles Quinn Snyder was an assistant coach for Philadelphia in 2010-2011. After his one season in Philadelphia he returned to Los Angeles to be an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011-2012 before heading to Atlanta to be an assistant coach during the 2013-14 season. After the 2013-14 season Quin Snyder was hired to be the Utah Jazz head coach. He replaced Tyron Corbin. “according to the Associated Press.
So far this season that is currently suspended because of the Corona Virus Quin Snyder has his team in second place in the Northwest Standings with a record of 41-23 behind Denver who is leading the Northwest Standings. “according to https://www.espn.com/nba/standings
Elton Brand played at Duke from 1997-1999 . During his career in Durham he played in sixty games , averaged 16.2 points per game along with 0.9 assists per game is currently the general manager of Philadelphia 76ers but Elton Brand hasn’t always been a general manager as he also was a player in the NBA. as he played seventeen seasons in the league where the power forward and Center played for six different teams. Elton Brand started his player career in Chicago for two seasons from 1999-2001 before headed to Los Angeles where he suited up for the Los Angeles Clippers for seven seasons. From there he went to Philadelphia where he played four seasons before heading to Dallas for one season. After his one season in Dallas Elton Brand went to Atlanta for two seasons before finishing up his career in Philadelphia where he currently is the General Manager.. Elton Brand was named General Manager of Philadelphia on September 20, 2018 . Elton Brand had this to say on the date he was named General Manager of Philadelphia. “It’s a tremendous honor to be named General Manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, and for that, I want to thank Josh Harris and David Blitzer,” Brand said. “I’ve had the privilege of playing for this team and these amazing fans, so I understand and embrace the expectations. I’m excited to help accelerate the development of our dynamic young core and watch them continue to come together as a team and reach new heights. This is a special team, an incredible opportunity, and we will lead a disciplined and determined path to building a championship organization.” “according to https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/elton-brand-named-general-manager
Like Elton Brand who is the General Manager of Philadelphia Trajjan Langdon who was teammates with Elton Brand at Duke for two seasons also played professionally in the NBA but unlike Elton Brand Trajan Langdon only played three seasons in the NBA but like Elton Brand Trajon Langdon is also a General Manager of an NBA team as he is the General Manager Of The New Orleans Pelicans . Trajan Langdon was named the General Manager of the New Orleans Pelicans on May 19, 2019, “according to https://www.nba.com/pelicans/team/executives while Shane Battier who was teammates with Elton Brand and Trajen Langdon for two seasons at Duke is also is in a role in the NBA but unlike Elton Brand and Trajen Langdon Shane Battier isn’t a General Manager instead, Shane Battier is the Vice President, Basketball Development and Analytics for Miami. “according to https://www.nba.com/heat/contact/directorybattierhtml but that isn’t the only thing he’s done with the Miami as Shane Battier was also a player. During his time as a player with Miami Shane Battier played three seasons with the HEAT, helped bring back-to-back NBA championships, three Eastern Conference Championships and three division titles to Miami over that span. He appeared in 210 games (86 starts) with the HEAT and averaged 5.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 22.6 minutes while shooting 39.8 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from three-point range.
Meanwhile, Shane Battier’s former Duke teammate Mike Dunleavy Jr is currently the Assistant General Manager. “according to https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/basketball-operations-promotions-and-additions-20190829 Although that isn’t the only role Mike Dunleavy Jr. has had with Golden State as he also was a player for Golden State from 2002-2006. “according to https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dunlemi02.html
Meanwhile, Grant Hill who played for Duke from 1990 -1994 is the co -owner of the Atlanta Hawks. “according to https://www.nba.com/hawks/grant-hill-bio
But former Men’s players aren’t the only ones holding down a job in the NBA as Lindsay Harding who played for Duke Women’s Basketball and in the WNBA is an Assistant Coach as well as Player Development Coach for Sacramento. but her career in the NBA didn’t start out that way as she began her NBA career as the first African American female pro personnel scout for Philadelphia (2018-19) Before beginning her career in the NBA though she was a player in the WNBA that lasted nine years where she played for Minnesota (2007-08), Washington (2009-10), Atlanta (2011-12), Los Angeles (2013-14), New York (2016) and Phoenix (2016). “according to https://www.nba.com/kings/roster/lindsey-harding while Rebecca Greenwell has yet to start her professional playing career. Why? Because of surgery. What type of surgery? Two knee surgeries, requiring 12 and six months of recovery she is however staying around the game on the hardwood. How? —Greenwell moved to Chicago to pursue a sports marketing internship with Intersport, a media and marketing company. The former Duke sharpshooter had met Intersport CEO Charles Besser while competing at the 2018 State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships and, like former Duke men’s star Grayson Allen the summer before, was able to secure an internship.”according to according to an article on highposthoops.com by Jenn Hatfield
When her internship ended, Greenwell moved back to Durham to rehab at Duke and work in the women’s basketball office “do[ing] whatever is needed.” One thing that the team ended up needing was color commentary on the radio broadcast of its games, and Greenwell agreed to try it for a few games. She wound up traveling with the team and commentating for the entire season.”according to an article by Jenn Hatfield on highposthoops.com
“I’ve always had a lot of people tell me that they could see me doing that,” Greenwell said, “but naturally I’m not the most talkative person or the most outgoing person, so I’d kind of just shied away … [I] ended up loving it.” “according to enn Hatfield on highposthoops.com
Greenwell’s experience doing color commentary also helped her think about other career options. She said that broadcasting gave her a lot of insight into the Duke program from the coaches’ perspective, and although she has not tried coaching yet, she identified it as a potential area of interest. In addition, broadcasting helped Greenwell recognize that she could stay involved with basketball even if she had to stop playing.”according to an article by Jenn Hatfield
“I didn’t really start to accept thatI’ll be okay without [playing basketball] until this past year,” Greenwell said. “… I was working at Duke and really enjoying doing the radio broadcast because I was like, ‘Okay … I would definitely rather be out there playing. But at the same time … I can still enjoy what I do and still have a passion for this and be satisfied in a different way.’”according to Jenn Hatfield onhigposthoops.com
The end of the basketball season marked 12 months since Greenwell’s draft-day surgery, but it was becoming clear that her knee had not recovered as expected. She still hoped to play overseas in late 2019 but decided that a more immediate change of scenery might help her both mentally and physically. Greenwell moved to Atlanta to be near some of her family and began looking for a job. “according to https://highposthoops.com/2019/12/19/rebecca-greenwell-wnba-atlanta-hawks/
“I figured [working for] the Atlanta Hawks would be an incredible opportunity,” Greenwell said, so she reached out to the only person she knew within the organization—who happened to be the Hawks’ owner, former Duke star Grant Hill. He helped Greenwell get hired on the Hawks’ basketball development staff, which works to grow and market the game. “according to an article on highposthoops.com by Jenn Hatfield
As an operations assistant for the Hawks, Greenwell has been involved in the Hawks Basketball Academy for boys and girls, USA Basketball’s “Women in the Game” Conference, and the Lady Ballers program for girls ages 7-16.”according to according to an article on highposthoops.com by Jenn Hatfield
While other former Duke players have other jobs that are like Rebecca Greenwell’s in the game on the hardwood including Jay Bilas and Jay Williams who are both College Basketball analyst for ESPN.
While other former Duke Players are actually playing the game on the hardwood in either the NBA , the NBA Developmental League Or The WNBA.
Those players include Grayson Allen who is a member of Memphis. Unfortunately, though his season is over despite the season being suspended because of the Corona Virus Outbreak. Why? Because of a hip injury. The good news is Allen will most likely be ready to go for the start of training camp in the fall. “according to https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/grizzlies-grayson-allen-officially-done-for-season/
Marvin Bagley III is currently is a member of Sacramento . Before the season was suspended because of the Corona Virus Marvin Bagley was averaging 14.2 point s per game along with 7.5 rebounds per game. “according to https://www.nba.com/kings/roster
Like Marvin Bagley III, Jabari Parker and Harry Giles also play for Sacramento.
Before the season was suspended Jabari Parker was averaging 4 points to go along with 4 rebounds per game while Harry Giles III was averaging 7 points to go along with 4.2 rebounds per game. “according tohttps://www.nba.com/kings/roster
R.J. Barrett who spent one season at Duke is now a member of the New York Knicks. Before the season was suspended R.J. Barrett was averaging 14.3 points per game to go along with 2.6 assists , 1 steal and 0.3 blocks per game before the season was suspended. “according to https://www.nba.com/knicks/stats/player.
Wendell Carter Jr. who spent one season at Duke before heading to the NBA. So far this season he’s averaging 11.3 points per game along with 9.4 rebounds per game with 1.2 assists per game. “according to https://www.nba.com/bulls/roster
Quinn Cook who helped Duke win the 2015 National Title is currently a member of the Los Angeles Lakers but that isn’t the only team the point guard has played for as he began his career as a member of Golden State backing up Seth Curry from 2017-18 and 2018-2019. “according to https://stats.nba.com/player/1626188/
Seth Curry started out his college career at Liberty before transferring to Duke and he’s now in the NBA as a member of Dallas. So far this season he’s averaging 12.6 points per game along with 2.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game. “according to https://www.nba.com/players/seth/curry/203552
Like Seth Curry, Rodney Hood transferred to Duke before heading to the NBA. Rodney Hood who transferred to Duke from Mississippi State is currently a member of Portland where he is averaging 11 points per game to go along with 3.4 rebounds per game and 1.5 assistants per game. “according to https://www.nba.com/players/rodney/hood/203918 while his teammate Gary Trent Jr. who also went to Duke is averaging 7.7 points per game along with 1.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. “according to https://www.nba.com/players/gary/trent_jr./1629018
Brandon Ingram who spent one season at Duke is currently a member of New Orleans spent one season at Duke before heading to the NBA. Though, he’s not the former Duke player on New Orleans as their several. Those include Frank Jackson, JJ Redick and Zion Williamson. Brandon Ingram was averaging 24.3 points per game along with 6.3 rebounds per game while his teammates Frank Jackson, JJ Redick and Zion Williamson were averaging 5.6 points per game, 1.4 rebounds per game, 14.9 points per game along with 2.6 rebounds per game and 23.6 points per game to go along with 6.8 rebounds per game. “according to https://www.nba.com/pelicans/roster
Kyrie Irving is currently a member of Brooklyn .
Though, his season is now over. even when and if the NBA returns to action because of the Corona Virus . Why?
Because he had to have arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder. “according to an article by
Jack Maloney& Michael Kaskey-Blomain on cbssports.com.
Tyus Jones and his teammate Justise Winslow who like Quinn Cook of the Los Angeles Lakers were members of the 2015 team that got Mike Krzyzewski his fifth national title are teammates once again this time in the NBA where Tyus Jones is averaging 7.4 points per game , 1.6 rebounds per game and 4.4 assists per game while Justise Winslow is averaging 11.3 points per game along with 6.6 rebounds per game and 4 assists per game. “according to https://www.nba.com/players/justise/winslow/1626159 https://www.nba.com/players/tyus/jones/1626145
Cam Reddish who spent one season at Duke is currently a member of Atlanta. So far this season Cam Reddish is averaging 10.5 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. “according to https://www.nba.com/players/cam/reddish/1629629
Austin Rivers will be remembered for the three that sent Duke to a win in Chapel Hill on February 8th 2012.
Since leaving Durham he’s been a member of three different teams in the NBA. New Orleans, Los Angeles Clippers who’s head coach is his father Doc Rivers, Washington and currently Houston. This season he’s averaging 8.5 points per game to along with 1.6 assists per game. “according to https://www.nba.com/rockets/roster/austin-rivers/203085
Like Austin Rivers, Jayson Tatum also spent one season at Duke. He’s currently a member of Boston where he is averaging 23.6 points per game , 7.1 rebounds per game along with 2.9 assists per game.
While those players are in the NBA there are others that are in the NBA’s G League such as Trevon Duval who is a member of the Iowa Wolves the lower level team affiliated with the NBA’s Minnesota Tiberwolves.. This season he’s averaged 6.9 points, 1.9 rebounds per game and 2.7 assists per game. “according to https://gleague.nba.com/player/trevon-duval/ , Marques Bolden who is a member of the Canton Charge. was averaging 9.7 points per game along with 6.9 rebounds and 1.2 assist per game. “according to https://gleague.nba.com/player/marques-bolden/ and Amile Jefferson who is currently a member of the Lakeland Magic the G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic . Before the season came to halt because of the Corona Virus Amile Jefferson was averaging 25.9 points per game , 12.6 rebounds, 3 assists per game. “according to https://gleague.nba.com/player/amile-jefferson/
The former players from Duke’s Men’s team aren’t the only ones playing professionally as some women who played for Duke Women’s Basketball are as well in the WNBA.
Those players include Chelsea Gray who plays for Los Angeles, Elizabeth Williams who plays for Atlanta. Lexie Brown who plays for Minnesota, Karima Christmas -Kelly who like Lexie Brown plays for Minnesota. Jasmine Thomas who plays for Connecticut. Azura Stephens who plays for Chicago.
During the 2019 season Chelsea Gray
Recorded the eighth triple-double in WNBA history on July 7
On Aug. 29, tied the second most points in a quarter in WNBA history and the most points in a quarter in franchise history with 20
Scored in double-figures 28 times this season and in each of the last 20 games of the regular season
Recorded her 500th career assist against the Liberty on June 4
Passed Tina Thompson with 1,569 points and entered the top-10 in Sparks scoring history on June 18
Led Los Angeles with 21 points and eight assists in round two of the 2019 playoffs vs. Seattle and recorded her 100th career postseason assist in Game 1 of the semifinals. “according to https://www.wnba.com/player/chelsea-gray/
During the 2019 season Elizabeth Williams
Started in all 32 games played
Reached 800 career rebounds against Las Vegas (6/6)
Her career-high eight blocks against Las Vegas (9/5) ties the franchise record for most blocks in a game (last: by Alison Bales, vs. Chicago, July 16. 2011)
Posted her only double-double of the season and 11th of her career at Phoenix (8/16) with 15 points and 11 rebounds
Led the team with a season-high 20 points, a career-high eight blocks, a season-high six offensive rebounds, and eight total rebounds against Las Vegas (9/5)
Pulled down 10 or more rebounds three times, with a season-high 11 boards twice
With 53 blocks in 2019, continues to hold the franchise record for most career blocks per game with 1.93 (258 blocks in 133 games)
Led the team in rebounding eight times and in scoring seven times “according to https://dream.wnba.com/roster/
During the 2019 season Lexie Brown averaged 7.6 points per game, 1.4 rebounds per game along 1.4 assist per game. “according to https://www.wnba.com/player/lexie-brown/#/career while her teammate Karima Christmas Kelly who like Lexie went to Duke but last season Karima Christmas -Kelly didn’t play the entire season. Why? She missed the rest of the season because of a right knee injury. that required surgery. Though she did appear in six games in her first season with Minnesota where she averaged 2.7 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. “according to an article by the Associated Press on espn.com.
Jazmine Thomas meanwhile has played for four different teams in the WNBA as .she started out her career in 2011 where she played for two seasons. In her first season in the nations capital she played
in all 34 games, starting last six
Finished sixth among all rookies in minutes per game (19.3), seventh in points per game (6.4), and fourth in assists per game (1.88)
Scored a career-high 19 points on Sept. 2 at Atlanta
Dished out a then-career-high five assists on four occasions
Led team in scoring in two games
Led team in assists seven times
Posted eight double-figure scoring games
Played a career-high 38 minutes in her first start of the season against Minnesota (8/3 In 2012 Jasmine Thomas played
Played in all 34 games, starting 23
Averaged 8.2 points, 2.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game
Finished the season strong, averaging 11.8 points, 3.0 boards and 2.9 assists in nine September games
Scored in double figures 10 times, including a season-high 18 at New York (9/1)
Had a career-best eight assists Aug. 19 vs. Chicago
Led the team in assists nine times, and in scoring twice.
After two years in the nations capital she played for Atlanta for two seasons staring in 2013. She was traded
to the Atlanta Dream on Feb. 19, 2013
Played in all 34 games, starting 29
Averaged career-bests of 8.5 points, three rebounds and 3.1 assists
Ranked second on the team and 15th in the WNBA in assists
Had 12 double-figure scoring games, including tying her career best with 19 points Sept. 2 vs. Los Angeles
Led the team in assists and steals six times each
Started all eight playoff games, averaging 6.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists
In her final season in Atlanta in 2014 Jasmine Thomas
Played in all 34 games, starting 23
Averaged 4.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game
Scored in double-figures five times
Recorded season-highs in points (17) and assists (4) with four rebounds against Indiana (5/25)
Averaged 7.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists in three playoff games, including two starts
Had nine points, seven boards and six assists in Game 2 victory over Chicago
After her final season in Atlanta went to Connecticut via trade. She was traded
on April 16, 2015 in exchange for Brittany Hrynko
One of two Sun players to start all 34 games
Set new single-season career highs for assists (133), rebounds (127), defensive rebounds (108), steals (41), blocked shots (14) and minutes (907)
Second time she has had 100 assists and rebounds in a season
Scored 1000th career point at Seattle (6/16)
Collected 100th career steal at Washington (6/5)
Set new franchise record with a career-high seven steals at Atlanta (6/7)
Set new single-game career high with eight made free throws on eight attempts against Los Angeles (6/26)
Had career-high 21 points against Phoenix (8/27)
Tied career-high with eight assists at San Antonio (9/4) and Washington (8/7)
Had 19 assists with just five turnovers in last three games
Scored in double figures 11 times
“according to https://www.wnba.com/player/jasmine-thomas/