Desiree Francis (born 24 August 1975) is an American former basketball player. Francis grew up in Antigua in the Caribbean. She moved to Iowa in 1996 to attend Kirkwood Community College. Pryor to her arrival at Kirkwood, Francis had not played basketball for four years but was invited to the team by coach Kim Muhl on the recommendation of former Kirkwood player Arnold Barnes. During her two year stint at Kirkwood, the team went 68-5. In 1998 she transferred to Iowa State[1][2][3] where she was noted for her good 3-point shooting and defense. She was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2000 WNBA draft.[4][5][6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1975 |
| Nationality | Antiguan and Barbudan |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2000: 2nd round, 29th overall pick |
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2000 | New York Liberty |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Career statistics
editWNBA career statistics
edit| 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 |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | New York | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Iowa State | 29 | 52.5 | 29.6 | 69.8 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 13.6 | |||
| 1999–00 | Iowa State | 32 | 54.5 | 42.2 | 74.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 13.7 | |||
| Career | 61 | 53.6 | 36.6 | 71.3 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 13.7 | ||||
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dan Johnson (1 December 1998). "Cyclones' rock islander - Desiree Francis adjust to big-time basketball". The Des Moines Register. p. 3S. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dan Davenport (21 January 1999). "Rising to a challenge". The Gazette. p. C1. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mike Hias (12 March 2000). "ISU's Francis leaves everything on court". The Gazette. p. 2D. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Williams, Lena (2000-04-26). "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL; The Liberty Looks Up With Its First Draft Pick". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ Marc Morehouse (21 March 2000). "Francis' hot hand delivers". The Gazette. p. 3C. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dan Johnson (26 April 2000). "WNBA drafts Francis, Frese". The Des Moines Register. p. 4C. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Desiree Francis College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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