LaSondra Renee Barrett[1] (born March 16, 1990)[2] is an American ex-basketball forward who played one season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association, as well as for overseas teams in Australia and Israel. She went to William B. Murrah High School and played collegiately for LSU.[2] She is the cousin of former NFL quarterback Jason Campbell.

LaSondra Barrett
Personal information
Born (1990-03-16) March 16, 1990 (age 34)
Flowood, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High schoolMurrah (Jackson, Mississippi)
CollegeLSU (2008–2012)
WNBA draft2012: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2012–present
PositionForward
Medals
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2009 U19 Bangkok Team Competition

LSU statistics edit

Source[3]

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
2008-09 LSU 30 342 41.7% 0.0% 72.3% 5.7 1.3 1.0 0.5 11.4
2009-10 LSU 31 397 39.9% 31.3% 84.4% 6.6 1.7 0.8 0.4 12.8
2010-11 LSU 31 379 37.6% 30.3% 67.4% 6.3 2.6 0.9 0.6 12.2
2011-12 LSU 34 435 40.8% 38.7% 75.0% 7.1 2.7 1.4 0.5 12.8
Career 126 1553 39.9% 33.8% 75.3% 6.5 2.1 1.0 0.5 12.3

USA Basketball edit

Barrett was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2009 U19 World's Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand in July and August 2009.[4] Although the USA team lost the opening game to Spain, they went on to win their next seven games to earn a rematch against Spain in the finals, and won the game 81–71 to earn the gold medal. Barrett scored 6.0 points per game.[5]

WNBA edit

She was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA draft (10th overall) by the Washington Mystics,[6] and played for the team for one year.

References edit

  1. ^ "LaSondra Barrett". Lsusports.net. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "LaSondra Barrett - Louisiana State". WNBA.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  4. ^ "U19 World's Championship for women Thailand". FIBA. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 10 Oct 2013.
  5. ^ "USA U19 Women Golden With 87-71 Victory Over Spain". USA Basketball. August 2, 2009. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Person of the Day: LaSondra Barrett". Retrieved June 10, 2012.

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