Mikiko Hagiwara (萩原 美樹子, Hagiwara Mikiko, born April 17, 1970) is a Japanese former professional basketball player. She won a silver medal with the Japan women's national basketball team at the 1994 Asian Games. Hagiwara also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where Japan's team came in seventh place.[1] Hagiwara would also play in the WNBA for one year from June 1997 to July 1998.
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| Born | April 17, 1970 Fukushima, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1997: 2 (Elite) round, 14th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Sacramento Monarchs | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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Hagiwara was drafted by the Sacramento Monarchs with the 14th pick in the WNBA Elite Draft. Her WNBA debut took place on June 21, 1997 in a 73 - 61 win over the Utah Starzz where she recorded 3 points in 16 minutes of playing time. She was traded to the Phoenix Mercury on July 31, 1997 and played 12 games for them, averaging 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds. She remained with the Mercury partially for the 1998 season, playing 10 games for them between June 26 - July 20, 1998 but played significantly fewer minutes (5.9 minutes per game) and averaged 2.2 points.[2]
Hagiwara was waived by the Mercury on July 31, 1998 (exactly one year after being traded to the team) and would never play in the WNBA afterwards. Her final WNBA game was played on July 20, 1998 in a 88 - 67 win over her former team, the Sacramento Monarchs. Hagiwara recorded two points and no other stats in her final game.[3]
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 |
WNBA edit
Source[2]
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 1997 | Sacramento | 14 | 2 | 12.4 | .319 | .273 | .667 | .6 | .7 | .1 | .1 | .6 | 3.1 |
| 1997 | Phoenix | 12 | 5 | 15.5 | .256 | .286 | .500 | 1.2 | .8 | .2 | .0 | .6 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | Phoenix | 10 | 0 | 5.9 | .381 | .333 | .667 | .2 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .5 | 2.2 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 36 | 7 | 11.6 | .308 | .288 | .579 | .7 | .6 | .1 | .1 | .6 | 2.7 |
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 1997 | Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | .500 | .000 | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mikiko Hagiwara". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ a b "Mikiko Hagiwara WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Sacramento Monarchs at Phoenix Mercury, July 20, 1998". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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