Umeki Webb (born June 26, 1975) is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for three seasons, playing two for the Phoenix Mercury and one for the Miami Sol.
| Personal information | |
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| Born | June 26, 1975 Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 162 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Justin F. Kimball (Dallas, Texas) |
| College | NC State (1993–1997) |
| WNBA draft | 1997: 3rd round, 24th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |
| Position | Guard / forward |
| Number | 21 |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1998 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2000 | Miami Sol |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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WNBA Career edit
Webb was selected in the 3rd round (24th overall pick) by the Phoenix Mercury in the 1997 WNBA Draft. Her debut game was played on June 22, 1997 in a 76 - 59 win over the Charlotte Sting where she recorded 9 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.[1] Webb averaged a hefty 27.7 minutes a game in her rookie season, along with 5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals. The Mercury finished the season 16 - 12 and made the playoffs but were eliminated in the semi-finals by the New York Liberty.
In the 1998 season, Webb averaged more minutes, more points and more assists than her rookie season, but averaged less rebounds and steals (28.2 mpg, 5.3 ppg, 3.9 apg, 3.9 rpg and 1.6 spg). The Mercury finished with an even better record of 19 - 11 and made it all the way to the WNBA Finals, but would ultimately fall to the Houston Comets who won their 2nd championship that year.
After being waived on July 8, 1999, 4 days before the Mercury were to have their season-opening game on July 12, Webb would miss the 1999 season entirely.[2]
Webb would be one of the players on the newly created Miami Sol expansion team in 2000. She missed 19 of the Sol's 32 games (16 consecutive games from June 17 and July 21) and had a smaller role on the Sol than what she had with the Mercury. Webb averaged 15 minutes per game, 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists. However, the Sol finished 13 - 19 and missed the playoffs.
The Sol would waive Webb on May 14, 2001, a couple of weeks before the 2001 season was set to begin.[3] She would not return to the WNBA after being waived, and thus, her final game ever was played on August 6, 2000. On that day, the Sol defeated the Liberty 57 - 41.[4]
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 |
College edit
Source[5]
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | NC State | 27 | 274 | 36.7% | 26.0% | 73.5% | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 10.1 |
| 1993-94 | NC State | 31 | 322 | 46.4% | 37.3% | 54.2% | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 10.4 |
| 1994-95 | NC State | 30 | 374 | 42.4% | 26.7% | 70.9% | 7.7 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 12.5 |
| 1995-96 | NC State | 31 | 392 | 47.0% | 23.8% | 69.0% | 7.6 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.6 |
| Total | 119 | 1362 | 43.2% | 28.6% | 67.4% | 6.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 11.4 |
WNBA edit
Source[6]
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Phoenix | 28° | 17 | 27.7 | .297 | .067 | .687 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | .3 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 1998 | Phoenix | 30° | 30° | 28.2 | .383 | .286 | .661 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | .7 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| 2000 | Miami | 13 | 5 | 15.0 | .250 | .250 | .840 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 71 | 52 | 25.6 | .321 | .189 | .702 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | .5 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 33.0 | .222 | – | .500 | 6.0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | Seattle | 6 | 6 | 26.3 | .286 | .200 | .600 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .2 | .3 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 7 | 7 | 27.3 | .267 | .200 | .571 | 3.0 | 2.9 | .1 | .3 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
References edit
- ^ "Charlotte Sting at Phoenix Mercury, June 22, 1997". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. 1999-06-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "2001 Miami Sol Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "New York Liberty at Miami Sol, August 6, 2000". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "NC State Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ "Umeki Webb WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 18 November 2023.