Lindsey Yamasaki

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Lindsey Yamasaki
Lindsey Yamasaki in a promo pic for the Miami Sol
Position	Forward
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	190 pounds (86.2 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	June 2, 1980 (1980-06-02) (age 28) Oregon City, Oregon
High school	Oregon City High School
College	Stanford University
Draft	2nd round, 29th pick overall, 2002 Miami Sol
Pro career	2002 – 2005?
Former teams	Miami Sol (2002) New York Liberty (2003) Botas Spor (Turkey, 2003) Chicago Blaze (2004) Ceyhan Belediyespor (Turkey, 2004) San Jose Spiders (2005-2006)
Awards	None

Lindsey Brooke Yamasaki (born June 2, 1980 in Oregon City, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player.

She was born to Syd and Kriss Yamasaki. She has a sister named Britt, and a brother named Kobi. Lindsey attended Oregon City High School where she led the women's basketball team to four Oregon state championships and finished #1 in the USA Today national rankings for three years. Lindsey was one of the most sought-after recruits for college basketball when she graduated in 1998. ^[1]

On full scholarship at Stanford University, Lindsey led the team to the Pac-10 regular season championship in her senior season, 2001-2002. Lindsey's Stanford women's basketball teams made the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball tournaments every year, but never won more than 2 games. Lindsey's 4-year statistics at Stanford were 13.9 points per game, 44.3% field goal percentage, 38.9% 3-point field goal percentage.^[2]

During the 2002 WNBA Draft, 6'1" Lindsey was the 13th pick in the 2nd round (29th overall) to the now-defunct Miami Sol, averaging 3.5 points per game in 15 games in 2002^[3]. In 2003, Lindsey played 24 games for the New York Liberty averaging 0.7 points. She also played in the NWBL for the San Jose Spiders and in Turkish Women's Basketbol League for Ceyhan Belediyespor and Botas Spor.