Jia Perkins

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Jia Perkins
WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars – No. 7
Guard
Born	(1982-02-23) February 23, 1982
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg)
College	Texas Tech
Draft	35th overall, 2004 Charlotte Sting
WNBA career	2004–present
Profile	WNBA player profile

WNBA teams
Charlotte Sting (2004–2005) Chicago Sky (2006–2010) San Antonio Silver Stars (2011–present)
Awards and honors
1× WNBA All-Star (2009)

Jia Dorene Perkins (born February 23, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the guard position for the San Antonio Silver Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association. She attended Granbury High School in Granbury, Texas.

WNBA career

Perkins was selected by the Charlotte Sting with the 35th pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft. Perkins missed most of the season due to the birth of her daughter.

On November 16, 2005, Perkins was selected by the Chicago Sky in the expansion draft. She played in Chicago for five years and posted a career-best 17.0 points per game in 2008.

In 2009, Perkins was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team as a reserve.

Prior to the 2011 season, she was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars in exchange for Michelle Snow. The Silver Stars qualified for the playoffs and Perkins made her first career postseason appearance in 2011.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
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 high		League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2004	Charlotte	4	0	4.3	.000	.000	.750	0.8	0.3	0.8	0.0	0.25	0.8
2005	Charlotte	30	11	15.5	.424	.333	.633	1.5	1.1	1.0	0.3	1.07	5.0
2006	Chicago	30	27	28.0	.351	.277	.806	3.6	3.2	1.4	0.4	1.87	9.4
2007	Chicago	33	5	23.1	.464	.433	.774	3.3	2.3	1.5	0.2	1.54	11.7
2008	Chicago	34	34	31.9	.436	.363	.891	4.0	2.8	1.9	0.3	1.79	17.0
2009	Chicago	34	34	27.4	.417	.385	.846	3.4	2.9	2.2	0.2	1.62	13.2
2010	Chicago	34	34	27.5	.396	.349	.814	2.9	2.4	1.6	0.2	1.18	10.7
2011	San Antonio	34	8	25.1	.418	.313	.845	3.5	1.4	1.3	0.3	1.03	12.0
Career	8 years, 3 teams	233	153	25.2	.416	.354	.827	3.2	2.3	1.6	0.3	1.42	11.2

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2011	San Antonio
Career	1 year, 1 team

Awards and achievements

2009 WNBA All-Star Selection

European career

2007–2008: Electra Ramat-Hasharon
2009–present: Galatasaray

External links

Jia Perkins at WNBA.com

Jia Perkins at Basketball-Reference.com

v t e 2004 WNBA draft

First Round	Diana Taurasi Alana Beard Nicole Powell Lindsay Whalen Shameka Christon Nicole Ohlde Vanessa Hayden Chandi Jones Ebony Hoffman Rebekkah Brunson Iciss Tillis Christi Thomas Shereka Wright

Second Round	Ashley Robinson Kaayla Chones Jessica Brungo Amisha Carter Kelly Mazzante Catrina Frierson Tasha Butts Cindy Dallas Jenni Benningfield Erika Valek Ugo Oha Doneeka Lewis Lindsay Taylor

Third Round	Maria Villarroel Evan Unrau Candace Futrell Cathy Joens Ieva Kubliņa Jennifer Smith Amber Jacobs Toccara Williams Jia Perkins Nuria Martínez Stacy Stephens Kate Bulger

v t e San Antonio Silver Stars – current roster

0 Whyte 6 Kraayeveld 7 Perkins 13 Robinson 20 Christon 23 Adams 25 Hammon 30 Poppens 32 Appel 33 Young 40 Alexander 42 Johnson Head Coach D. Hughes Assistant Coaches V. Johnson James Wade

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Persondata
Name	Perkins, Jia
Alternative names
Short description	American women's basketball players
Date of birth	February 23, 1982
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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