Tasha Humphrey

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Tasha Humphrey
WNBA teams
Center
Born	(1985-12-29) December 29, 1985 Gainesville, Georgia
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
College	Georgia
Draft	11th overall, 2008 Detroit Shock
WNBA career	2008–present
Profile	WNBA player profile

Detroit Shock (2008) Washington Mystics (2008–2009) Minnesota Lynx (2009)

Tasha Humphrey (born December 29, 1985 in Gainesville, Georgia) is a professional basketball player. She played the center position for the Washington Mystics in the WNBA until being waived 6 July 2009.^[1] Her father is former Green Bay Packers player Donnie Humphrey.^[2]

College career

Tasha Humphrey
Medal record

Women's Basketball
Competitor for United States
Pan American Games
Gold	2007 Brazil	Team Competition

Completed her career as Georgia's second all-time scorer and fourth all-time rebounder. Humphrey scored her 1,000th point in just 53 games, the second fastest in school history.

Humphrey played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the Gold Medal for the event.^[3]

WNBA career

Humphrey was selected in the first round of the 2008 WNBA Draft (11th overall) by the Detroit Shock. Halfway through her rookie season, Humphrey was traded to the Washington Mystics for veteran Taj McWilliams-Franklin. In Washington, Humphrey could take on a more prominent role than she had in Detroit.

She finished her rookie season starting 23 of the 30 games she played in. She averaged 17 minutes, 3.1 rebounds, and 8.3 points per game. One of Humphrey's strengths is her ability to stretch the defense, making her a valuable center. In her rookie season, she ranked 13th in the league in three point field goal percentage (.382, 26-68).

Her career high is 28 points.

Notes

↑ "2009 WNBA Transactions". Retrieved 2009-07-06.
↑ "Tasha Humphrey". USA Basketball. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
↑ "FIFTEENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES -- 2007". USA Basketball. Retrieved 2009-08-08.

External links

WNBA Player File

v t e 2008 WNBA Draft

First Round	Candace Parker Sylvia Fowles Candice Wiggins Alexis Hornbuckle Matee Ajavon Crystal Langhorne Essence Carson Tamera Young Amber Holt Laura Harper Tasha Humphrey Ketia Swanier LaToya Pringle Erlana Larkins

Second Round	Shannon Bobbitt Nicky Anosike Erica White Olayinka Sanni Quianna Chaney Lindsey Pluimer Chioma Nnamaka Allie Quigley Jolene Anderson Morenike Atunrase Leilani Mitchell Khadijah Whittington Wanisha Smith Natasha Lacy

Third Round	Sharnee’ Zoll Charde Houston Crystal Kelly Danielle Hood Angela Tisdale Krystal Vaughn Alberta Auguste Kimberly Beck Lauren Ervin A'Quonesia Franklin Alex Anderson Izabela Piekarska Marscilla Packer Valeriya Berezhynska Charel Allen

v t e USBWA National Freshman of the Year Award winners

Male winners	1989: Jackson 1990: Anderson 1991: Rogers 1992: Webber 1993: Kidd 1994: Smith 1995–97: None selected 1998: Hughes 1999: Richardson 2000: Gardner 2001: Griffin 2002: Ford 2003: Anthony 2004: Deng 2005: Williams 2006: Hansbrough 2007: Durant 2008: Beasley 2009: Evans 2010: Wall 2011: Sullinger 2012: Davis 2013: Smart

Female winners	2003: Augustus 2004: Jackson 2005: Humphrey & Wiggins 2006: Paris 2007: Charles 2008: Moore 2009: Stricklen 2010: Griner 2011: Sims 2012: Williams 2013: Loyd

Persondata
Name	Humphrey, Tasha
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	December 29, 1985
Place of birth	Gainesville, Georgia
Date of death
Place of death

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