Tiffany Bias

Tiffany Bias (born May 22, 1992) is professional basketball player who currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was selected in the second round of the 2014 WNBA Draft, 17th overall.^[1] After her first WNBA season she joined Hungarian side Diósgyőri VTK (basketball) ^[2]

Personal Life

Tiffany Bias was born on May 22, 1992, Wichita, Kansas. She is the daughter of Judy and Francis Bias. Tiffany also has a sister Cierra and two brothers Dominique and Trey. ^[3]

High School Career

Bias attended Central High School where she a multiple sport athlete. During her sophomore year she lead the girls basketball team to a 26-0 record, along with a Class 4A state title. In her junior year Tiffany set the state tournament scoring record with 89 points, while helped her team to a third place finish tournament. In her senior year Bias once again lead her team to another state title, this time finishing with a 25-0 record. Bias was a three year captain for the girls basketball team. She was also named to the first team Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All State Team as a sophomore, junior and senior. Bias received the prestigious Gatorade Girl Basketball Player of the Year Award after her senior season. She finished her high school career with 1,780 points, 452 steals, and 592 assist while helping Central to a 91-8 record. Bias also played volleyball and ran track for three years at Central. She was a two-time state champion in the 200 meters and a three-time state champion in the 400 meters.^[4]

College

Tiffany Bias accepted a scholarship to play for the Cowgirls at Oklahoma State University. Bias was also considering scholarships from Kansas, Kansas State, Colorado, Missouri, UCLA, UTEP, LSU, and Arizona. Bias played four years of basketball at Oklahoma State University. She was recognized for her defense and her ability to record assists.^[5][6] In her freshman year Bias started in 31 of 32 games and finished the season with 135 assist, which was good enough for second most assist by a freshman Oklahoma State University player. In her sophomore year Bias was named to the second-team All-Big 12 team in just her second year. She finished the season with 229 assist, which shattered the single season assist record for any OSU player. Bias was also finished ranked seventh in the nation in assist. In her junior season she was once again named to the second-team All-Big 12 team along with an honorable mention for the All-American team. On February 2nd against Baylor Bias become only the 20th Cowgirl to score 1,000 career points and only the 2nd Cowgirl with 500 career assist. In her senior season Bias lead the Cowgirls to the Sweet Sixteen for only the third time in school history. She was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Lead the Big 12 in minutes played. She also finished second in the conference in both assist and steals and tenth in scoring. In her senior year she lead the Cowgirls to the sweet sixteen for only the third time in school history. Bias was named to the All-Big 12 First team, as she lead the conference in minutes played. She also finished second in the conference in both steals and assist, along with a tenth place finish in points.^[7]

Professional Career

Tiffany Bias was Selected in the second round (17th Overall) in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. Bias received limited playing time in her first year as she averaged 4.0 minutes played per game and 1.1 points per game. Although she had limited playing time, Bias and the Phoenix Mercury won the WBNA championship against the Chicago Sky.^[8]

References

External links

• Oklahoma State bio