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  • Jennifer Lacy
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  • Forward - Atlanta Dream
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2008 Statistics

PPG
5.7
RPG
2.70
APG
0.8
EFF
+ 4.79
Born: Mar 21, 1983
Height: 6-3 /  1,91
Weight: 175  lbs. / 79,4  kg.
College: Pepperdine
Years Pro: 2








Background

WNBA Career

2007:

Played in 20 games for Phoenix… Averaged 1.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 4.7 mpg.

2006:

Became the first player from the West Coast Conference (WCC) to make a WNBA team... Played 33 games for the Mercury in 2006 after making the roster as a training camp invitee; was invited to camp with the Connecticut Sun in 2005... Only Taurasi and Rasmussen, who each played all 34 games, played more games than Lacy in 2006... A member of Phoenix’s opening day starting lineup in 2006... Averaged 4.9 points and 3.1 rebounds in her rookie season... Led all qualifying rookies in fi eld goal percentage (.477)... Scored in double figures three times and had 15 or more once... Grabbed five or more rebounds in a game eight times... Set a Mercury franchise record by making seven shots without a miss en route to a career-high 16-point effort on August 3 vs. Charlotte.

College Career

2004-05:

Played collegiately at Pepperdine, including her best season as a senior… Played in 28 games as a senior, starting 27, averaging a team-high 16.9 points and 8.1 rebounds in 31.5 minutes… Shot a team-high 48.9% from the fi eld her senior season… Led the team in scoring in 19 of 29 games in 2004-05… Led the West Coast Conference (WCC) in scoring… first team All-WCC selection.

2003-04:

Had a solid season for the Waves culminating in her earning All-WCC Honorable Mention… Scored in double-digits 13 times while seeing action in all 30 games… Led the team with three double-doubles, including two in conference play (Portland State, Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara)... Averaged 9.9 points per game in league play and 8.8 for the season... Ranked second in the WCC and led the team in shooting accuracy, connecting on 51.6 percent from the fl oor... Was a threat on the boards as well racking up 152 rebound and ending the season ranked 14th at 5.1 per game...Her 0.80 blocks per game ranked her 6th in the WCC.

2002-03:

Played in 24 games and started three... Did not play in first six games due to an injury... Averaged 14.5 minutes of playing time in sophomore campaign... Averaged 4.9 points per game... Recorded 3.4 rebounds per game and tallied 2.6 rebounds a contest… Shot 47.0 percent from the field, including 61.5 from the foul line.

2001-02:

Appeared in 20 games and averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds a contest... Shot 42.9 percent from the fi eld and 55.2 percent from the free throw line.

International Experience:

In 2006, played in Greece for Kastoria... Played in the Italian League in 2005 after signing a one -year contract with Terra Sarda-Mercede.


Personal

  • 2001 graduate of Agoura High in Agoura Hills, California.
  • Father is former Major League Baseball player Lee Lacy.
  • Has two brothers: Eric and Michael.
  • Also competed in track in high school.
  • Highly recruited out of high school, Lacy considered Arizona, California, UC Santa Barbara and Washington before choosing Pepperdine

  • Career Transactions

  • Acquired by the Atlanta Dream from Phoenix in the 2008 expansion draft.
  • Signed as a free agent with the Mercury in April 2006.

  • created:12/5/2008 6:25:52 AM
    Saturday
    Dec. 6
    Jr. WNBA Championship Series
    With Chantelle Anderson
    Atlanta, Ga.
    Saturday
    Dec. 6
    Storm Coaches Clinic
    With Sheryl Swoopes
    Seattle, Wash.
    Monday
    Dec. 8
    Houston Comets Dispersal Draft
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