Jia Dorene Perkins ( born Jia Dorene Perkins ; born February 23, 1982 in Newburgh , NY , USA ) is an American professional basketball player who played for the Women's National Basketball Association . At the student level, she played for the Texas Tech Lady Ryders team at Texas Tech .
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 Perkins in the game for the “Lynx” in 2016 | |
| Completed her career | |
| Position | Defender |
| Growth | 173 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | February 23, 1982 (37 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Newburgh , NY |
| School | Granbury ( Granbury , Texas ) |
| College | Texas Tech (2000-2004) |
| VNBA draft | 35th, 2004 , Charlotte Sting |
Career at VNBA
Perkins was selected in the 2004 WNBA draft in the third round under a 35-number club Charlotte Sting [1] . She almost completely missed her first season with professionals in connection with the birth of a child.
On November 16, 2005, Perkins was selected in the expansion draft by the Chicago Sky Club [2] . For Sky, Gia played five seasons, the best of which was the 2008 season for her, when she averaged 17 points per game.
In 2009, Perkins was selected to the team of the Eastern Conference to participate in the match of all the stars of the VNBA as a reserve player [3] .
Before the start of the 2011 season, she was traded at the San Antonio Stars for Michelle Snow [4] . In the same season, she played for the first time in her career in playoff games.
In February 2018, Perkins officially announced the end of her career [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 2004 WNBA Draft . Draftsite.com. Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
- ↑ Chicago Sky Announces Expansion Draft Selections . WNBA Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
- ↑ 2009 WNBA All-Star Rosters Neopr (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment October 25, 2015. Archived on April 6, 2016.
- ↑ The Sky Acquires Michelle Snow in trade for Jia Perkins . WNBA Date of appeal September 12, 2018.
- ↑ Ben Dull. Minnesota Lynx guard Jia Perkins retires . Date of appeal September 12, 2018.