(1996-09-23) September 23, 1996 (age 27) O'Fallon, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight
179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school
Jefferson City (Jefferson City, Missouri)
Incarnate Word Academy (Bel-Nor, Missouri)
College
UConn (2015–2019)
WNBA draft
2019: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career
2019–present
Career history
2019–present
Minnesota Lynx
2020–2021
Lattes-Montpellier
2023-present
Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
3x WNBA All-Star (2019, 2021, 2023)
2× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2020, 2023)
WNBA Rookie of the Year (2019)
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2019)
All-WNBA First Team (2023)
All-WNBA Second Team (2020)
AP WNBA Rookie of the Year (2019)
ESPNW WNBA Rookie of the Year (2019)
NCAA champion (2016)
EuroLeague champion (2024)
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women champion (2023)
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women MVP (2023)
Triple Crown (2024)
Katrina McClain Award (2019)
2× First-team All-American – AP (2017, 2019)
Second-team All-American – AP (2018)
2× AAC Player of the Year (2017, 2019)
AAC Defensive Player of the Year (2019)
Miss Show-Me Basketball (2015)
McDonald's All-American (2015)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
Team
Napheesa Collier (born September 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League, Euroleague Women. After playing college basketball for the University of Connecticut Huskies, Collier was drafted by the Lynx with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft. She participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics games in Tokyo as part of the United States Women's Basketball team that won the Gold Medal.[1]
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NapheesaCollier (born September 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association...
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