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Napheesa Collier was born on 23 September, 1996 in O'Fallon, Missouri, U.S., is an American basketball player. Discover Napheesa Collier's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 27 years old?
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O'Fallon, Missouri, U.S. |
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United States
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Napheesa Collier Height, Weight & Measurements
At 27 years old, Napheesa Collier height is 188 cm .
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Napheesa Collier Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Napheesa Collier worth at the age of 27 years old? Napheesa Collier’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. She is from United States. We have estimated Napheesa Collier's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Collier has the most rebounds (411) in a season at UConn, and finished 2nd with most points in a season at 792 points, trailing only Maya Moore.
As a duo, Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson scored the most points in UConn WBB history (4688), topping B. Stewart and M. Jefferson, two teammates from their freshman season.
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.
Collier reached the 1000 rebound mark in the game against Louisville, and reached 2000 points in the very next game against Cincinnati.
She was the 2013 and 2015 Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year, one of five finalists for the 2015 Naismith Award as national Player of the Year and Women's Basketball Coaches Association High School All-American.
At the end of her UConn career, Collier ranked 3rd in scoring, 4th in rebounds, and 7th in blocks.
She ranks 4th in most consecutive starts at UConn, with 112, had 49 career double-doubles, and averaged a double-double (20.8/10.8) her senior season.
She was a member of the 2016 Connecticut Huskies National Champion team and reached the Final Four in each of her four years at UConn.
She received the Katrina McClain Award for Power Forward of the Year from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in her senior season.
She was an AP 1st Team All-American in both her senior and sophomore seasons, and 2nd Team in her junior season.
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.
Collier was selected by the Minnesota Lynx as the 6th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft.
She was asked to play small forward, then power forward, and later, small forward.
In her first WNBA game, Collier scored 27 points against the Chicago Sky, the second-highest debut ever for any rookie (after Candace Parker).
She played 33.3 mpg, more minutes per game than any other WNBA player.
She is the second rookie (after Tamika Catchings) in WNBA history to score 400 points, 200 rebounds and 60 steals.
Collier is the fourth player (after Maya Moore, Catchings and Sheryl Swoopes) to have a season with 400 points, 200 rebounds, 75 assists, 50 steals, 25 blocks and 25 made three-pointers.
Collier was voted to the 2019 WNBA All-Rookie Team, and became an All-Star as an injury replacement for A'ja Wilson.
For the season, Collier averaged 13.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.9 blocks.
She shot 49.0% from the field, 36.1% from three, and 79.2% from the free throw line.
She was chosen ESPNW, Associated Press, and WNBA Rookie of the Year.
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.
In her freshman year, Collier played for Jefferson City High School in Jefferson City, Missouri, where she averaged 17.9 points and 9.8 rebounds.
In her sophomore year, she transferred to Incarnate Word Academy, where she averaged a high of 24.6 points and 12 rebounds.
Collier also competed on her high school track team.
In the 2020 season while in the WNBA bubble, Collier started a podcast with A'ja Wilson, Tea with A & Phee, which was picked up by Just Women's Sports the next year.
Collier was on maternity leave for most of the 2022 season due to the birth of her daughter in May 2022.
She returned to the Lynx in August 2022 and played four games.
She stated she wanted to be able to return to play once more with Sylvia Fowles, who retired from the Lynx and the WNBA after the 2022 season.
Collier returned in 2023 stronger and had an MVP-caliber season for the Lynx.
Collier played for Lattes Montpellier in France in 2021, where she was part of the team that won the Coupe De France Finale in Paris.
In 2023, Collier played for Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Super League on a short term contract, along with her Lynx teammate, Kayla McBride.
During her short time with the team, she was named Most Valuable Player in the SuperCup Women championship.
In July 2023, Collier announced she and Breanna Stewart are forming a new professional women's league, Unrivaled, to give WNBA players an option to play in the W's off season and have an alternative to playing overseas to earn money.
The league, which is in the development stage with sponsorships, is expected to start in 2025 and will feature 30 players in a 3-on-3 or 1-on-1 format.
The initial season will be from January through March and will be played in Miami.
In June 2021, Collier was named to the United States Women's Olympic basketball team to compete in Tokyo, Japan during the 2020 Summer Olympics, marking her first selection.
Collier is the granddaughter of Gershon Collier, a Sierra Leone Creole lawyer, former ambassador to the United Nations, former ambassador to the United States, and, briefly, chief justice of Sierra Leone.
Later, an expatriate, educator, and Yankees and Giants fan, he died two years before she was born.