Ukari Figgs

Ukari Okien Figgs, (born on March 31, 1977 in Georgetown, Kentucky) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player.

College years

She led the Scott County girls' basketball team to a state title in 1995, and she was named Miss Basketball of Kentucky. She played college ball at Purdue University and was drafted into the WNBA in 1999 following her graduation with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Averaged 11.6 points and 3.3 assists in her four-year career at Purdue … averaged 16.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists during her senior season in which Purdue took home the NCAA championship … named 1999 Associated Press and Kodak All-American Honorable Mention as well as All Big Ten First Team … also named Most Outstanding Player of the 1999 NCAA Final Four … other honors included 1998 and 1999 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team as well as All Big Ten Tournament Team, 1998 All Big Ten Second Team, and 1997 Best Defensive Player award … was the 14th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau.

Purdue won the women's 1999 NCAA title; Figgs was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.

WNBA career

She was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the third round (28th overall) in the 1999 WNBA Draft, and played for the Sparks for three seasons, which including back-to-back WNBA Championship titles in 2001 and 2002.

Prior to the start of the 2004 season, Figgs retired from the WNBA; she had averaged 6.5 points, 3.1 assists, 2.3 rebounds, and had played in 151 games on three different teams.

Life after the WNBA

She presently works as an engineer at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in her hometown of Georgetown, Kentucky, and works as an assistant coach with the male varsity basketball team at Scott County High School.

External links

* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/ukari_figgs/ WNBA player profile]
* [http://www.wnba.com/comets/news/Ukari_Figgs_Announces_Her_Reti-107455-222.html Houston Comets press release on her retirement]