- Marlies Askamp
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Marlies Askamp (born on August 7, 1970, in Dorsten, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German professional basketball player. She was one of the original players to play in the U.S. Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
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Vital statistics
- Position: Center
- Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- College: Unknown
- Team(s): Phoenix Mercury, Miami Sol, Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA)
Personal
Played basketball and competed in track until at age 16. Speaks German, English and French.
Career highlights
- Played in the 1999 FIBA Women's Championship with the German National Team
- All-time leader in offensive and total rebounds for the now-defunct Miami Sol
Career statistics
WNBA Career Totals
Year Team G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PTM 3PTA REB AST STL TO BLK PTS 1997 PHX 28 1 517 70 178 71 93 0 1 146 23 21 46 9 211 1998 PHX 26 0 319 49 104 41 62 0 0 85 12 12 22 7 139 1999 PHX 30 30 781 95 197 93 114 0 2 215 25 22 37 18 283 2000 MIA 32 32 869 85 209 80 117 1 2 231 29 17 49 21 251 2001 MIA 30 11 431 28 58 18 32 0 0 87 15 12 19 11 74 2002 MIA 6 1 72 4 10 3 11 0 0 11 3 1 1 1 11 2002 LA 20 4 215 26 55 9 14 0 1 49 4 11 11 4 61 Totals 172 79 3,204 357 811 315 443 1 6 824 111 96 185 71 1,030 WNBA Career Averages
Year Team MIN FG% FT% 3PT% REB AST STL TO BLK PTS 1997 PHX 18.5 .393 .763 .000 5.2 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.3 7.5 1998 PHX 12.3 .471 .661 .000 3.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.3 5.3 1999 PHX 26.0 .482 .816 .000 7.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.6 9.4 2000 MIA 27.2 .407 .684 .500 7.2 0.9 0.5 1.5 0.7 7.8 2001 MIA 14.4 .483 .563 .000 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 2.5 2002 MIA 12.0 .400 .273 .000 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.8 2002 LA 10.8 .473 .643 .000 2.5 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.2 3.1 Totals 18.6 .440 .711 .167 4.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.4 6.0 External links
Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- German expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Centers (basketball)
- Phoenix Mercury players
- Miami Sol players
- Los Angeles Sparks players
- German women's basketball players
- Western European basketball biography stubs
- German sportspeople stubs
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