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Laurin Mincy

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Laurin Mincy
Personal information
Born (1992-02-03) February 3, 1992 (age 32)
Newark, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolUniversity (Newark, New Jersey)
CollegeMaryland (2010–2015)
WNBA draft2015: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2015–present
PositionGuard
Number1
Career history
2015–2016Electra Ramat Hasharon
2016–2017Hapoel Rishon LeZion
2017–2018Townsville Fire
2022-presentAthletes Unlimited Pro Basketball
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Laurin Mincy (born February 3, 1992) is an American professional women's basketball player.

Career

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High school

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In her first year at University High in Newark, Micy became the first freshman ever named to New Jersey All-State team and in the same year led University High School to its first state title. She played in the McDonald's All-American Game in 2010 after her senior year being a two-time New Jersey Star-Ledger Player of the Year (2008, '09) 2009 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year. She was also named a "Girl Athlete to Remember" by NJ.com as one of the best of the decade and was two-time first team All-Tri State, Three-time All-County, three-time All-Conference and the 2007 Essex County Player of the Year, along with two state championships.[1]

College

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Mincy played college basketball at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland for the Terrapins in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I.[1] In five years with Maryland, she averaged 9.6 Points Per Game.

Israel

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After her college career, Mincy began her professional career with Electra Ramat Hasharon in Israel's Ligat ha'Al, for the 2015–16 season.[2] There, she averaged 15.9 points and 3.3 assists per game. For the 2016–17 season, Mincy remained in Israel, signing with Hapoel Rishon LeZion. However, Mincy left the team after just four games.[3]

Australia

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Mincy signed with the Townsville Fire for the 2017–18 WNBL season.[4] Mincy played alongside Claudia Brassard, Suzy Batkovic and Cayla George and ended up winning the WNBL Championship in 2017

Athletes Unlimited

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In 2021, Mincy signed to play for Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball, which ran from January 26 through February 26, 2022 in Las Vegas. The league takes place over five weeks and there are no set rosters, instead captains pick their new teams each week. This model allows for players to have more options and also for fans to directly impact and interact with the games and teams.[5]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2010–11 Maryland 31 1 16.4 38.2 27.4 73.1 2.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.4 4.9
2011–12 Maryland 36 35 32.3 43.6 40.0 80.9 4.5 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.9 13.1
2012–13 Maryland 5 5 25.4 44.4 38.5 85.7 4.4 3.8 0.6 1.2 2.4 8.6
2013–14 Maryland 34 9 17.1 39.2 28.6 76.4 2.4 1.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 6.3
2014–15 Maryland 37 37 30.3 44.3 38.5 86.1 4.0 3.4 0.8 0.2 2.4 13.5
Career 143 87 24.5 42.4 35.6 81.7 3.4 2.1 0.7 0.3 1.8 9.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Laurin Mincy Biography - Maryland Terrapins Athletics - University of Maryland Terps Official Athletic Site". umterps.com.
  2. ^ "A.S. Ramat Hasharon Electra 2015-16". basketball.eurobasket.com.
  3. ^ "Laurin Mincy (ex H.R. Le-Zion) signs at Townsville". australiabasket.com.
  4. ^ "WNBA DRAFTEE JOINS THE FIRE". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ^ "10 Players Added To Athletes Unlimited Basketball, Set To Tip Off January 26 In Las Vegas". auprosports.com.
  6. ^ "Laurin Mincy College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 7 July 2024.