This day in women's basketball · September 16, 2003: the Los Angeles Sparks visited the Detroit Shock, in the WNBA playoffs. Detroit Shock 83, Los Angeles Sparks 78. WWikipediaβ
From the vault · September 16, 2010 · 2010 WNBA Finals, Game 3: The Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 87β84 in Game 3 to win the 2010 WNBA Finals 3β0.
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Tanisha WrightWWikipediaβ
Guard Β· 5β²11β³ 165 lb Β· Born 1983-11-29 Β· High school: West Mifflin Β· College: Penn State (Beaver) 2001-02, Penn State 2002-03 Β· 2005 WNBA draft, round 1, pick 12 by Seattle Storm
Awards and honours
- WNBA All-Defensive Team (first team) Γ5: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
- WNBA All-Defensive Team (second team) Γ2: 2015, 2016
NCAA College career game logs β
2 Γ 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 19 ft 9 in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 35 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | .454 | .105 | .782 | |
| 2002-03 | 35 | 16.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | .507 | .250 | .762 |
WNBA WNBA career game logs β
4 Γ 10 min, 24-second clock, arc 22 ft 1ΒΎ in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34 | 8 | 15.5 | 122 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | .462 | .000 | .667 | .496 | |
| 2006 | 34 | 0 | 14.9 | 124 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | .353 | .143 | .844 | .442 | |
| 2007 | 34 | 5 | 16.1 | 139 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | .400 | .273 | .846 | .484 | |
| 2008 | 34 | 14 | 23.8 | 268 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 | .432 | .167 | .787 | .480 | |
| 2009 | 34 | 32 | 31.6 | 404 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | .463 | .267 | .906 | .540 | |
| 2010 | 34 | 33 | 29.1 | 313 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | .410 | .411 | .844 | .515 | |
| 2011 | 34 | 32 | 28.0 | 332 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | .492 | .367 | .897 | .590 | |
| 2012 | 32 | 31 | 29.8 | 253 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | .373 | .192 | .859 | .463 | |
| 2013 | 34 | 34 | 30.8 | 405 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 | .440 | .283 | .855 | .522 | |
| 2014 | 29 | 29 | 25.6 | 231 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | .417 | .278 | .795 | .499 | |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | 23.7 | 250 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | .420 | .364 | .845 | .509 | |
| 2016 | 29 | 28 | 23.1 | 195 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 | .401 | .235 | .717 | .446 | |
| 2018 | 33 | 4 | 17.8 | 141 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | .383 | .396 | .741 | .483 | |
| 2019 | 31 | 17 | 19.8 | 147 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | .415 | .368 | .806 | .508 | |
| Total | 14 seasons | 460 | 301 | 23.5 | 3,324 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | .424 | .308 | .833 | .505 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 12.7 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .200 | 1.000 | .541 | ||
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | .467 | .000 | 1.000 | .533 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 34.7 | 41 | 13.7 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | .412 | .500 | .750 | .493 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 32.7 | 35 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | .342 | .250 | 1.000 | .419 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | 28.9 | 67 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 | .446 | .357 | .571 | .508 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 56 | 18.7 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | .588 | .600 | .833 | .705 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 37.0 | 34 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | .462 | .400 | .889 | .562 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 35.0 | 29 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | .583 | .333 | .000 | .592 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 27.2 | 39 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 | .516 | .500 | .714 | .568 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 28.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | .714 | .333 | .750 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | ||
| Total | 12 seasons | 37 | 28 | 26.3 | 353 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | .469 | .388 | .776 | .541 |
Coaching
| Season | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Head Coach | |
| 2022 | Head Coach | |
| 2023 | Head Coach | |
| 2025 | Assistant Coach |