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. WWikipedia↗
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Teresa WeatherspoonWWikipedia↗
Guard · 5′8″ 161 lb · Born 1965-12-08 · High school: West Sabine · College: Louisiana Tech 1985-86 to 1988-89 · 1997 WNBA draft, by 
New York Liberty
Awards and honours
- Hall of Fame, class of 2010 (player)
- Hall of Fame, class of 2019 (player)
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year ×2: 1997, 1998
- WNBA All-WNBA Team (second team) ×4: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- WNBA All-Star Game selection ×5: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- NCAA Wade Trophy: 1987-88
NCAA College career game logs →
2 × 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 |  Louisiana Tech | 33 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 7.2 | ||
| 1986-87 | Louisiana Tech | 32 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 7.9 | ||
| 1987-88 | Louisiana Tech | 33 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 8.2 | ||
| 1988-89 | Louisiana Tech | 33 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
WNBA WNBA career game logs →
2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 20 ft 6¼ 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Liberty | 28 | 32.9 | 196 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.4 | .467 | .086 | .650 | .531 | |
| 1998 | Liberty | 30 | 33.4 | 204 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.2 | .388 | .327 | .609 | .462 | |
| 1999 | Liberty | 32 | 33.9 | 229 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | .421 | .378 | .679 | .529 | |
| 2000 | Liberty | 32 | 33.7 | 205 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | .438 | .250 | .741 | .535 | |
| 2001 | Liberty | 32 | 30.4 | 207 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 | .431 | .385 | .671 | .506 | |
| 2002 | Liberty | 32 | 2 | 29.8 | 108 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | .342 | .100 | .519 | .387 |
| 2003 | Liberty | 34 | 21 | 24.4 | 98 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | .385 | .000 | .750 | .441 |
| 2004 |  Sparks | 34 | 0 | 8.6 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .320 | .333 | .340 | |
| Total | 8 seasons | 254 | 23 | 28.1 | 1,264 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 | .411 | .281 | .658 | .489 |
On the roster (no figures on file): Sparks 2003
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Liberty | 2 | 37.5 | 10 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .457 | |
| 1999 | Liberty | 6 | 33.8 | 51 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .452 | .368 | .750 | .557 | |
| 2000 | Liberty | 7 | 36.1 | 32 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | .353 | .200 | .636 | .408 | |
| 2001 | Liberty | 6 | 33.0 | 23 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .211 | .273 | 1.000 | .288 | |
| 2002 | Liberty | 8 | 1 | 30.1 | 53 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | .475 | .000 | .833 | .546 |
| 2004 | Sparks | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | ||
| Total | 6 seasons | 32 | 1 | 30.6 | 169 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 | .382 | .282 | .744 | .456 |