Plenette Pierson

Plenette Pierson
Pierson in 2017
Personal information
Born (1981-08-31) August 31, 1981
Houston, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Kingwood (Kingwood, Texas)
College Texas Tech (1999–2003)
WNBA draft 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career 2003–2017
Position Power forward / Center
Career history
2003–2005 Phoenix Mercury
2005–2006 Coconuda Maddaloni
2006–2010 Detroit / Tulsa Shock
2006–2007 Elitzur Achva Ramla
2007–2009 Dynamo Moscow
2010–2014 New York Liberty
2010–2011 Tarsus Belediyesi
2011–2012 Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2012–2014 Good Angels Košice
2014–2015 Cheongju KB Stars
2015–2016 Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings
2016–2017 Cheongju KB Stars
2017 Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Plenette Michelle Pierson (born August 31, 1981) is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] In the 2007 season, Pierson won the first ever Sixth Woman of the Year Award given in the WNBA.

College

Pierson played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders women's basketball team. She graduated in 2003.[2]

Texas Tech statistics

Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999-00 Texas Tech 33 449 50.6 - 56.9 6.9 0.6 1.0 0.8 13.6
2000-01 Texas Tech 32 471 49.6 0.0 63.9 7.4 1.1 1.3 1.3 14.7
2001-02 Texas Tech 4 58 41.8 - 66.7 9.0 2.5 1.8 0.5 14.5
2002-03 Texas Tech 35 624 51.0 - 63.5 8.1 1.5 1.5 1.3 17.8
Career 104 1602 50.0 0.0 61.8 7.6 1.1 1.3 1.1 15.4

Professional career

WNBA

Pierson during the 2015 WNBA All Star game

Pierson was drafted fourth overall by the Phoenix Mercury in 2003 WNBA Draft. Midway through the 2005 season, Pierson was traded to the Detroit Shock. In the 2006 season, the Shock were a championship contender as they finished second in the Eastern Conference with a 23-11 record. They would advance all the way to the finals and defeat the Sacramento Monarchs in five games. The following season, Pierson would win the first ever WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award given by the league for her scoring and rebounding efforts off the bench, averaging 11.9 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game. Coinciding with her efforts, the Shock were in the hunt to win back-to-back championships with the number one seed in the eastern conference and another trip to the Finals, but were defeated by the Phoenix Mercury in five game series. The following season, the Shock made it to the Finals for the third year in a row, this time winning their second championship in three years, after sweeping the San Antonio Silver Stars in the Finals. However, the following season, Pierson would only play one game and missed the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury.

In 2010, the Detroit Shock franchise relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma and were renamed the Tulsa Shock. In the 2010 season, Pierson would play 8 games for the Shock before being traded to the New York Liberty where she played for the rest of the season. In the 2011 season, Pierson averaged a career-high in scoring with 12.9 points per game in the Liberty's starting lineup. She would continue to play with Liberty until 2014.

In 2015, Pierson returned to the Tulsa Shock in free agency. She played 30 games with 29 starts, averaged 12.8 points per game and was voted as an all-star for the first time in her career. In 2016, the Shock relocated to Dallas, Texas and were renamed the Dallas Wings. She played and started in 27 games and averaged 11.9 points per game.

On February 1, 2017, Pierson signed with the Minnesota Lynx in free agency.[4] On August 18, 2017, Pierson announced that she would retire at the end of the season.[5] During the season, Pierson would contribute off the bench for the Lynx, averaging 5.2 points per game. The Lynx finished with the best record in the league with a 27-7 record, earning the number 1 seed and a double-bye to the WNBA semi-finals. The Lynx would eliminate the Washington Mystics in a 3-game sweep of the WNBA semi-finals and would advance to the 2017 WNBA Finals, making it Pierson's fourth career Finals appearance. The Lynx would defeat the Los Angeles Sparks in 5 games to avenge last season's Finals loss, as Pierson won her third WNBA championship.

Overseas

In the 2005-06 WNBA off-season, Pierson played in Italy for Coconuda Maddaloni. In the 2006-07 WNBA off-season, Pierson played in Israel for Elitzur Ramla. In the 2007-08 WNBA off-season, Pierson played in Russia for Dynamo Moscow. In the 2011-12 WNBA off-season, Pierson played in Israel for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. From 2012 to 2014, Pierson played two off-seasons in Slovakia for Good Angels Košice. In the 2014-15 WNBA off-season, Pierson played in Italy for Passalacqua Ragusa.[6] In August 2016, Pierson signed with the Cheongju KB Stars of the Korean League for the 2016-17 WNBA off-season.[7]

WNBA career statistics

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 high League leader
† Denotes seasons in which Pierson won a WNBA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2003 Phoenix 33518.2.379.000.6342.40.70.50.31.26.0
2004 Phoenix 312525.9.443.000.6064.20.80.80.51.59.4
2005* Phoenix 121126.5.343.000.6904.91.10.81.02.67.7
2005* Detroit 171519.3.4941.000.4765.50.50.50.21.87.7
2005 Total 23019.3.437.500.6982.70.90.60.21.87.7
2006† Detroit 34016.6.456.000.7003.90.70.50.41.06.5
2007 Detroit 34025.2.478.000.7545.81.70.70.82.311.6
2008† Detroit 28023.2.457.000.7524.92.30.81.21.711.9
2009 Detroit 105.0.000.000.0000.01.11.01.00.00.0
2010* Detroit 8115.8.535.429.8572.51.31.20.31.612.1
2010* New York 25016.7.458.250.8173.81.10.60.31.89.0
2010 Total 33116.5.479.364.8273.51.20.80.31.89.7
2011 New York 333328.6.478.200.8065.21.41.10.91.812.9
2012 New York 262424.7.466. 278.7595.42.30.70.82.312.0
2013 New York 322727.6.401.000.7205.82.50.50.62.411.6
2014 New York 33817.4.455.000.8593.11.20.40.11.37.2
2015 Tulsa 302928.1.437.362.8084.11.90.90.41.812.8
2016 Dallas 272726.6.387.337.8294.62.00.80.31.711.9
2017† Minnesota 34413.7.427.339.7922.21.50.40.11.05.2
Career 15 years, 4 teams 44419422.2.439.302.7444.11.50.70.51.79.6

Postseason

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2005 Detroit 2010.0.400.000.0003.00.00.50.00.02.0
2006† Detroit 10018.9.426.000.7065.41.70.60.91.48.8
2007 Detroit 11125.5.422.500.7327.21.60.61.02.511.2
2008† Detroit 6017.8.474.000.8463.01.70.60.31.87.8
2010 New York 5320.0.523.333.6252.41.20.00.22.010.4
2011 New York 3329.0.577.000.5004.02.71.31.62.610.7
2012 New York 2230.5.389.000.8005.03.00.50.01.59.0
2015 Tulsa 2226.8.357.333.0005.50.51.00.50.510.5
2017† Minnesota 805.4.364.500.0000.80.50.10.10.61.1
Career 9 years, 4 teams 491119.2.444.364.6984.21.40.50.61.68.0

Personal life

Pierson was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in nearby Kingwood, Texas. She is the daughter of Paulette Pierson and has a younger brother, Cleven and another brother Vontriel. She attended Kingwood High School, from which she graduated in 1999.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Plenette Pierson". wnba.com. Retrieved 18 Oct 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Player Bio: Plenette Pierson -". TexasTech.com. Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Minnesota Retires Rachel Banham's No. 1 Jersey - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota's Plenette Pierson to Retire After 2017 Season - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  6. ↑ Gamecenter Player Profile
  7. ↑ "2016-2017 WNBA Overseas Signings - Women's Basketball 24.7". Women's Basketball 24.7. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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