Tierra Ruffin-Pratt

Tierra Ruffin-Pratt
Ruffin-Pratt during the 2017 WNBA semifinals
No. 14 – Washington Mystics
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1991-04-11) April 11, 1991
Alexandria, Virginia
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school T. C. Williams
(Alexandria, Virginia)
College North Carolina (2009–2013)
WNBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–present Washington Mystics
Stats at WNBA.com

Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (born April 11, 1991) is an American professional basketball player plays for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at the University of North Carolina and attended T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia.[1][2]

College 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
2009–10 North Carolina 30 189 31.2 13.3 54.9 5.5 1.5 1.3 0.3 6.3
2010–11 North Carolina 36 224 33.7 12.5 67.2 6.6 2.4 1.1 0.3 6.2
2011–12 North Carolina 18 153 31.3 10.5 65.9 5.1 2.8 2.1 1.0 8.5
2012–13 North Carolina 35 541 37.9 24.2 69.7 3.7 4.5 2.7 0.8 15.5
Career North Carolina 119 1107 34.5 16.9 66.4 5.3 2.9 1.8 0.5 9.3

Professional career

Ruffin-Pratt joined the Washington Mystics training camp roster in May 2013 after going undrafted in the 2013 WNBA Draft.[2][4] In her rookie season, she played 34 games off the bench and averaged 4.4 ppg That year the Mystics made the playoffs finishing 3rd place in the Eastern Conference with a 17-17 record but were eliminated 2-1 in the first round by the Atlanta Dream.

In her second season, Ruffin-Pratt continued her bench role with her playing time slitghtly increased. She averaged 4.5 ppg in 34 games and 6 starts. The Mystics were third place in the Eastern Conference yet again with a 16–18 record, but were eliminated in a 2-game sweep by the Indiana Fever.

In the 2015 season, Ruffin-Pratt became the starting shooting guard for the Mystics. She played 32 games with 31 starts and averaged a career-high in scoring. Ruffin-Pratt scored a career-high 20 points in a 84-80 win against the Los Angeles Sparks on June 23, 2015.[5] The Mystics made the playoffs finishing 4th place in the Eastern Conference with a 18-16 record and were a first round exit yet again as they were defeated 2-1 by the New York Liberty.

In the 2016 season, Ruffin-Pratt would be moved to the small forward position in the Mystics starting lineup in order to make room for Tayler Hill at shooting guard. Ruffin-Pratt averaged 7.3 ppg in her new role at the wing, but the Mystics finished 13-21 and were eliminated from playoff contention.

In 2017, Ruffin-Pratt re-signed with the Mystics once her rookie contract expired.[6] During the 2017 season, Ruffin-Pratt started in all 34 games for the first time in her career. She briefly played the small forward role in the Mystics starting lineup during one of their starter's absence. After Hill tore her ACL, Ruffin-Pratt would be moved back to shooting guard. She averaged 7.3 ppg and the Mystics made the playoffs with an 18-16 record and the number 6 seed in the league following the league's new playoff format the previous season. The Mystics would advance all the to semi-finals after defeating both the Dallas Wings and New York Liberty in the first and second round elimination games, marking it the first time in franchise history where the Mystics have advanced past the second round. In the semi-finals, the Mystics would be defeated by the Minnesota Lynx in a 3-game sweep.

In 2018, Ruffin-Pratt would be a role player for the Mystics, ocassionally starting and coming off the bench. Her contributions helped the Mystics to a 22-12 record and the number 3 seed in the league. They received a bye to the second round. In the second round elimination game, they defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 96-64 to advance to the semi-finals for the second year in a row. In the semi-finals, the Mystics defetaed the Atlanta Dream in five games to advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. In the Finals, the Mystics would get swept by the Seattle Storm.

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

WNBA regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 Washington 34014.8.359.143.7832.80.80.60.24.4
2014 Washington 34616.2.383.250.7052.91.30.70.14.5
2015 Washington 323123.9.371.326.7593.02.20.80.37.4
2016 Washington 323124.4.369.320.7474.52.61.00.27.3
2017 Washington 343424.3.337.000.7385.32.30.90.57.3
2018 Washington 331018.1.341.314.8552.01.50.50.15.5
Career 19911220.2.359.297.7633.41.80.80.26.0

WNBA postseason

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 Washington 3015.0.385.000.5832.00.71.00.05.7
2014 Washington 2010.6.000.0001.0003.51.00.00.51.0
2015 Washington 3326.9.333.3331.0003.73.71.60.08.0
2017 Washington 5526.8.457.000.8245.02.40.60.89.2
2018 Washington 9017.4.385.2351.0002.20.80.70.35.2
Career 22819.9.385.250.7893.11.50.80.46.2

References

  1. ↑ "WNBA PROSPECT PROFILE". wnba.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 Dettelbach, Alexa (July 22, 2013). "Ruffin-Pratt Making Most of Opportunity". wnba.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  4. ↑ Williams, Preston (May 13, 2013). "Tierra Ruffin-Pratt tries to find home with Mystics". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Career-high from Ruffin-Pratt helps Mystics snap two-game home losing streak and beat Sparks 84–80". hoopfeed.com. June 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mystics re-sign Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, make offer sheet to Krystal Thomas
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