Tonya Washington

Tonya Washington
Personal information
Born (1977-12-30) December 30, 1977
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High school Paxton (Paxton, Florida)
College Florida (1997–2000)
WNBA draft 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career 2000–2003
Position Forward
Number 4
Career history
2000–2003 Washington Mystics
2003 Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2000)
  • Second-team All-SEC (1999)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tonya Massaline (born December 30, 1977), née Tonya Washington, is an American former professional basketball player who was a forward in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for four seasons.

Washington accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Carol Ross's Florida Gators women's basketball team from 1997 to 2000. She did not play during her 1996–97 freshman season, but she excelled thereafter, receiving All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors in 1999 and 2000.[1] She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in 2000.

The Washington Mystics selected Washington in the second round, with the eighteenth overall pick, of the 2000 WNBA Draft. She played for the Mystics for three and a half seasons from 2000 to 2003, and finished her fourth season with the Seattle Storm during the second half of 2003. She played in 98 regular season games, mostly in reserve, during her WNBA pro career.[2]

Florida 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
1997-98 Florida 32 349 47.8% 33.3% 62.0% 5.4 1.1 0.8 0.3 10.9
1998-99 Florida 28 468 48.7% 40.7% 69.0% 8.3 1.4 1.0 0.6 16.7
1999-00 Florida 34 631 43.0% 34.0% 70.8% 6.9 1.9 1.5 0.5 18.6
TOTALS Florida 94 1448 45.9% 36.0% 67.2% 6.8 1.5 1.1 0.2 15.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ GatorZone.com, Women's Basketball, 1999–2000 Roster, Tonya Washington. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ Basketball-Reference.com, Players, Tonya Washington. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Florida Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-10.
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