Nakia Sanford

Nakia Sanford

Personal information
Born	(1976-05-10) May 10, 1976 Lithonia, Georgia
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	South Gwinnett (Snellville, Georgia)
College	Kansas (1995–1999)
WNBA draft	1999: undrafted
Position	Power forward / center
Number	43
Career history
2003–2010	Washington Mystics
2011–2012	Phoenix Mercury
2013	Seattle Storm
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Nakia Sanford (born May 10, 1976) is a professional women's basketball center most recently with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

College career

Sanford finished her career at Kansas ranked fourth all-time rebounder (832) and shot-blocker (89).

Career statistics

WNBA

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 best	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2003	Washington	17	0	7.9	50.0	0.0	45.0	1.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.8	2.9
2004	Washington	31	29	21.1	50.0	0.0	57.3	5.0	0.6	0.6	0.5	1.2	5.5
2005	Washington	27	0	10.9	48.3	0.0	48.4	1.7	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.6	3.3
2006	Washington	34	19	26.1	51.9	0.0	61.6	6.0	1.1	0.8	0.6	2.1	8.9
2007	Washington	34	31	29.2	53.0	0.0	66.5	7.1	0.7	0.8	0.8	2.6	11.0
2008	Washington	34	28	23.4	45.2	0.0	39.8	5.7	1.2	0.6	0.3	2.4	6.7
2009	Washington	34	13	19.5	47.0	0.0	57.8	4.3	0.6	0.8	0.4	2.1	6.3
2010	Washington	34	22	17.9	47.8	0.0	69.7	4.2	0.7	0.7	0.2	2.0	6.0
2011	Phoenix	33	16	14.4	48.4	0.0	75.0	4.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.9	4.2
2012	Phoenix	30	15	16.7	42.5	25.0	60.0	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	1.3	4.1
2013	Seattle	15	0	10.2	29.6	0.0	56.3	2.0	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.8	1.7
Career	11 years, 3 teams	323	173	19.1	48.4	25.0	59.0	4.4	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.6	5.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2004	Washington	3	3	20.7	33.3	0.0	83.3	6.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	2.3	4.3
2006	Washington	2	2	30.0	33.3	0.0	27.3	8.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	1.0	6.5
2009	Washington	2	0	17.5	71.4	0.0	0.0	2.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	5.0
2010	Washington	2	1	14.0	71.4	0.0	50.0	3.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	5.5
2011	Phoenix	4	0	20.0	63.6	0.0	50.0	4.5	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.0	4.8
Career	5 years, 2 teams	13	6	20.4	50.0	0.0	45.2	4.9	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.3	5.1

College

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
1995–96	Kansas	32	209	49.4%	–	50.0%	6.6	0.5	1.2	0.8	6.5
1996–97	Kansas	31	225	48.6%	–	48.4%	7.0	0.5	1.2	1.0	7.3
1997–98	Kansas	32	212	43.2%	–	55.0%	6.1	0.9	0.6	0.6	6.6
1998–99	Kansas	33	323	52.1%	0.0%	53.1%	6.3	0.8	0.8	0.5	9.8
Career		128	969	48.7%	0.0%	51.9%	6.5	0.7	1.0	0.7	7.6

WNBA career

Sanford was not drafted. She was signed by the Washington Mystics before the 2003 WNBA season. During her first three-season, she saw limited action. It was not until the 2006 WNBA season that Sanford began to show progress as a player. She set career highs for all her stats in 2006, including rebounds per game (6.0) and field goal percentage (52%). In 2007, she set new career highs averaging 7 rebounds and 11 points per game. She saw decreased playing time during the 2008 WNBA season, however.