Mistie Bass

Mistie McCray Bass (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional women's basketball player who is currently a free agent.

Mistie Bass
Free agent
PositionForward
Personal information
Born (1983-12-02) December 2, 1983
Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolGeorge S. Parker
(Janesville, Wisconsin)
CollegeDuke (2002–2006)
WNBA draft2006: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2008Houston Comets
2009–2010Chicago Sky
2012–2013Connecticut Sun
2014–2016Phoenix Mercury
2017–2018Canberra Capitals
Stats at WNBA.com

High school career

Bass graduated from George S. Parker High School in Janesville in 2002, having helped the school win the state championship two years in a row. As a freshman, she broke a defender's arm while the defender attempted to take a charge. She is the only player in the state to be named Player of the Year three times.[1] She also was elected first team USA Today All-America, second team Parade All-America, second team School Sports All-America, third team Student Sports All-America, two time Wisconsin Gatorade Play of the year and first team All-State. Mistie was selected to play in the Phoenix/WBCA High School All-America game,[2] notching six points and nine rebounds.[3] Bass played in the inaugural McDonald's All-America game.

College career

She graduated from Duke University in 2006. At Duke, she played for the Blue Devils and was a part of two Final Fours; 2003 and 2006 (Contended in the National Championship game). She finished her career ranking eighth in points (1,409), eighth in field goals made (557), fifth in field goal percentage (.567), fifth in rebounds (800), fifth in blocks (131), eighth in free throws made (295), seventh in free throws attempted (459), eighth in double-figure scoring games (78), first in wins (127) and tied for fourth in ACC regular season wins (55). She was also a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority.

Duke statistics

Source[4]

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
2002–03 Duke 37 256 49.2% 0.0% 67.8% 3.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 6.9
2003–04 Duke 34 341 61.1% 0.0% 63.1% 5.4 0.8 0.9 1.2 10.0
2004–05 Duke 36 420 53.8% 0.0% 61.3% 7.2 1.8 1.1 0.8 11.7
2005–06 Duke 35 392 61.8% 0.0% 64.9% 6.3 1.6 0.9 0.9 11.2
Career 142 1409 56.7% 0.0% 64.3% 5.6 1.2 0.9 0.9 9.9

Professional career

During the 2006 WNBA draft, Bass was originally selected by the Phoenix Mercury but was later traded to the Houston Comets. In her first season Bass played sparingly, averaging 10.1 minutes per game, behind all-stars Sheryl Swoopes, Tina Thompson and Dawn Staley. During 2007 and 2008, Bass continued to play as a reserve forward for the Comets, wearing jersey number 8.

After the Comets disbanded in the fall of 2008, Bass was selected by the Chicago Sky as the third pick in the dispersal draft for former Comets players.[5]

She played for Mersin in Turkey during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.

She played for the Connecticut Sun for two seasons (2012–2013).

She won a WNBA championship in the 2014 season with the Phoenix Mercury.

Bass played one season with UC Canberra Capitals in the Australian WNBL 2017/2018 [6]

Personal life

She is the daughter of rock and roll singer and dancer Chubby Checker.[7][8]

References
  1. Tom Miller (September 5, 2007). "From the heart: Mistie delivers uplifting message". The Janesville Gazette. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
  2. "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. "2008 Houston Comets Dispersal Draft Analysis". wnba.com.
  6. "WNBA.com: Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster". www.wnba.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  7. Lux, Anna Marie. "Outstanding athlete talks about growing up black". GazetteXtra. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  8. Mistie Bass Archived January 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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