LaTonya Sims

LaTonya Sims (Tonya Sims) (born January 8, 1979) is a former American basketball player for the Polish professional basketball league(PLKK) in Europe and the WNBA. She was a back-to-back girls' high school basketball All-American and Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year for Racine Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin.[1] In 1997, she was named a first team high school All-American and rated the fifth best prospect in the country, making her the highest rated girls' basketball prospect in Wisconsin to date. She was also named Miss Wisconsin Basketball and went on to play for the University of Wisconsin.[2]

LaTonya Sims
Personal information
Born (1979-01-08) January 8, 1979
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolRacine Park High School
CollegeWisconsin
PositionForward
Career history
2003Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards

In 2003 she was signed by the Minnesota Lynx, although she did not make the opening day roster.[3][4]

In 2013, she was inducted into the Racine County sports Hall of Fame.[5]

Wisconsin statistics

Source[6]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
1997-98 Wisconsin 31 50.2% - 65.7% 6.90 0.71 0.61 1.00 12.65
1998-99 Wisconsin 32 48.2% 29.4% 69.5% 6.70 1.03 0.84 1.47 18.00
1999-00 Wisconsin 33 41.9% 27.1% 67.6% 8.36 1.46 0.85 1.58 14.61
2000-01 Wisconsin 28 46.1% 29.0% 76.9% 6.40 2.10 0.60 1.00 14.50
Career 124 46.4% 28.5% 69.4% 7.11 1.30 0.74 1.28 14.98
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
1997-98 Wisconsin 31 152 303 0 0 88 134 214 22 19 31 392
1998-99 Wisconsin 32 222 461 10 34 123 177 213 33 27 47 577
1999-00 Wisconsin 33 177 422 13 48 115 170 276 48 28 52 482
2000-01 Wisconsin 28 153 332 20 69 80 104 179 58 18 29 406
Career 124 704 1518 43 151 406 585 882 161 92 159 1857

References
  1. "Celebrate UW's Black History: LaTonya Sims". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. "The illustrious basketball career (and professional career) of Racine's LaTonya Sims". Journal Times. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. "Lynx: Lynx Sign Five Players". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. "WNBA.com: 2003 WNBA Transactions". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  5. "Racine County Sports Hall of Fame". www.rcsportshall.org. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  6. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
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