American basketball player
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).[1]
Sanford finished her career at Kansas ranked fourth all-time rebounder (832) and shot-blocker (89).
Year Team 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
Year Team 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
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
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.