Napheesa Collier, a native of O'Fallon, Missouri, U.S., is an American professional basketball player born on September 23, 1996. As of July 2024, she is 27 years old and plays for the Minnesota Lynx as their power forward, after being selected by the Lynx with the sixth pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft.
Napheesa Collier won the 2015 Miss Show-Me Basketball award, the 2019 AAC Tournament MVP, the 2019 AAC Defensive Player of the Year, and the AAC Player of the Year in 2017 and 2019. She also won the 2016 NCAA Championship. She achieved many honours, including the 2019 Rookie of the Year, the 2023 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women MVP, and the 2024 Commissioner's Cup MVP. She and her team won the 2024 WNBA Commissioner's Cup Championship. Collier has played overseas in the EuroLeague, the Turkish Super League, and the SuperCup Women, winning many championships. She represented the United States in the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball Championship in Tokyo and secured a gold medal along with her team.
Napheesa Collier's average points per game
As of July 2024, according to the stats provided by WNBA, Napheesa Collier's average points per game in the 2024 regular season is 20 points. The 6-foot-1-inch Collier’s total career points are 2493, which makes her career average points per game 17.1 over the 146 games she has played in her WNBA career.
Napheesa Collier's Career Stats
Napheesa Collier’s Regular Season averages:
| TeamLYNX | Season | Career | |||||
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| GP | 34 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 146 |
| GS | 34 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 146 |
| MIN | 33.3 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 22.8 | 33.5 | 34.9 | 33.6 |
| PTS | 13.1 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 7.3 | 21.5 | 20.0 | 17.1 |
| OR | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| DR | 4.8 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 5.8 |
| REB | 6.6 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 7.8 |
| AST | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| STL | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| BLK | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| TO | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| FG | 4.9-10 | 6.2-11.8 | 6.0-13.7 | 2.8-6.5 | 8.0-16.6 | 7.7-16.4 | 6.4-13.5 |
| FG% | 49.0 | 52.3 | 44.1 | 42.3 | 48.5 | 46.8 | 47.8 |
| 3PT | 0.9-2.4 | 0.9-2.2 | 0.7-2.9 | 0.5-1.8 | 0.9-3.1 | 0.9-2.9 | 0.9-2.7 |
| 3P% | 36.1 | 40.8 | 25.3 | 28.6 | 29.8 | 31.6 | 31.8 |
| FT | 2.4-3.0 | 2.9-3.5 | 3.4-3.9 | 1.3-1.8 | 4.5-5.4 | 3.8-4.8 | 3.4-4.1 |
| FT% | 79.2 | 82.9 | 86.0 | 71.4 | 84.0 | 79.2 | 82.5 |
| PF | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
FAQ's On Napheesa Collier Average
A. Alex Bazell, a basketball coach, is Napheesa Collier’s husband.
A. Napheesa Collier has a baby girl, named Mila Sarah Bazzell.
A. Napheesa Collier went to the University of Connecticut in 2015.
A. As of July 2024, Napheesa Collier plays for the Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball Team.
