Ivory Latta
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| No. 12 – Washington Mystics | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 25, 1984 McConnells, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Listed weight | 138 lb (63 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
York Comprehensive (York, South Carolina) |
| College | North Carolina (2003–2007) |
| WNBA draft | 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Shock | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2007 | Detroit Shock |
| 2007–2008 | Elitzur Holon |
| 2008–2009 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2008–2009 | Ceyhan Belediyesi |
| 2009–2010 | Mersin BŞB |
| 2010–2012 | Tulsa Shock |
| 2011–2012 | Tarsus Belediye |
| 2013 | Maccabi Ramat Hen |
| 2013–present | Washington Mystics |
| 2015–2016 | Edirne Belediyesi Edirnespor |
| As coach: | |
| 2013–2015 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Ivory Latta (born September 25, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Shock in the 2007 WNBA Draft. A 5'6" (1.68 m) guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She is the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina high school basketball history (men's and women's) with a total of 4,319 career points.
Born in McConnells, South Carolina, Latta played for York Comprehensive High School in York, South Carolina, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored seventeen points, and earned MVP honors.
Latta was named the 2006 Player of the Year by ESPN.com, USBWA, GballMag.com and Basketball Times National Player of the Year, Nancy Lieberman Award Winner as Point Guard of the Year (2006), Consensus All-American (2006), ACC Player of the Year (2006), ACC Tournament MVP (2005), WBCA National Player for the Month of March (2005), All-ACC First Team (2007, 2005), AP All-American Third Team (2005), ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year (2004), All-ACC Second Team (2004), All-ACC Freshmen Team (2004). Latta averaged 14.0 points per game as a freshman, 16.2 as a senior, and 16.6 for her career at North Carolina.
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Latta was drafted by the Detroit Shock with the 11th pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft. She averaged 3.0 points per game as a rookie, and had the second-best 3-point field goal percentage in the WNBA for the 2007 regular season. On February 6, 2008 She was traded to the Atlanta Dream for the Dream's 2008 second round pick and LaToya Thomas. She played for Ceyhan in Turkey during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season. She was originally released by the Atlanta Dream at the start of the 2009 WNBA season, but then signed on July 3, 2009, after the Dream released Nikki Teasley instead.
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