Jia Perkins
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| No. 7 – Minnesota Lynx | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 23, 1982 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Granbury (Granbury, Texas) |
| College | Texas Tech (2000–2004) |
| WNBA draft | 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 35th overall |
| Selected by the Charlotte Sting | |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2005 | Charlotte Sting |
| 2006–2010 | Chicago Sky |
| 2007–2008 | Electra Ramat-Hasharon |
| 2009–2010 | Galatasaray |
| 2011–2015 | San Antonio Stars |
| 2016–present | Minnesota Lynx |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jia Dorene Perkins (born February 23, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was born in Newburgh, New York. She moved to Granbury, Texas where she attended Granbury High School.
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Jia helped Texas Tech to get to March Madness, as Texas Tech claimed the 2nd seed. Texas Tech went all the way to the Regional Semifinals, beating 15th seeded Penn State and 7th seeded Virginia Tech. However, in the Regional Semifinals, Texas Tech lost 74-72 to Purdue, who went all the way to the National Championship before losing to Notre Dame.
Despite being seeded in a lesser position, Texas Tech still managed to surge their way through to the Sweet Sixteen round again as the 4th seed team in the West Region's bracket. Texas tech beat 13th seeded Stephen F. Austin in the 1st round, then went on to beat 12th seeded Mississippi State. However, Texas Tech came to the same end as they did in 2001, losing by 10 points to 1st-seeded Oklahoma, who also went on to lose in the Championship.
Texas Tech looked to overcome their Sweet Sixteen losing streak, and this year they were the 2nd-seeded team again. Texas Tech started off a bit shaky, beating 15th-seeded Missouri State by only 8 points. However, they redeemed themselves in the 2nd round, winning 71-48 over UC Santa Barbara. They went on to beat New Mexico by the same score, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first (and last) time in Jia's college era. Texas Tech went on to lose to Duke.
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