No. 45 – Seattle Storm | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Los Angeles, California |
January 3, 1985
Nationality | American / Bulgarian |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, California) |
College | UCLA (2003–2007) |
WNBA draft | 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2007–2008 | Minnesota Lynx |
2009–2011 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2012 | Washington Mystics |
2013–2014 | Seattle Storm |
2015–2016 | Phoenix Mercury |
2016–present | Seattle Storm |
Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Noelle Quinn (born January 3, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and for Botaş SK in the Turkish Women's Basketball League.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Quinn played for Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, California, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored two points.
Quinn attended college at UCLA and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 4th overall in the 2007 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
As a rookie she got off to a slow start before stepping into the point guard role when Lindsey Harding was injured in July, 2007. Quinn finished strong, setting a franchise record with 14 assists on August 19, the season finale. She finished the season averaging 2.8 points and 4.4 assists per game. Her 148 assists for the 2007 season, tied a club record that was held by Teresa Edwards.
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On September 23, 2009, Quinn returned to her college basketball court at Pauley Pavilion to play game one of the WNBA Conference Finals between Phoenix Mercury and her Los Angeles Sparks, which the Sparks lose 94–103.