Napheesa Collier

Napheesa Collier
	Collier with the Minnesota Lynx in 2024
No. 24 – Minnesota Lynx
Position	Power forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	September 23, 1996 (age 28); Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school	Jefferson City; (Jefferson City, Missouri); Incarnate Word Academy; (Bel-Nor, Missouri);
College	UConn (2015–2019)
WNBA draft	2019: 1st round, 6th overall pick
	Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–present	Minnesota Lynx
2020–2021	Lattes-Montpellier
2023–2024	Fenerbahçe
2025–present	Lunar Owls BC
Career highlights and awards
	4× WNBA All-Star (2019, 2021, 2023, 2024); 2× All-WNBA First Team (2023, 2024); All-WNBA Second Team (2020); WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2024); WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2024); 2× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2020, 2023); WNBA Rookie of the Year (2019); WNBA All-Rookie Team (2019); WNBA Commissioner's Cup champion (2024); WNBA Commissioner's Cup MVP (2024); NCAA champion (2016); EuroLeague champion (2024); FIBA Europe SuperCup Women champion (2023); FIBA Europe SuperCup Women MVP (2023); Turkish Super League champion (2024); Triple Crown (2024); Katrina McClain Award (2019); 2× First-team All-American – AP (2017, 2019); First-team All-American – USBWA (2019); Third-team All-American – AP (2018); 2× WBCA Coaches' All-American (2017, 2019); All-American – USBWA (2017); 2× AAC Player of the Year (2017, 2019); AAC Defensive Player of the Year (2019); AAC Tournament MVP (2019); 3× First-team All-AAC (2017–2019); AAC All-Freshman Team (2016); Miss Show-Me Basketball (2015); McDonald's All-American (2015);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Napheesa Collier (/nəˈfiːsə ˈkɒljər/ nə-FEE-sə KOL-yər; born September 23, 1996),^[1] nicknamed "Phee", is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Collier is also a founder of the Unrivaled basketball league along with Breanna Stewart.^[2] After playing college basketball for the University of Connecticut Huskies, Collier was drafted by the Lynx with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft. She has won two Olympic gold medals playing on the United States women's national basketball team in the Tokyo 2020 and the Paris 2024 games.^[3]^[4] She is also currently a vice president on the Women's National Basketball Players Association executive committee.^[5]

^ "COLLIER Napheesa". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ Philippou, Alexa (November 15, 2024). "Unrivaled coach list includes Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy". ESPN.com.
^ Cite error: The named reference fox2now was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. women's basketball team beats France by 1 point to get 8th straight Olympic gold medal - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
^ Copeland, Kareem (2024-09-24). "She's the superstar nobody talks about on the WNBA's dark-horse contender". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-29.

[1] "COLLIER Napheesa". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[2] Philippou, Alexa (November 15, 2024). "Unrivaled coach list includes Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy". ESPN.com.

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[:2-4] "U.S. women's basketball team beats France by 1 point to get 8th straight Olympic gold medal - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11.

[5] Copeland, Kareem (2024-09-24). "She's the superstar nobody talks about on the WNBA's dark-horse contender". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-29.

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