.jpg) Pierson in 2019 | |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Big 12 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 31, 1981 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kingwood (Kingwood, Texas) |
| College | Texas Tech (1999–2003) |
| WNBA draft | 2003: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |
| Playing career | 2003–2017 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 54, 23, 33, 22 |
| Coaching career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2003–2005 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2005–2006 | Coconuda Maddaloni |
| 2006–2010 | Detroit / Tulsa Shock |
| 2006–2007 | Elitzur Ramla |
| 2007–2009 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2010–2014 | New York Liberty |
| 2010–2011 | Tarsus Belediyesi |
| 2011–2012 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2012–2014 | Good Angels Košice |
| 2014–2015 | Cheongju KB Stars |
| 2015–2016 | Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings |
| 2016–2017 | Cheongju KB Stars |
| 2017 | Minnesota Lynx |
| As coach: | |
| 2019–2022 | Minnesota Lynx (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Plenette Michelle Pierson (born August 31, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] In the 2007 season, Pierson won the first ever Sixth Woman of the Year Award given in the WNBA. Pierson is currently an assistant coach at Texas Tech.