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| Born | July 6, 1969 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Fort Pierce Central (Fort Pierce, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Florida (1988–1991) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1997: 2nd round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Portland Fire | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Sophia L. Witherspoon (born July 6, 1969) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a guard for seven seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Witherspoon played college basketball for the University of Florida, and was selected in the second round of the 1997 WNBA draft. She played professionally for the New York Liberty, Portland Fire and Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.