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HEIGHT
5’10”
WEIGHT
150
BIRTH DATE
10/12/75
COLLEGE
North Carolina ‘97
WNBA EXPERIENCE
Rookie
DRAFTED BY
Phoenix
33rd Overall
2003
MARION JONES
Marion
Jones
#20 • GUARD
WNBA
Signed with the Shock as a free agent on March 10, 2010 . . . Orginally drafted by the Phoenix
Mercury in the 2003 WNBA Draft (3rd Round, 33rd Overall) but never played for the team . . . Is the
only rookie in the WNBA over the age of 30 and is the eighth oldest player in the league in 2010.
COLLEGE CAREER
Despite only playing three years at the University of North Carolina, Jones was named to the
Atlantic Coast Conference’s 50th Anniversary women’s basketball team . . . Jones was the
starting point guard as a freshman on the Tar Heels team that won the national championship in
1994. . . She averaged 14.1 points that season and in 1995 became the fi rst Tar Heels sophomore
to reach the 1,000-point mark. . . Jones was 9-0 in Atlanta Coast Conference Tournament
play as a member of championship teams in 1994, 1994 and 1997. . . She was named to
the ACC All-Freshman team in 1994 and to the 1995 NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team
. . . She was an All-ACC pick in 1995 and 1997, and earned ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player
and All-America honors from Basketball America in 1997. . . She was also a third-team selection
by the Basketball Times and the AP. . . Despite playing just three seasons, she ranks 14th all-time
in scoring at UNC with 1,716 career points. She ranks third in career scoring average (16.8), fi fth in
fi eld goal percentage (53.0), third in steals (334) and eighth in assists (403).
PERSONAL
Jones starred on the basketball court at Thousand Oaks High School and led the team to a
California State Basketball Championship in 1992 before being named the California Division I
Player of the Year as a senior. . . Jones graduated from North Carolina in 1997 with a degree in
Broadcast-Journalism. . . As a member of the USA Track Team, she won gold medals in the 100
Meters and 4x100 Meter Relay in the 1997 World Championships. . . In 1998 she recorded personal
bests of 10.65 in the 100 Meters and 21.62 in the 200 Meters - these marks still stand in the record books. . .After defending her 100 Meter title at the
1999 World Championships, Jones went on to win fi ve (5) medals, three (3) Gold and two (2) Bronze at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. . .
In 2007, she was stripped of those medals because of her admission to using performance-enhancing drugs. . . As a result of her confession, Jones was
sentenced, and served 6-months in federal prison for lying to federal investigators. . . She voluntarily returned her fi ve (5) Olympic medals, and publicly
apologized to her family, friends and fans all over the world.
COLLEGE CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM G GS FGM FGA PCT 3P 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AS ST TO BLK PTS AVG
1994 N. Carolina 35 31 198 374 .529 21 75 .280 77 108 .713 145 105 111 114 29 494 14.1
1995 N. Carolina 35 34 241 459 .525 34 114 .298 112 171 .655 174 168 124 112 30 628 17.9
1997 N. Carolina 32 28 231 431 .536 23 86 .267 109 166 .657 150 130 99 99 19 594 18.6
Totals 102 93 670 1264 .530 78 275 .284 298 445 .670 469 403 334 325 78 1716 16.8
Natasha
LACY
#3 • GUARD
40 PLAYER PROFILES
2010 TULSA SHOCK MEDIA GUIDE
NATASHA LACY
COLLEGE CAREER
In three years with TCU and one with Texas El-Paso, Lacy fi nished with more than 1,300 points,
750 rebounds, 600 assists and 300 steals. . . She was an 2008 AP Honorable-Mention All-American
and played a large role in the Texas El-Paso’s record-setting 28-4 campaign in 2007-08. . . Lacy
fi nished eighth in the country in steals per game, setting the single-season school record with 108
total thefts in the process. . . The 2008 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year was second on the
squad in assists (156) and scoring (13.0 ppg), and third in rebounding (5.9 rpg) and total blocks (20)
. . . Lacy fi lled up the stat sheet like very few can, as the 2008 second-team all-league honoree
was second in C-USA in steals, fi fth in assists, sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio, 10th in defensive
rebounding, 12th in scoring and 17th in overall rebounding. . . Lacy transferred to Texas El-Paso
following three seasons at TCU. . . She left TCU as one of the more decorated players in school
history. . . Lacy ranked among the career leaders in scoring (11th, 945), rebounding (sixth, 579),
assists (fi rst, 456) and steals (second, 223). . . She was the only player in TCU history with more
than 700 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists. . . Lacy scored in double fi gures 48 times with
seven 20-plus point performances. . . TCU compiled a 67-29 (.698) overall record and a 32-12
(.727) slate in conference games during her tenure. . . The Lady Frogs also appeared in three NCAA
Tournaments and advanced to the second round twice. . . Lacy was a Second-team All-Mountain
West selection as junior when she led the team in scoring (417, 14.4 ppg), rebounding (216,
7.4 rpg), assists (112, 3.9 apg) and minutes per game (31.7 mpg). . . She was a Third-team
All-Conference USA honoree as a sophomore and TCU’s Co-Off ensive Player of the Year with
Sandora Irvin. . . As a freshman, she was an Conference USA All-Freshman honoree and C-USA
All-Tournament Team selection.
HEIGHT
5’10”
WEIGHT
165
BIRTH DATE
7/8/85
COLLEGE
Texas-El Paso ‘08
WNBA EXPERIENCE
Rookie
DRAFTED BY
Detroit
28th Overall
2008
PERSONAL
Full name is Natasha Lacy… Born in El Paso, Texas…Daughter of Austin and Pauline Lacy…Has three older siblings, Keota Maryuen, Marcus and
Austin… Earned three varsity letters at Montwood High School for coach Steve Barrera… Named Honorable Mention All-America by Street & Smith’s
… Rated as the ninth-best point guard in the nation and 23rd-best player overall by All-Star Girls Report… Played in the Texas Girls Coaches Association
All-Star game… Averaged a triple-double during her senior season with 25 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, four steals and four blocks per game. . . After
concluding her stellar collegiate career at UTEP in March 2008, Lacy went on to play professionally in Europe. Most recently she played for Maccabi Ashdod
in the top league in Israel.
COLLEGE CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM G GS MIN FGM FGA PCT 3P 3PA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR REB AS PF ST TO BLK PTS
2003-04 TCU 32 23 868 80 177 .452 11 42 .262 53 96 .552 35 141 176 165 75 87 121 10 224
2004-05 TCU 32 30 1006 105 307 .342 35 105 .333 59 95 .621 45 142 187 184 82 90 121 9 304
2005-06 TCU 29 27 920 147 355 .414 25 84 .298 98 144 .681 48 168 216 112 66 50 100 21 417
2007-08 UTEP 31 31 1082 161 372 .433 39 127 .307 93 130 .715 20 108 128 171 60 88 99 3 454
TOTALS 124 111 3876 493 1211 .407 110 358 .307 303 465 .652 148 559 707 632 283 315 441 43 1399