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Natisha Hiedeman

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CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
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<li>Drafted with the 18th overall pick by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2019 WNBA Draft and was traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Lexie Brown in a draft-day trade.</li>
<li>Waived by Connecticut prior to the start of the 2019 season. Signed by the Atlanta Dream on June 19, 2019 as a EuroBasket replacement for Alex Bentley, then waived by Atlanta on July 1, 2019. Claimed off waivers by Connecticut on July 3, 2019.</li>
<li>Signed to a contract by the Sun on February 10, 2020.</li>
</ul>
2023 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in all 40 games for the Sun in 2023.</li>
<li>Averaged 8.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.</li>
<li>Recorded a career-high 24 points against Atlanta on 7/20.
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<li>Tallied 20 of her 24 points in the third quarter, setting a new franchise record for most points scored by an individual player in a single quarter.</li>
<li>Recorded a career-high six three-point field goals in the game.</li>
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<li>Tallied a career-high two blocks against Atlanta on 7/22.</li>
<li>Eclipsed 1,000th career-points on 8/4 against Indiana.</li>
<li>Reached 300 career-assists on 6/18 against Los Angeles.</li>
<li>Moved into 20th all-time in scoring (1,117), 13th all-time in assists (363), sixth all-time in three-point field goals made (215) in Connecticut Sun history.</li>
</ul>
2022 WNBA Season (with Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in all 36 regular season contests for Connecticut, starting 31.</li>
<li>Finished with 329 points, 63 rebounds, 118 assists, 42 steals and four blocks.</li>
<li>Averaged a career-best 9.1 points, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game in 2022.</li>
<li>Tallied her 500th career-point in a loss to Dallas on 5/24.</li>
<li>Dished out her 200th career-assist in a loss to Chicago on 6/29.</li>
<li>Tied her career-high with 19 points in a win over Minnesota on 7/24, sinking a career-high five three-point field goals.</li>
<li>Notched a career-high five steals in a win over Washington on 7/3, while playing a career-high 40 minutes.</li>
</ul>
2021 WNBA Season (with Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Played in all 32 games for the Sun and started in five (5/14 at ATL, 5/16 vs PHX, 5/21 at PHX, 5/23 at LVA and 5/25 at SEA).</li>
<li>Finished the season with 242 points, 644 minutes played, 58 rebounds, 60 assists, 27 steals and 51 three-pointers made.</li>
<li>Nabbed her 100th career assist in the game against MIN (5/30).</li>
<li>She earned her 300th point in the game against New York on 6/5/21.</li>
<li>Scored in double-figures ten times this season and had a career high 19 points in the game against Indiana (5/19).</li>
<li>Scored a new career high 4 three pointers in two games this season (5/25 vs SEA and 7/3 vs IND).</li>
<li>Earned a new career high finishing with eight rebounds (5/14 vs ATL).</li>
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2020 WNBA Season (with Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Competed in all 22 regular season games and made four starts in her second year in the league. Also appeared in all seven postseason matchups.</li>
<li>Tallied 134 total points, 42 rebounds and 41 assists. Averaged 6.1 points and 1.9 rebounds and assists. Shot 35.4 percent from the field, 35.9 from behind the arc and 70 percent from the free throw line.</li>
<li>Scored 22 points during the post season, including nine assists and five made three pointers on eight attempts.</li>
<li>Recorded a career-high 16 points and six FGM against Phoenix (9/9) and a career-high seven rebounds against Seattle (8/4).</li>
<li>Scored 14 points in 17 minutes against Las Vegas (9/20) on four made three-point field goals, the most of her post season and regular season career.</li>
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2019 WNBA Season (with Connecticut and Atlanta):
<ul>
<li>Picked up by the Atlanta Dream for 13 games before the Sun claimed her off waivers on July 3</li>
<li>Appeared in 20 regular season games and seven Playoff games in her rookie season</li>
<li>Finished with 73 points, 30 rebounds and 38 assists</li>
<li>Went 24-of-58 from the field, 13-of-28 from behind the arc and shot 50% from the free throw line (12-of-24)</li>
<li>Recorded a season-high 10 points against Atlanta (7/10)</li>
<li>Dished out a season-high nine assists against Dallas (9/4)</li>
</ul>
WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER:
2023 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in seven postseason contests for Connecticut.</li>
<li>Averaged 14.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.6 steals per game.</li>
<li>Tied her postseason career-high with 30 points in Game 2 of the WNBA Semifinals against New York on 9/26.</li>
<li>Finished the 2023 postseason at second all-time in games played (37), fifth all-time in assists (78), 14th all-time in rebounds and third all-time in three-point field goals made (40) in Connecticut Sun postseason history.</li>
</ul>
2022 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in all 12 playoff contests.</li>
<li>Finished the 2022 postseason with 98 points, 25 rebounds, 36 assists, eight steals and three blocks.</li>
<li>Dished out a postseason career-high nine assists in the Game 3 win over Las Vegas, while playing a playoff career-high 34 minutes.</li>
<li>Finished the 2022 postseason at 12th all-time in scoring (174), eighth all-time in assists (62), 12th all-time in steals (13) and third all-time in three-point field goals made (34) in Connecticut Sun postseason history.</li>
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2021 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Played in all four playoff games against Sky.</li>
<li>Finished with 36 points, three rebounds, 12 assists, three steals, and two blocks in the series.</li>
<li>Averaged 9.0 points and 3.0 assists per game.</li>
<li>Went 11-22 from the floor (50%) and 9-15 from three (60%), including shooting 5-6 in game 4 (10/6).</li>
<li>Had five assists in game 2 (9/30)</li>
<li>Totaled 72 minutes of play in the series, averaging 18 minutes per game.</li>
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2020 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in seven postseason contests for the Sun.</li>
<li>Averaged 3.1 points and 1.3 assists per game.</li>
<li>Tallied 14 points against Las Vegas on 9/20.</li>
</ul>
2019 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in seven postseason contests for the Sun.</li>
<li>Finished the postseason with 18 points, four rebounds and five assists.</li>
</ul>
OVERSEAS COMPETITION:
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<li>2022-2023: Maccabi Bnot Ashdod (Israel)</li>
<li>2021-2022: Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia)</li>
<li>2020-2021: Maccabi Ironoi Ramat Gan (Israel)</li>
<li>2019-2020: Lulea (Sweden)</li>
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COLLEGE CAREER:
<ul>
<li>Unanimous BIG EAST Player of the Year (2019)</li>
<li>Unanimous All-BIG EAST First-Team (2019)</li>
<li>All-American Honorable Mention Honoree (2019)</li>
<li>Nancy Liberman Award Candidate (2019)</li>
<li>All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention (2017)</li>
<li>Just the third player in Marquette history to be drafted into the WNBA (Abbie Willenborg, 2000 and Angel Robinson, 2011); her selection at 18th overall is the highest pick in program history and the highest pick in the BIG EAST since conference realignment.</li>
<li>Finished her career at Marquette as the program’s third all-time leading scorer, just 27 points shy of the program record.</li>
<li>First Marquette player to reach 300 made three-pointers and finished sixth on the team’s all-time assist chart.</li>
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NATISHA HIEDEMAN IN THE NEWS:
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<li><a href="https://winsidr.com/2023/09/same-stage-different-role-for-natisha-hiedeman/">Same Stage, Different Role for Natisha Hiedeman (September 18, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gopsusports.com/news/2023/8/30/womens-basketball-natisha-hiedeman-promoted-to-womens-basketball-assistant-coach.aspx">Natisha Hiedeman Promoted to Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach (August 30, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theday.com/sports/20230721/hiedeman-harris-give-the-sun-a-pair-of-capable-point-guards/">Hiedeman, Harris give the Sun a pair of capable point guards (July 21, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38042742">Natisha Hiedeman goes for 20 points in 3rd quarter for Sun (July 20, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theday.com/sports/20230626/aside-from-green-bay-connecticut-is-home-for-sun-point-guard-natisha-hiedeman/">Aside from Green Bay, Connecticut is home for Sun point guard Natisha Hiedeman (June 26, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.courant.com/2023/02/03/former-uconn-womens-standout-kia-nurse-signs-with-seattle-storm-natisha-hiedeman-re-signs-with-connecticut-sun/">Natisha Hiedeman re-signs with Connecticut Sun (February 3, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gopsusports.com/news/2022/10/10/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-names-natisha-hiedeman-as-director-of-player-development.aspx">Women’s Basketball Names Natisha Hiedeman as Director of Player Development (October 10, 2022)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nesn.com/2022/08/curt-miller-feels-natisha-hiedeman-deserves-wnba-most-improved-nod/">Curt Miller Feels Natisha Hiedeman Deserves WNBA Most Improved Nod (August 16, 2022)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://marquettewire.org/4056329/sports/former-big-east-player-of-the-year-finds-success-with-connecticut-sun/">Former BIG EAST Player of the Year finds success with Connecticut Sun (July 7, 2021)</a></li>
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