Natisha Hiedeman

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Natisha Hiedeman
File:Natisha Hiedeman (cropped).jpg
Hiedeman in 2019
Minnesota Lynx
Position Shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-02-10) February 10, 1997 (age 27)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight 135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High school Green Bay Southwest
(Green Bay, Wisconsin)
College Marquette (2015–2019)
WNBA draft 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career 2019–present
Career history
As player:
2019-2023 Connecticut Sun
2021–2022 Nadezhda Orenburg
2022–2023 Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2024–present Minnesota Lynx
As coach:
2023–present Penn State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

Natisha Hiedeman (born February 10, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and an assistant coach for Penn State. She was drafted with the eighteenth overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft, which is the highest of any Marquette basketball player in school history and the highest draft pick for the Big East Conference since conference re-alignment.[1]

Early life

Shortly after her birth, Hiedeman had to wear a full-body harness due to a hyperextension in her left leg. Her mother had her at 19. As a child, Hiedeman also played baseball and was the only girl on her team.[2]

Hiedeman attended Green Bay Southwest High School, where she had the nickname "T-Spoon" after former WNBA star Teresa Weatherspoon. She holds school records in triple jump, high jump, long jump, and 100 meter hurdles.[3]

College career

Hiedeman was recruited to Marquette after being the leading scorer in the Green Bay Metro area in high school while attending Green Bay Southwest High School. Hiedeman's brother is bnei herzliya basket player Sandy Cohen, who also played at Marquette.[4] In her first year at Marquette, she was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team. In the 2017–18 season, she was named to the Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List.[5] Hiedeman finished her career as Marquette's third all-time leading scorer, just 27 points shy of the program record. Additionally, she was the first Marquette player to reach 300 made three-pointers and finished sixth on Marquette's all-time assist chart.[6]

Marquette statistics

Source[7]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Marquette 30 411 39.3% 33.7% 69.1% 4.2 2.9 2.2 0.1 13.7
2016–17 Marquette 32 444 41.4% 36.6% 74.1% 5.1 3.5 1.5 0.5 13.9
2017–18 Marquette 33 441 39.8% 33.3% 67.3% 3.6 3.0 1.9 0.5 13.4
2018–19 Marquette 35 617 43.8% 39.1% 70.3% 6.1 4.5 2.0 0.5 17.6
Career 130 1913 41.3% 35.8% 70.2% 4.8 3.5 1.9 0.4 14.7
File:Natisha Hiedeman-20190809.jpg
Lynx assistant coach Shelley Patterson watching Hiedeman in 2019

WNBA career

Hiedeman was drafted 18th overall in the 2019 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. During the draft, her rights were traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Lexie Brown.[8] She was eventually waived by the Sun.[9] On June 19, 2019, the Atlanta Dream signed Hiedeman as a EuroBasket replacement for Alex Bentley.[10] Hiedeman did not make an appearance for the Dream before Bentley returned to the team. Upon Bentley's return, Hiedeman was waived.

Hiedeman was resigned by the Sun after her exit from Atlanta.[11] She appeared in her first WNBA game with the Sun. On July 10, she scored her first WNBA points.[12]

In 2020, Hiedeman was signed by the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League champions Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan.[13]

On January 31, 2024, Hiedeman was traded to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tiffany Mitchell and the 19th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft.

Coaching career

In October 2022, Hiedeman joined her former collegiate coach Carolyn Kieger at Penn State as the Director of Player Development.[14] Hiedeman was promoted to assistant coach for Penn State in August of 2023.[15]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career high League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019 Connecticut 20 0 10.3 .414 .464 .500 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.7 3.7
2020 Connecticut 22 4 18.5 .354 .359 .700 1.9 1.9 0.4 0.0 1.1 6.1
2021 Connecticut 32 5 20.1 .400 .398 .700 1.9 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.9 7.6
2022 Connecticut 36 31 25.0 .431 .411 .800 1.8 3.3 1.2 0.1 1.3 9.1
2023 Connecticut 40 40 26.7 .392 .366 .739 2.1 2.7 0.9 0.1 1.4 8.5
Career 5 years, 1 team 150 80 21.5 .401 .392 .700 1.9 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.1 7.4

Postseason

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019 Connecticut 7 0 5.0 .600 .667 1.000 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
2020 Connecticut 7 0 7.7 .538 .625 .833 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 3.4
2021 Connecticut 4 0 18.0 .500 .600 .714 0.8 3.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 9.0
2022 Connecticut 12 12 26.2 .419 .444 .769 2.1 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 8.2
2023 Connecticut 7 7 22.0 .310 .316 .750 1.9 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 5.4
Career 4 years, 1 team 37 19 17.0 .422 .476 .778 1.4 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 5.8

Personal life

In September 2021, Hiedeman announced her engagement to Connecticut Sun teammate Jasmine Thomas.[16]

References

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External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Marquette Golden Eagles bio
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