Naketia Marie "Ketia" Swanier (born August 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player born in Columbus, Georgia. She most recently played the guard position for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA.
College career
Swanier was the only freshman to open the season as UConn's starting point guard. She finished her career as the only player in UConn history to rank among the top 10 career leaders in games played, assists and steals. Swanier won the inaugural Big East Sixth Man of the Year Award as a senior coming off the bench behind Renee Montgomery.
Career statistics
| 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 best | ° | League leader |
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Connecticut | 25 | 6 | 9.2 | 27.7 | 23.3 | 80.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | Phoenix | 33 | 0 | 11.8 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 88.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 2010 | Phoenix | 32 | 0 | 10.1 | 39.1 | 38.7 | 52.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 2011 | Phoenix | 29 | 4 | 14.8 | 34.2 | 28.6 | 68.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | Phoenix | 34 | 2 | 11.4 | 31.7 | 16.7 | 73.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Career | 5 years, 2 teams | 153 | 12 | 11.5 | 34.8 | 28.3 | 71.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Phoenix | 9 | 0 | 10.1 | 29.6 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 2010 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 2011 | Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 9.4 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 2012 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 4 years, 2 teams | 18 | 0 | 8.5 | 33.3 | 29.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
College career statistics
Source[1]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Connecticut | 31 | 78 | 42.1 | 25.0 | 43.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.4 | - | 2.5 |
| 2005-06 | Connecticut | 37 | 139 | 47.4 | 26.5 | 62.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | - | 3.8 |
| 2006-07 | Connecticut | 36 | 189 | 48.1 | 27.3 | 82.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| 2007-08 | Connecticut | 38 | 268 | 43.9 | 37.5 | 72.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
| Career | Connecticut | 142 | 674 | 45.5 | 32.1 | 67.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
WNBA career
Swanier was selected 12th overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2008 WNBA draft. She played in 25 of 34 possible games, with 6 starts. She ranked 14th in the league in steals per 40 minutes (2.24). On June 1 Swanier was waived by the Connecticut Sun because of the 11-woman roster cuts.[2] The next day she was signed by the Phoenix Mercury.[3]
Overseas career
She is currently playing for KS JAS FBG Sosnowiec in Poland during the 2008–09 WNBA off-season.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Swanier not the only WNBA player who lost her job". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ Mercury sign Swanier day after she's cut[permanent dead link]
- ^ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster
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