Napheesa Collier

American basketball player (born 1996)
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Summary

Napheesa Collier was born on September 23, 1996[1], in O'Fallon[2]. She has worked as a basketball player[3]. She ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,646 views/month, #5,880 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[5]
  • Native language: English[6]
  • Educated at: University of Connecticut[7], Incarnate Word Academy[8]
  • Award received: American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year[9], WNBA Rookie of the Year Award[10], WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award[11], Time 100[12]
  • Sex or gender: female[13]
  • Member of sports team: Minnesota Lynx[14], Lunar Owls BC[15]
  • League or competition: Women's National Basketball Association[16], Unrivaled[17]
  • Commons category: Napheesa Collier[18]
  • Position played on team / speciality: power forward[19]
  • Sport: basketball[20]
  • Family name: Collier[21]
  • Given name: Napheesa[22]
  • Participant in: 2019 FIBA Women's AmeriCup[23], 2020 Summer Olympics[24]
  • Country for sport: United States[25]
  • Start of work period: 2019[26]
  • Height: 73 inches[27]
  • Mass: 182 pounds[28]
  • Social media followers: 13,250[29], 11,168[30], 16,853[31], 17,690[32]

Why It Matters

Napheesa Collier has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Napheesa Collier born?

Napheesa Collier's place of birth was O'Fallon[2].

What did Napheesa Collier do for work?

Napheesa Collier worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Napheesa Collier go to school?

Napheesa Collier was educated at University of Connecticut[7] and Incarnate Word Academy[8].

What awards did Napheesa Collier receive?

Honors received include American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year[9], WNBA Rookie of the Year Award[10], and WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . heavy.com. Retrieved . heavy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . teamusa.org. Retrieved . teamusa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . teamusa.org. Retrieved . teamusa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wnba.com. wnba.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . time.com. Retrieved . time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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