Marlies Askamp

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Marlies Askamp.

Marlies Askamp (born August 7, 1970 in Dorsten, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German professional basketball player. She was one of the original players to play in the U.S. Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Vital statistics

• Position: Center
• Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
• College: Unknown
• Team(s): Phoenix Mercury, Miami Sol, Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA)

Personal

Played basketball and competed in track until at age 16. Speaks German, English and French.

Career highlights

• Played in the 1999 FIBA Women's Championship with the German National Team
• All-time leader in offensive and total rebounds for the now-defunct Miami Sol

Career statistics

WNBA Career Totals

Year	Team	G	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PTM	3PTA	REB	AST	STL	TO	BLK	PTS
1997	PHX	28	1	517	70	178	71	93	0	1	146	23	21	46	9	211
1998	PHX	26	0	319	49	104	41	62	0	0	85	12	12	22	7	139
1999	PHX	30	30	781	95	197	93	114	0	2	215	25	22	37	18	283
2000	MIA	32	32	869	85	209	80	117	1	2	231	29	17	49	21	251
2001	MIA	30	11	431	28	58	18	32	0	0	87	15	12	19	11	74
2002	MIA	6	1	72	4	10	3	11	0	0	11	3	1	1	1	11
2002	LA	20	4	215	26	55	9	14	0	1	49	4	11	11	4	61
Totals		172	79	3,204	357	811	315	443	1	6	824	111	96	185	71	1,030

WNBA Career Averages

Year	Team	MIN	FG%	FT%	3PT%	REB	AST	STL	TO	BLK	PTS
1997	PHX	18.5	.393	.763	.000	5.2	0.8	0.8	1.6	0.3	7.5
1998	PHX	12.3	.471	.661	.000	3.3	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.3	5.3
1999	PHX	26.0	.482	.816	.000	7.2	0.8	0.7	1.2	0.6	9.4
2000	MIA	27.2	.407	.684	.500	7.2	0.9	0.5	1.5	0.7	7.8
2001	MIA	14.4	.483	.563	.000	2.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.4	2.5
2002	MIA	12.0	.400	.273	.000	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.8
2002	LA	10.8	.473	.643	.000	2.5	0.2	0.6	0.6	0.2	3.1
Totals		18.6	.440	.711	.167	4.8	0.6	0.6	1.1	0.4	6.0

External links

• http://www.wnba.com/player/marlies-askamp/ WNBA.com: Marlies Askamp Bio]