Ketia Swanier #11 Guard

Background

2010 WNBA SEASON:
• Played in 32 games, her second consecutive season of 30+ games after playing 25 her rookie season
• Recorded career highs in points per game (3.0), assists per game (1.7), field goal percentage (.391) and three-point percentage (.387)
• Made a career-high 12 three-point field goals
• Matched a career-high with three made three pointers (3-for-3) on June 27 at Washington
• July 22 at Tulsa: 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and six assists (all career highs)

2009 WNBA SEASON:

Appeared in a career-high 33 games for the Mercury in 2009 (prev. 25, 2008)

On July 18 vs. DET, recorded a career-high 13 points on 4-of-5 (.800) shooting and grabbed a career-best five rebounds. Went a career-high 3-for-3 from long range in that game

Averaged career highs in scoring (2.8 ppg), rebounding (1.6 rpg) and assists (1.6 apg)

Dished a career-high six assists twice - in just 15 minutes on Aug. 8 vs. IND and in just nine minutes on Aug. 18 at CHI

Shot 88.9 percent (16-of-18) from the free throw line

Shot a career-high 37.5 percent from the field (prev. .277 in 2008)

After scoring just six points in her first eight games this season, she posted 46 points in her next eight games

Was claimed off waivers from Connecticut Sun on June 3, 2009

2008 WNBA SEASON:

Appeared in 25 games for the Connecticut Sun in 2008, making eight starts

Posted a career-high four assists against Washington on September 13, 2008

Scored a career-high seven points against the Mercury on June 29, 2008

Selected by the Sun in the first round (12th overall) of the 2008 WNBA Draft

COLLEGE CAREER:

Earned the inaugural BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year Award as a senior after leading the conference with a 2.10 assist to turnover ratio

Finished her career at UCONN as the only player in school history to rank among the top 10 career leaders in games played (142), assists (479) and steals (247)

2008 All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention

Over her final two seasons at UCONN, she averaged 4.2 assists per game

Scored in double figures 16 times during her four-year collegiate career

INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL TEAM:
• Spent 2010-11 offseason playing with Lotos Gdynia in Poland
• Selected as a Polish /League All-Star in 2010-11 season
• Spent 2009-10 season playing with Tarsus Beledyesi in Turkey