She's averaged 6.3 points and 4.4 rebounds for … Vaughn picked up a knee injury during Monday's loss to Connecticut, and the team is now listing her as questionable for Wednesday's rematch. Vaughn had a slow start to the season, but she was quite productive once she entered the starting five in late August. Kia spent most of her WNBA career close to home on the New York Liberty and Washington Mystics, but she's also picked up significant hardware playing overseas.She is a 3x Czech National League champion, 2x Turkish League Champion and a EuroLeague champion. Vaughn has had inconsistent results on the scoreboard recently, but she tied her highest rebound total of the season in Saturday's win. WNBA NBA NBA G League NBA 2K League. Vaughn (knee) is considered questionable for Wednesday's game against the Sun, Jeff Metcalfe of AZCentral reports. Vaughn finished with 10 points (5-13 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and eight rebounds over 34 minutes in Thursday's loss to the Lynx. Grabbed 6 rebounds in win over San Antonio (9/1)…Managed a team-high 9 rebounds, recorded a steal and block in home win over Washington (8/25)…Finished with 4 points and 3 rebounds, all of which came on offensive end. January 22, 2021. The team currently sits atop the Turkish League standings at 18-0 and is 5-1 in EuroLeague play, placing them atop Group B of the EuroLeague standings. The Phoenix Mercury announced on Friday the re-signing of Kia Vaughn, a veteran center who has been a solid WNBA player for a long time, including … La Women's National Basketball Association 2011 è stata la quindicesima edizione della lega professionistica statunitense.. Vi partecipavano dodici franchigie, divise in due conference.Al termine della stagione regolare (34 gare), le prime quattro di ogni raggruppamento si giocavano in semifinali e finali il titolo della conference; le due vincenti giocavano la finale WNBA. Vaughn had two points (1-1 FG), one rebound, one steal and one block over 13 minutes in Thursday's win against the Sky. Kia: Phoenix is a great team. She attended high school at St. Michael's All Girls High School in New York, and later went on to star at Rutgers University. WNBA: Phoenix Mercury Sign Kia Vaughn in Free Agency. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on Kia Vaughn of the Phoenix Mercury Also tied season-high for assists and steals with 2 and 1 respectively (7/2)…Finished with a season-high 9 rebounds and 2 blocks. Latest Kia Vaughn #1 news, stats, photos & videos on MSN Sports Back home for 2017, where she enjoyed the best year of her career statistically speaking back in 2011, Vaughn was once again looked to fill a big role, eventually as the starting center. Vaughn (knee) will play in Friday's matchup with the Storm. By accessing any information beyond this page, you agree to abide by the NBA.com. Finished with 4 points, 4 rebounds, and a season-high 2 assists against Connecticut (6/23)… Missed 6 games in June while competing for the Czech Republic National Team in the 2017 EuroBasket Women Tournament in the Czech Republic …Posted a season-high 9 points and 5 rebounds in a win against the Mercury (5/23) …Scored 7 points and grabbed 5 rebounds against Minnesota (5/18) …Scored 4 of her 7 points in the first quarter against the Stars, also grabbed 3 rebounds (5/13). Scarica foto di attualità Premium ad elevata risoluzione da Getty Images WNBA CAREER. Also had 2 assists and 2 steals in road win over Indiana (8/23)…Posted 6 points and 7 rebounds for the 2nd-cosecutive game in a home win over Los Angeles (8/13)…Scored 6 points and was 2nd on the team with 7 rebounds in a road win over the Dream (8/11)… Shot 4-6 from the field to finish with 8 points at San Antonio. She's started the past eight games with averages of 10.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 27.8 minutes. Vaughn filled the stat sheet admirably in this one, and she has now scored 16 goals in back-to-back games for the first time this season. Vaughn was also questionable for Wednesday's game against the Sun but ended up playing, recording 12 points, seven boards, three assists, two blocks and one steal in 33 minutes. Facebook; Twitter; Instagram; Email Holds a passport for the Czech Republic and has competed with the Czech National Team…played for the Czech National Team during the 2017 EuroBasket Women’s Tournament, Spent the 2019-20 WNBA offseason playing for Elazif in Turkey…averaged a team-high 20.0 points per game to go along with 9.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 17 games, Played for Fenerbahce during the 2018-19 WNBA offseason…averaged 10.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 27 Turkish League games and 8.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 16 EuroLeague games, Spent the 2017-18 WNBA offseason with Fenerbahce where she averaged 10.9 points and 6.6 rebounds in 33 Turkish League games…averaged 10.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in 17 EuroLeague games, Played her final season with USK Praha in the Czech Republic during the 2016-17 WNBA offseason…averaged 10.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in 22 Czech League games and 10.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in 19 EuroLeague games, Spent WNBA offseason playing for USK Praha in the Czech League from 2012-2015…averaged over 10+ points per game in each of the seasons, including a 16.4 points per game mark during the 2012-13 season, Graduated Rutgers as the program leader in games played with 135, Recorded 68 games of scoring in double figures during her college career, while posting 40 games of 10+ rebounds, Finished career at Rutgers ranked second in both blocks (279) and rebounds (1,079) in program history, Finished as one of only four player in Rutgers history to record more than 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career, Joined Sue Wicks as the only players in program history to lead the team in rebounding in four straight seasons, Was named to the All-Big East Second Team as a junior and was an All-Met First Team member by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association, During the 2006-07 season, was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team, as well as the Greensboro Regional All-Tournament Team, All-Big East First Team, All-Big East Tournament Team and was named the All-Met Division I Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year, Named the Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the ESPN.com Preseason Freshman All-America Team, Oldest daughter of Aja Ellington and has seven brothers, Walked past Madison Square Garden everyday on her way to high school at St. Michael’s Academy in mid-town Manhattan, Pre-game ritual is to listen to her favorite singer, Beyoncé, Credits her exceptional foot skills to double-dutch jump roping, Began playing basketball in middle school by the influence of her mother, Was named the 2005 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year, Copyright 2021 NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Kia Vaughn - Traditional and Advanced Statistics, Ranks, Percentiles, Game Logs, and more from Her Hoop Stats, the #1 source for women's basketball insight Copyright 2021 NBA Media Ventures, LLC. She was one of only four players in school history at the time to record more than 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career and became the second Scarlet Knight to lead the team in rebounding in all four years on campus. Vaughn, 34, will be going into her 12th WNBA season, playing every year since 2009 except 2019. Kia Vaughn (born January 24, 1987) is an American born professional women's basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Originally the eighth overall pick of the 2009 WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty, Vaughn has seen stints with New York (2009-12, 2017-18), Washington (2013-16) and Phoenix (2020-21), and her teams have qualified for the playoffs in eight of those 11 years. 2009: Appeared in all 34 games…Averaged 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game shooting .493 from the field. {{ player.hanaInfo.HEIGHT | ftInchesToMeters }} m, {{ player.hanaInfo.WEIGHT | lbsToKg }} kg. {{ item.duration }} {{ item.date | toDateObj | date:longDate }} See More. FCS Playoff Resumes Entering The 2021 Spring Season. Kia Vaughn, New York, NY. Vaughn saw an increased role once again after Brittney Griner (personal) left the bubble, and she translated her increased minutes into strong production Sunday. Despite a knee injury, Vaughn will take the court. WNBA profile for Kia Vaughn with players stats, news, fantasy basketball analysis and game information. She attended high school at St. Michael's All Girls High School in New York, and later went on to star at Rutgers University. The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury has re-signed veteran free agent center Kia Vaughn, the team announced today. 11-year WNBA pro with career averages of 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 329 games, Selected with the eighth-overall pick by the New York Liberty in the 2009 WNBA Draft, Signed a free agent contract with the Mercury on February 24, 2020…traded to New York on  January 30, 2017 along with Bria Hartley in exchange for Carolyn Swords…traded to the Washington Mystics prior to the 2013 WNBA season from New York, Has reached the playoffs in eight of her 11 seasons in the league, including reaching the Eastern Conference Finals with New York in 2010, Averaged career highs in both scoring (10.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg) in 2011 with New York, starting in all 34 games on the season, Scored 2,000th career point on August 23, 2020 against the Washington Mystics, Scored her 1,500th career point on June 29, 2016 against the San Antonio Stars, Reached 1,000 career points on May 16, 2014 against the Minnesota Lynx, Scored a career-high 24 points on June 23, 2011 against the Tulsa Shock, Grabbed her 1,000th career rebound on June 1, 2016 against the Chicago Sky, Notched her 500th career rebound against the Tulsa Shock on September 20, 2012, Grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds on June 20, 2014 at Minnesota, One of 17 active players with at least 1,500 career points, 1,000 rebounds, 100 steals and 150 blocks entering the 2021 season, Hold career playoff averages of 6.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in 21 postseason games, Appeared in all 22 of the Mercury’s games in 2020, starting in the final 10 of them…one-of-three Phoenix players (Brianna Turner and Skylar Diggins-Smith) to play in all 22 games…Mercury went 7-3 in the games Vaughn started, Averaged 6.1 points (her highest since 2016 – 6.3 ppg) and 3.6 rebounds in 18.9 minutes per game, Averaged 10.8 points on 48.9 percent shooting to go along with 5.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists over the final nine games of the season…her five games of 10+ point all came in the final nine games, Scored a season-high 16 points in back-to-back games on August 23 against Washington and August 28 also against Washington, Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds on September 5 against New York…most rebounds she has had in a game since August 14, 2018 against Los Angeles (also eight), Matched her career high in assists (six) on August 28 against Washington…most assists she’s has in a game since also recording six on July 29, 2014 at New York while with Washington, Averaged a career-high 11.0 points in the postseason during the Mercury’s two playoff games…grabbed 6.0 rebounds in the two games, her highest postseason rebounding mark since averaging 8.5 in two playoff games with New York in 2012, Appeared in 29 games for New York in 2018, earning the start in 27 of them, Averaged 5.7 points and 4.0 rebounds on the season, while shooting 53.3 percent (73-of-137) from the field, nearly tying her career-best field goal percentage in a season mark set in 2017 (53.6 percent), Scored a season-high 16 points on June 28 at Washington to go along with six rebounds, Scored in double figures four times on the season, Recorded one double-double on the year with 12 points and a season-high 11 rebounds at Chicago on July 1. Vaughn had 16 points (7-9 FG, 2-2 FT), five rebounds and one assist over 28 minutes in Sunday's win against the Mystics. ANALYSIS The 10-year-veteran will presumably provide frontcourt depth behind both Brittney Griner and Jessica Breland. Share this page: Kia Vaughn beats the buzzer vs. the Sky. The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury has re-signed veteran free agent center Kia Vaughn, the team announced today. Share this page: Kia Vaughn goes for 20 points in loss to the Sky. The above line graph shows her Overall Rating weekly movement while below are her attributes and badges. This marks the second straight contest that Vaughn was originally deemed questionable for and subsequently played. Videos. February 26, 2020. 2016: Appeared in all 34 games, making 4 starts… Averaged 6.3 ppg, and 4.3 rpg… Ranked fourth on the team in rebounding… Scored a season-high 20 points against Chicago (7/1)… Grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds against Atlanta (6/18)… Swatted away a career-high 4 shots against the Dallas Wings (5/18)… Had 8 games scoring in double figures… Had a career-best .503 field goal percentage (97-193). However, she may be limited in some capacity Wednesday according to coach Sandy Brondello. Prior to her WNBA career, Vaughn was a standout at Rutgers under legendary head coach C. Vivian Stringer. Stars won 75-63. Although Vaughn has come off the bench in every game this season, her production has decreased over the past two games, as she's scored just two points over 17 minutes while committing three turnovers. Share this page: Five-on-Five with Kia Vaughn. Statistics, history, awards and achievements for WNBA player Kia Vaughn Kia Vaughn spent the 1st half of her WNBA career playing for her hometown Liberty before being traded to the Washington Mystics where she starred for four seasons. Those are her first two double-digit scoring performances of the campaign, so she's clearly trending in the right direction. Share this page: Close. Vaughn is currently playing overseas in Turkey for Fenerbahce, averaging 10.9 points and 5.3 rebounds in 14 Turkish League games, and 9.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in five Euro League games. Kia Vaughn of the New York Liberty helps host a WNBA FIT Clinic on August 15, 2017 at the Madison Square Garden Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York. Vaughn initially joined Phoenix after signing a … In six games since signing with Phoenix during the offseason, the 33-year-old is averaging 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds over 13.3 minutes per game. All rights reserved. 11-year WNBA pro with career averages of 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 329 games. New York Liberty Acquire Natasha Howard And S…. All rights reserved. Also scored 6 points against Washington (6/29)… Saw her first action since May 30th. The Mercury have, of course, Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and now they have Skylar Diggins-Smith. •. WNBA NBA NBA G League NBA 2K League. Vaughn averaged 9.7 points and 4.6 rebounds as a starter (2.9 points, 2.4 rebounds as a reserve), recording all five of her double-figure scoring games as a starter. Vaughn put up 12 points (6-14 FG), eight rebounds and two assists over 29 minutes in Saturday's win against the Liberty. {{ player.hanaInfo.TEAM_ABBREVIATION }} • She ended up playing 33 minutes in Wednesday's game against the Sun, so look for her to take on another healthy workload assuming she avoids any setbacks. Vaughn initially joined Phoenix after signing a one-year deal as an unrestricted free agent last February. Kia Vaughn is an American professional basketball player who plays at the Center position for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. 2011: Led the Liberty in total rebounds 227 making for a 6.7 season average…Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in four games…Tallied a team single game season high in rebounds with 12.0 boards on (LAL, 6/21) – the fifth most in franchise history…Set new career-highs in minutes (37), field goals (12), free throws made (5), defensive (8) and total rebounds (12), assists (4), steals (3), blocked shots (3), and points (24)…Made her second career playoff appearance averaging 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds. The New York native and former Washington Mystic scored a season-high 16 points in back-to-back games on August 23 and 28, both against Washington, and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds twice on the season. Grabbed 3 rebounds and matched her season-high with 2 assists (8/1)…Connected on 3 shots for 6 points and pulled down 6 rebounds against Indiana (7/28)…Scored 6 points and pulled down 7 rebounds against Washington (7/16)…Connected on 4-of-8 field goals to finish with 8 points. In her first season with the Mercury, she averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds over 18.9 minutes per game. Vaughn recorded 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-4 FT), six assists, four rebounds, two steals and one block in 32 minutes during Friday's win over Washington. Scarica foto di attualità Premium ad elevata risoluzione da Getty Images If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. 1,651 likes. April 30, 2020 WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO SIGN WITH THE PHOENIX MERCURY? 00:90 June 3, 2016 By accessing any information beyond this page, you agree to abide by the NBA.com. Vaughn appeared in all 22 games for Phoenix at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., starting the final 10 games of the season as Phoenix went 7-3 (.700) down the stretch. The Phoenix Mercury also announced on Feb. 5 the re-signing of Kia Vaughn, a veteran center who has been a solid WNBA player for a long time, including last … Vaughn played 18.9 minutes per game for the Mercury last season, averaging 6.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. 2013: Started in 15 out of 34 games played…averaging 20.0 minutes per game…grabbing 5.2 rebounds per game…led the team in rebounds in nine contests…scored 6.9 points per game…scored a season-high 21 points on August 20 vs. Chicago in her return to the Mystics starting lineup… posted three double-doubles, including two consecutive in the last two games of the regular season. She's taken on a starting role in each of the past seven games, averaging 11.0 points and 4.7 rebounds over 27.3 minutes during that time. 2010: Appeared in 30 games…Averaged 2.1 points, 1.4 rebounds per game and .348 field-goal percentage. WNBA - New York Liberty The latest stats, facts, news and notes on Kia Vaughn of the Phoenix Mercury Whether she's able to keep her production going remains to be seen since Sunday was the first time this season she'd recorded double-digit points. Vaughn (knee) is questionable for Friday's game against the Storm, Andrew Joe Potter of theScore.com reports. K Videos. Pulled down 4 rebounds and dished out 2 assists against Chicago (7/14)…Scored 7 points and had 4 rebounds against Phoenix (7/9)…Finished with a season-high 13 points and 11 rebounds to post her first double-double since July 29, 2014, and first double-digit rebounding effort since Aug. 5, 2015 in a win at Seattle (7/6)…Scored a season-high 10 points and had 8 rebounds against Atlanta. 2015: Missed the majority of the first half of the season due to concussion symptoms…started in one of 20 games played…averaged 17.8 minutes per game…averaged 5.7 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game…scored three 10+ point games, including a season high 15 points against San Antonio on 7/31…led team in rebounds in three games. Kia Vaughn of the Washington Mystics holds up the ball in front of Jayne Appel of the San Antonio Stars during a WNBA game at Verizon Center, in Washington DC. Vaughn owns career averages of 6.3 points and 4.4 rebounds in 329 career games (164 starts). In Monday's game, she played a full minutes load (31) and finished with nine points, seven rebounds and two assists. Kia Vaughn (Bronx, 24 gennaio 1987) è una cestista statunitense con cittadinanza ceca, professionista nella WNBA. Vaughn (knee) is available Wednesday against the Sun. An 11-year WNBA veteran, the 6-4 center averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 18.9 minutes per game, while shooting 48.8 percent from the field, in her first season with the Mercury. FCS PODCAST: WAC, ASUN Coming To The FCS. No portion of NBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form. 2017: Appeared in 28 games, making 22 starts at center… Averaged 5.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game… Ranked 3rd on the Liberty in rebounding… Grabbed 5 rebounds against Washington in the WNBA Playoffs (9/10)… Scored 11 points and collected 6 rebounds against Dallas (9/3)… Went 5-6 from the floor to collect 10 points. She graduated as the program’s all-time leader in games played (135), second all-time in blocked shots (279) and rebounds (1,079). WNBA NBA NBA G League NBA 2K League. About Kia Vaughn. Kia Vaughn (born January 24, 1987) is an American-Czech born professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). No portion of NBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form. Kia Vaughn on NBA 2K21 On NBA 2K21, Kia Vaughn has an Overall 2K Rating of 72 with a Build of an Interior Finisher. She'll likely continue to back up starter Brittney Griner at center. 2014: Started in 33 games out of 33 games played…fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 9.0 points per game…played 24.1 minutes per game…second on the team in rebounds averaging 6.3 per game, including a career high 13 boards in a loss to the Minnesota Lynx on June 20…led the team in rebounds in 10 contests…tied her career high in steals, collecting four in a loss to the Indiana Fever on June 6… scored her 1,000th career point in the Mystics loss to the Minnesota Lynx on May 16…posted three double-double’s this season…scored a season-high 22 points in the Mystics victory over the Indiana Fever on August 8…scored 10+ points in 12 games…grabbed 10+ rebounds in three games. 2012: Started in 17 out of 31 games for the Liberty…averaged 22.9 minutes per game…pulled down 5.0 rebounds per game…scored 6.4 points per game. Vaughn re-signed with the Mercury on Friday. Expected to provide Phoenix with quality depth off the bench, Vaughn has started 154 games in her career, including 49 over her last two seasons. Selected with the eighth-overall pick by the New York Liberty in the 2009 WNBA Draft. During the 2018 campaign, her last full WNBA season, Vaughn averaged 5.7 points and 4.0 rebounds in 18.3 minutes while starting 27-of-29 games for the Liberty.