LaSondra Barrett
American basketball player
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LaSondra Renee Barrett[1] (born March 16, 1990)[2] is an American former basketball forward who played one season for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association, as well as for overseas teams in Australia and Israel. She went to William B. Murrah High School and played collegiately for LSU.[2] She is the cousin of former NFL quarterback Jason Campbell.
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| Born | March 16, 1990 Flowood, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Murrah (Jackson, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||||
| College | LSU (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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LSU statistics
Source[3]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | LSU | 30 | 342 | 41.7% | 0.0% | 72.3% | 5.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 11.4 |
| 2009-10 | LSU | 31 | 397 | 39.9% | 31.3% | 84.4% | 6.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 12.8 |
| 2010-11 | LSU | 31 | 379 | 37.6% | 30.3% | 67.4% | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 12.2 |
| 2011-12 | LSU | 34 | 435 | 40.8% | 38.7% | 75.0% | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| Career | 126 | 1553 | 39.9% | 33.8% | 75.3% | 6.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
USA Basketball
Barrett was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2009 U19 World's Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand in July and August 2009.[4] Although the USA team lost the opening game to Spain, they went on to win their next seven games to earn a rematch against Spain in the finals, and won the game 81–71 to earn the gold medal. Barrett scored 6.0 points per game.[5]
WNBA
She was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA draft (10th overall) by the Washington Mystics,[6] and played for the team for one year.
Coaching career
Barrett was hired as an assistant coach for the University of Iowa women's basketball team in April 2025. This followed a three year stint as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech. Prior to Georgia Tech, Barrett was on the coaching staff at Houston, Louisiana Tech and Florida International. [7]
