Le'coe Willingham
American basketball player (born 1981)
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Le'coe Willingham (born February 10, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. Attending Hephzibah High School, she won the 1998 AAAA Georgia State Women's state high jump title.[1] She last played the forward position for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1981 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hephzibah (Hephzibah, Georgia) |
| College | Auburn (1999–2004) |
| WNBA draft | 2004: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Position | Assistant coach |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2004–2007 | Connecticut Sun |
| 2008–2009 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2010–2011 | Seattle Storm |
| 2010–2012 | Elitzur Ramla |
| 2012 | Chicago Sky |
| 2013 | Atlanta Dream |
Coaching | |
| 2021–2022 | Dallas Wings (assistant) |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
College career
Among Auburn's top ten career leaders in starts, points, field goals made, field goal percentage, free throws made, free throws attempted, rebounds. Willingham is Auburn's seventh all-time scorer and sixth all-time rebounder.
Career statistics
WNBA
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Connecticut | 23 | 0 | 7.6 | 63.2 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 2005 | Connecticut | 18 | 0 | 5.1 | 41.2 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | Connecticut | 29 | 0 | 7.2 | 47.2 | 60.0 | 53.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 2007 | Connecticut | 28 | 5 | 11.4 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| 2008 | Phoenix | 34 | 27 | 24.5 | 57.0 | 18.5 | 74.1 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | Phoenix | 34 | 34 | 21.0 | 53.3 | 12.5 | 84.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 2010 | Seattle | 33 | 2 | 15.6 | 53.8 | 45.2 | 66.7 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 2011 | Seattle | 34 | 8 | 19.1 | 47.3 | 27.5 | 64.2 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| 2012 | Chicago | 33 | 1 | 18.5 | 31.3 | 27.4 | 60.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| 2013 | Atlanta | 34 | 28 | 22.2 | 42.4 | 30.4 | 71.4 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| Career | 10 years, 5 teams | 300 | 105 | 16.2 | 49.0 | 29.6 | 71.3 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 5.2 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Connecticut | 8 | 0 | 7.5 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | Connecticut | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | Connecticut | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 2007 | Connecticut | 3 | 0 | 13.7 | 75.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 2009 | Phoenix | 11 | 11 | 23.1 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| 2010 | Seattle | 7 | 0 | 13.3 | 50.0 | 28.6 | 71.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | Seattle | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 2013 | Atlanta | 4 | 2 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Career | 8 years, 4 teams | 42 | 13 | 13.8 | 46.2 | 23.5 | 78.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
College
Source[2]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Auburn | 27 | 305 | 49.6 | 0 | 73.1 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| 2001–02 | Auburn | 29 | 348 | 49.3 | 50 | 62.7 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 12 |
| 2002–03 | Auburn | 33 | 316 | 48.3 | 31.7 | 71 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 9.6 |
| 2003–04 | Auburn | 31 | 506 | 60.8 | 33.3 | 76.5 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 16.3 |
| Career | Auburn | 120 | 1475 | 52.6 | 31.3 | 71 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12.3 |
WNBA career
Willingham began her career with the Connecticut Sun. She was not drafted, but instead signed as a free agent by the Sun. During the 2008 offseason, the Phoenix Mercury signed her as a free agent. In the 2010 offseason, she signed a free agent deal with the Seattle Storm. Willingham helped the Seattle Storm win their second championship in 2010.[3]
