Theresa Plaisance
American basketball player (born 1992)
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Theresa Monique Plaisance (born May 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player and comedian who last played for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
BornMay 18, 1992
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
High schoolVandebilt Catholic
(Houma, Louisiana)
(Houma, Louisiana)
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| Born | May 18, 1992 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Vandebilt Catholic (Houma, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | LSU (2010–2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2014: 3rd round, 27th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Tulsa Shock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Botaş Spor Adana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Shaanxi Red Wolves | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Las Vegas Aces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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LSU statistics
| 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 |
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| 2010–11 | LSU | 21 | 44 | 48.6% | 35.3% | 28.6% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | 2.1 |
| 2011–12 | LSU | 34 | 152 | 42.3% | 30.2% | 62.2% | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 2012–13 | LSU | 34 | 577 | 43.7% | 32.4% | 72.8% | 8.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 17.0 |
| 2013–14 | LSU | 34 | 520 | 42.4% | 34.8% | 73.6% | 7.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 15.3 |
| Career | 123 | 1293 | 43.2% | 33.0% | 71.4% | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 10.5 |
Source[1]
WNBA career statistics
| 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 |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Plaisance won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2014 | Tulsa | 19 | 0 | 4.7 | .150 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 2015 | Tulsa | 25 | 1 | 8.2 | .281 | .320 | .700 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | Dallas | 27 | 1 | 11.9 | .398 | .333 | .636 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 2017 | Dallas | 34 | 25 | 20.3 | .380 | .344 | .862 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | Dallas | 7 | 0 | 11.6 | .389 | .474 | .000 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | Dallas | 22 | 12 | 17.2 | .374 | .343 | .773 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 2019 | Connecticut | 9 | 0 | 7.1 | .348 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | Connecticut | 13 | 0 | 6.9 | .379 | .294 | .833 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | Washington | 31 | 11 | 18.0 | .351 | .302 | .815 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| 2022† | Las Vegas | 31 | 2 | 12.9 | .371 | .348 | .700 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Career | 9 years, 4 teams | 218 | 52 | 13.2 | .363 | .337 | .784 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2015 | Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 24.0 | .429 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | Connecticut | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .333 | .200 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | Connecticut | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022† | Las Vegas | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .400 | .333 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Career | 5 years, 3 teams | 13 | 1 | 5.3 | .318 | .154 | 1.000 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
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Personal life
Plaisance has a dog.[2] Her mother is the former head coach of women's basketball at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.[3]
Alongside her former teammate Sydney Colson, Plaisance produced and starred in The Syd + TP show, an unscripted comedy co-produced by Ryan Reynolds in partnership with Fubo.[4] In July 2025, Colson and Plaisance launched a podcast, "Unsupervised," with wide-ranging thoughts on basketball and popular culture.[5]
