Monica Maxwell

Monica Lynn Maxwell (born December 21, 1976) is a former women's basketball player and coach.

Monica Maxwell

Personal information
Born	(1976-12-21) December 21, 1976 (age 47) Hammond, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	162 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Central (East Chicago, Indiana)
College	Louisiana Tech (1995–1999)
WNBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2002
Position	Small forward
Career history
1999	Washington Mystics
2000–2002	Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
Sun Belt Tournament MVP (1999) 2× First Team All-Sun Belt (1997, 1998) Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (1996)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing  United States Jones Cup 1997 Jones Cup Taipei, Taiwan Team Competition

Playing career

Maxwell played her high school basketball at East Chicago Central High School, leading the Lady Cardinals to a 22–1 record during her senior season in 1995 and was a finalist for the Naismith Award recognizing the top prep player in the nation. She played for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team from 1995 to 1999. Maxwell ended her career at LA Tech ranked fourth on the school's all-time career three-point field goals list and third in three-point field goals attempted. She played in two NCAA Final Fours with the Lady Techsters. Maxwell graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 1999 with a degree in computer information systems. Maxwell played her rookie season in the WNBA with the Washington Mystics. She played her final three seasons with the Indiana Fever. In 2000, Maxwell led the Eastern Conference with 62 three-pointers made. She also set a then-franchise record with 29 points against the Los Angeles Sparks on June 22, 2000. In the off-season, Maxwell played for the WNBL's Springfield Spirit.

Career statistics

Legend

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

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1999	Washington	20	0	7.1	22.0	21.2	55.6	1.1	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.7
2000	Indiana	32	32	32.2	38.6	39.7	86.2	5.0	2.0	1.5	0.5	2.0	10.4
2001	Indiana	15	3	15.9	30.2	22.6	66.7	2.5	0.9	0.3	0.3	1.5	3.1
2002	Indiana	18	0	9.4	29.8	29.4	100.0	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.3	1.9
Career	4 years, 2 teams	85	35	18.6	34.7	34.2	80.2	3.0	1.1	0.8	0.3	1.2	5.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2002	Indiana	2	0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	2	0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1995–96	Louisiana Tech	33	-	-	40.5	0.0	65.8	5.8	1.2	0.9	0.6	-	7.9
1996–97	Louisiana Tech	35	-	-	41.8	25.9	75.0	6.8	2.8	1.8	0.7	-	11.7
1997–98	Louisiana Tech	35	-	-	42.7	39.2	78.5	6.4	2.4	1.3	0.7	-	11.9
1998–99	Louisiana Tech	33	-	-	40.6	39.2	69.0	6.2	1.9	1.5	0.5	-	9.8
Career		136	-	-	41.5	36.1	72.7	6.3	2.1	1.4	0.6	-	10.4
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[1]

USA Basketball

Maxwell competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1997 Jones Cup Team that won the silver medal in Taipei. Several of the games were close, with the USA team winning four games by six points or fewer, including an overtime game in the semifinal match against Japan. The gold medal game against South Korea was also close, but the USA fell 76–71 to claim the silver medal for the event. Maxwell averaged 5.3 points per game.^[2]

Coaching career

Maxwell served as an assistant coach at Pike High School in Indianapolis, Indiana from 2002 to 2005. She went on to serve as a women's basketball assistant coach at Tulane University from 2005 to 2006.

References

1. "Monica Maxwell College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
2. "1997 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

• "Player Bio: Monica Maxwell - Tulane Official Athletic Site". Retrieved 9 January 2011.