Plenette Pierson
Pierson in 2019 | |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Big 12 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 31, 1981 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kingwood (Kingwood, Texas) |
| College | Texas Tech (1999–2003) |
| WNBA draft | 2003: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Phoenix Mercury |
| Playing career | 2003–2017 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 54, 23, 33, 22 |
| Coaching career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 2003–2005 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2005–2006 | Coconuda Maddaloni |
| 2006–2010 | Detroit / Tulsa Shock |
| 2006–2007 | Elitzur Ramla |
| 2007–2009 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2010–2014 | New York Liberty |
| 2010–2011 | Tarsus Belediyesi |
| 2011–2012 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| 2012–2014 | Good Angels Košice |
| 2014–2015 | Cheongju KB Stars |
| 2015–2016 | Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings |
| 2016–2017 | Cheongju KB Stars |
| 2017 | Minnesota Lynx |
| As a coach: | |
| 2019–2022 | Minnesota Lynx (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Plenette Michelle Pierson (born August 31, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In the 2007 season, Pierson won the first ever Sixth Woman of the Year Award given in the WNBA. Pierson is currently an assistant coach at Texas Tech.