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Full name: Napheesa Collier
Years active: 2019–present
Position: Power forward
Jersey number: —
Nationality: American
Hometown: Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
College: UConn (2015–2019)
Agent: —

Professional Basketball Player

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Essentials

Full name: Napheesa Collier
Years active: 2019–present
Position: Power forward
Jersey number: —
Nationality: American
Hometown: Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
College: UConn (2015–2019)
Agent: —

napheesa's story

Napheesa Collier ( nə-FEE-sə KOL-yər; born September 23, 1996), nicknamed "Phee", is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Lunar Owls of Unrivaled. Collier is also a founder of the Unrivaled basketball league along with Breanna Stewart.

After playing college basketball for the University of Connecticut Huskies, Collier was drafted by the Lynx with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft. She has won two Olympic gold medals playing on the United States women's national basketball team in the Tokyo 2020 and the Paris 2024 games.

She is also a vice president on the Women's National Basketball Players Association executive committee.