2006
Selected 1st overall by Minnesota Lynx in WNBA Draft
Seimone Augustus
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Professional Basketball Player
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Four-time WNBA champion and one of Minnesota's greatest scorers.
Essentials
- Full name
- Seimone Augustus
- Years active
- 2006–2020
- Position
- Small forward
- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
- College
- LSU (2002–2006)
- Agent
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Essentials
- Full name
- Seimone Augustus
- Years active
- 2006–2020
- Position
- Small forward
- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
- College
- LSU (2002–2006)
- Agent
- {{agent name}}
seimone's story
Seimone Delicia Augustus (born April 30, 1984) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Louisiana State University women's basketball team.
She was drafted first overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2006 WNBA draft and played for the Lynx for most of her Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) career except for her final season in with the Los Angeles Sparks. An eight-time All-Star and the 2011 finals MVP, Augustus led the Lynx to four WNBA championships.
She also won three gold medals in the Olympics on the U.S. national team.
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Awards/Honors
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
2006WNBA Rookie of the Year
TEAM & COMPETITION
2012Olympic Gold Medal
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First overall pick arrives in Minnesota
Augustus entered the WNBA as the No. 1 pick and the face of a new Lynx era.
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