Avery Rochelle Warley-Talbert[1] (born May 17, 1987), is an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for Liberty University, Warley-Talbert was signed by the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA as an undrafted free agent in 2012. She has also played for the Chicago Sky, New York Liberty, Atlanta Dream, and San Antonio Stars. She is currently a free agent after being waived by the Las Vegas Aces on August 8, 2020.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1987 Washington D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | H. D. Woodson (Washington D.C.) |
| College | Liberty (2008–2012) |
| WNBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 2012 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2013 | New York Liberty |
| 2013 | Chicago Sky |
| 2014–2015 | New York Liberty |
| 2016 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2016 | San Antonio Stars |
| 2019 | New York Liberty |
| 2020 | Las Vegas Aces |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Career statistics
edit| 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
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Phoenix | 28 | 3 | 17.8 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 58.8 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| 2013 | New York | 8 | 5 | 12.8 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Chicago | 14 | 0 | 8.1 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | |
| 2014 | New York | 28 | 23 | 15.8 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | New York | 26 | 0 | 6.9 | 35.1 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Did not play (did not appear in WNBA) | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Did not play (did not appear in WNBA) | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | New York | 3 | 0 | 11.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Las Vegas | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Career | 7 years, 5 teams | 113 | 31 | 12.5 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 70.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | New York | 4 | 1 | 5.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 6 | 1 | 4.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
College
editSource[3]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Liberty | 33 | 266 | 62.6 | - | 51.9 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 2009-10 | Liberty | 33 | 364 | 60.3 | - | 56.4 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| 2010-11 | Liberty | 33 | 397 | 62.0 | - | 63.0 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 2011-12 | Liberty | 33 | 426 | 57.4 | - | 68.3 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 12.9 |
| Career | Liberty | 132 | 1453 | 60.3 | 0.0 | 61.4 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
USA Basketball
editBorn in Washington D.C., Warley was selected to represent the US at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. The USA team lost their first two games in close contests, losing to Argentina 58–55 and Puerto Rico 75–70. The team rebounded to win their games against Mexico and Jamaica, but the 2–2 overall record left them in seventh place. Warley averaged 2.5 points per game.[4][1]
References
edit- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
- ^ a b "Basketball: Women's Placings 7-8 Match 13". Guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014.
- ^ "Aces Waive Avery Warley-Talbert, Sign Megan Huff".
- ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Sixteenth Pan American Games -- 2011". USA Basketball. February 10, 2012. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.