Paige Maurine Sauer (born December 8, 1977) is a former professional basketball player.

Personal information
Born (1977-12-08) December 8, 1977 (age 46)
Reno, Nevada
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarl Albert (Midwest City, Oklahoma)
CollegeUConn (1996–2000)
WNBA draft2000: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
PositionCenter
Career history
2000Los Angeles Sparks
2001–2002Cleveland Rockers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference

High school

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Sauer attended Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was class president and helped the school's team win a state championship.

College

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While playing at University of Connecticut, Sauer was a member of four Big East Tournament Championship teams and four Big East regular season titles. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

International basketball

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Sauer played basketball in Spain, France, Hungary, and South Korea. She spent three years playing internationally.[1]

Career statistics

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WNBA career statistics

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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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2005 Connecticut 15 0 5.7 36.8 30.8 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.2
2006 Connecticut 24 0 11.9 37.9 35.0 100.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.6
2007 Connecticut 33 0 12.7 36.6 45.1 75.0 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.5 3.4
2008 Connecticut 33 3 15.1 42.3 41.0 90.0 1.2 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.7 4.2
Career 4 years, 1 team 105 3 12.3 39.1 40.6 87.0 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.6 3.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2005 Connecticut 6 0 11.8 22.2 16.7 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.8
2006 Connecticut 5 0 5.8 33.3 20.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
2007 Connecticut 3 0 15.7 28.6 33.3 66.7 0.7 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.7
2008 Connecticut 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 4 years, 1 team 15 0 9.9 27.3 23.5 66.7 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.2

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1996–97 Connecticut 34 - - 52.3 14.3 66.7 4.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 - 6.1
1997–98 Connecticut 36 - - 49.2 41.4 73.0 6.0 1.1 0.4 1.5 - 11.9
1998–99 Connecticut 30 - - 54.3 9.1 52.0 3.5 0.6 1.1 0.4 - 6.0
1999–00 Connecticut 34 - - 53.0 50.0 63.3 3.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 - 3.9
Career 134 - - 51.4 33.9 66.8 4.2 0.7 0.5 0.7 - 7.1
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Former UConn, WNBA Standout As Assistant :: Paige Sauer joins Jaime White's staff after spending three years as an assistant at Fairfield". www.cstv.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. ^ "Paige Sauer College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
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