Monique Currie

Monique Currie
Personal information
Born	February 25, 1983 (age 41); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school	Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland)
College	Duke (2001–2006)
WNBA draft	2006: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
	Selected by the Charlotte Sting
Playing career	2006–2018
Position	Small forward
Number	25
Career history
2006	Charlotte Sting
2006–2007	Elitzur Ramla
2007	Chicago Sky
2007–2014	Washington Mystics
2010–2011	Galatasaray Medical Park
2011–2012	Homend Antakya
2012	CSM Târgovişte
2013	Perfumerias Avenida
2015	Phoenix Mercury
2016	San Antonio Stars
2017	Phoenix Mercury
2018	Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA All-Rookie Team (2006); Second-team All-American – AP (2006); 2x Kodak All-American (2005, 2006); 2x All-American – United States Basketball Writers Association (2005, 2006); First-team All-American – AP (2005); 2x First-team All-ACC (2005, 2006); ACC Player of the Year (2005); ACC Tournament MVP (2002); ACC All-Freshman Team (2002);
	Stats at WNBA.com
Women's Basketball
Representing USA
U18 and U19
World University Games

Monique Currie (born February 25, 1983) is an American former basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She retired on February 26, 2019, and will now work for Nike.

Currie was traded from the Chicago Sky during the 2007 season in exchange for Chasity Melvin. The Sky had selected her with the first pick of the 2007 WNBA Dispersal Draft from the roster of the defunct Charlotte Sting. Currie signed with the Phoenix Mercury on February 5, 2015.^[1] On February 1, 2018, Currie signed to return to the Washington Mystics, where she had previously spent 8 years of her WNBA career.^[2]

Born in Washington, D.C., Currie went to high school at the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, where she was a Gatorade All-American. Currie attended Duke University, where she became an All-American. Throughout her college career, she scored over 1,500 points. She was the third overall pick in the 2006 WNBA draft.

Career statistics

WNBA career statistics

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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2006	Charlotte	34	33	25.0	33.2	29.1	81.0	3.9	2.6	1.0	0.1	1.8	10.0
2007	Chicago	2	2	30.5	29.6	18.2	73.3	6.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	14.5
2007	Washington	31	22	24.9	45.8	40.0	79.1	3.9	1.7	0.7	0.2	1.5	10.5
2008	Washington	34	34	28.6	40.1	37.5	82.6	4.1	2.5	0.9	0.4	2.6	11.9
2009	Washington	34	34	21.4	35.9	38.5	80.3	4.3	1.8	0.9	0.4	1.7	8.2
2010	Washington	34	34	26.2	43.6	44.6	87.7	4.8	1.6	1.4	0.4	2.6	14.1
2011	Washington	4	1	19.3	42.9	12.5	100.0	4.3	1.0	1.8	0.0	2.5	11.8
2012	Washington	34	28	24.1	40.4	27.5	77.4	3.6	1.7	1.0	0.2	1.7	12.0
2013	Washington	34	34	25.9	40.1	34.4	81.4	5.0	1.5	1.1	0.2	1.8	10.5
2014	Washington	34	28	23.6	39.3	22.9	79.3	4.6	1.5	1.1	0.1	1.4	9.9
2015	Phoenix	34	34	21.3	41.1	36.4	86.4	3.2	1.5	0.9	0.4	1.3	8.4
2016	San Antonio	34	34	25.5	38.6	32.1	91.8	4.4	2.1	0.8	0.4	1.8	10.7
2017	San Antonio	14	3	23.1	43.4	35.9	82.5	4.8	2.1	0.6	0.4	2.4	11.8
2017	Phoenix	22	7	20.9	42.4	42.4	82.4	3.0	2.2	0.8	0.3	1.0	10.2
2018	Washington	32	9	15.9	39.5	29.3	83.1	3.0	0.8	0.4	0.2	1.2	6.6
Career	13 years, 5 teams	411	337	23.7	40.1	33.8	82.3	4.1	1.8	0.9	0.3	1.8	10.3

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2009	Washington	2	2	18.5	13.3	0.0	85.7	7.5	0.5	2.0	0.5	1.5	5.0
2010	Washington	2	2	28.0	16.7	20.0	76.5	9.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	10.0
2013	Washington	3	3	25.7	33.3	40.0	72.2	1.7	2.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	11.7
2014	Washington	2	2	22.0	42.9	0.0	60.0	5.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	7.5
2015	Phoenix	4	4	24.0	38.1	25.0	63.6	3.0	2.5	0.8	0.8	1.0	10.3
2017	Phoenix	5	0	16.0	32.0	45.5	100.0	3.2	2.2	0.6	0.4	1.2	4.6
2018	Washington	5	0	5.8	12.5	0.0	50.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.8
Career	7 years, 2 teams	23	13	18.2	30.2	28.6	71.9	3.5	1.5	0.6	0.3	1.0	6.4

Source^[3]

Legend
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
2001-02	Duke	35	502	49.4	23.5	77.1	6.0	2.6	1.4	0.7	14.3
2002-03	Duke	redshirt
2003-04	Duke	34	417	47.5	23.8	75.5	6.1	3.0	1.6	0.8	12.3
2004-05	Duke	36	630	44.6	31.7	78.1	7.1	3.4	2.1	0.4	17.5
2005-06	Duke	35	573	47.5	42.0	81.9	5.8	2.8	1.4	0.3	16.4
Totals		140	2,122

USA Basketball

Currie was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2001 U19 World's Championship, held in Brno, Czech Republic in July 2001. Currie scored 3.2 points per game, and helped the USA team to a 6–1 record and the bronze medal.^[4]

Currie also played on the team representing the US at the 2005 World University Games held in Izmir, Turkey. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Currie scored 8.9 points per game.^[5]