{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Laurin Mincy | image = | league = Athletes Unlimited | number = 1 | position = Guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 160 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1992|02|03}} | birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S. | high_school = [[University High School (New Jersey)|University]] (Newark, New Jersey) | college = [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland]] (2010–2015) | draft_league = WNBA | draft_year = 2015 | draft_round = 3 | draft_pick = 27 | draft_team = [[New York Liberty]] | career_start = 2015 | career_end = | years1 = 2015–2016 | team1 = [[Israeli Female Basketball Premier League|Electra Ramat Hasharon]] | years2 = 2016–2017 | team2 = [[Rishon LeZion|Hapoel Rishon LeZion]] | years3 = 2017–2018 | team3 = [[Townsville Fire]] | years4 = 2022-present | team4 = [[Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball]] | highlights = * [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2010 McDonald's All-American Girls Game|2010]]) }}
'''Laurin Mincy''' (born February 3, 1992) is an American professional [[women's basketball]] player.
==Career==
===High school=== In her first year at [[University High School (New Jersey)|University High]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], Micy became the first freshman ever named to New Jersey All-State team and in the same year led University High School to its first state title. She played in the [[McDonald's All-American Game]] in 2010 after her senior year being a two-time ''[[The Star-Ledger|New Jersey Star-Ledger]]'' Player of the Year (2008, '09) 2009 New Jersey [[Gatorade Player of the Year]]. She was also named a "Girl Athlete to Remember" by [[NJ.com]] as one of the best of the decade and was two-time first team All-Tri State, Three-time All-County, three-time All-Conference and the 2007 Essex County Player of the Year, along with two state championships.<ref name=Terps>{{cite web|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207324694|title=Laurin Mincy Biography - Maryland Terrapins Athletics - University of Maryland Terps Official Athletic Site|publisher=umterps.com}}</ref>
===College=== Mincy played college basketball at the [[University of Maryland]] in [[College Park, Maryland]] for the [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Terrapins]] in the [[Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament|Big Ten Conference]] of [[NCAA Division I]].<ref name=Terps/> In five years with Maryland, she averaged 9.6 Points Per Game.
===Israel=== After her college career, Mincy began her professional career with Electra Ramat Hasharon in Israel's [[Israeli Female Basketball Premier League|Ligat ha'Al]], for the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Israel/AS-Ramat-Hasharon-Electra/7653?Year=2015-2016|title=A.S. Ramat Hasharon Electra 2015-16|publisher=basketball.eurobasket.com}}</ref> There, she averaged 15.9 points and 3.3 assists per game. For the 2016–17 season, Mincy remained in Israel, signing with [[Rishon LeZion|Hapoel Rishon LeZion]]. However, Mincy left the team after just four games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australiabasket.com/Australia/news/505012/Laurin-Mincy-(ex-H.R.-Le-Zion)-signs-at-Townsville|title=Laurin Mincy (ex H.R. Le-Zion) signs at Townsville|publisher=australiabasket.com}}</ref>
===Australia=== Mincy signed with the [[Townsville Fire]] for the [[2017–18 WNBL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wnbl.basketball/blog/news/wnba-draftee-joins-fire/|title=WNBA DRAFTEE JOINS THE FIRE|publisher=wnbl.com.au|access-date=10 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804054652/http://wnbl.com.au/wnba-draftee-joins-fire/|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Mincy played alongside [[Claudia Brassard-Riebesehl|Claudia Brassard]], [[Suzy Batkovic]] and [[Cayla George]] and ended up winning the [[Women's National Basketball League|WNBL]] Championship in 2017
===Athletes Unlimited=== In 2021, Mincy signed to play for [[Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball]], which ran from January 26 through February 26, 2022 in [[Las Vegas]]. The league takes place over five weeks and there are no set rosters, instead captains pick their new teams each week. This model allows for players to have more options and also for fans to directly impact and interact with the games and teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auprosports.com/read/10-players-added-to-athletes-unlimited-basketball-set-to-tip-off-january-26-in-las-vegas/|title=10 Players Added To Athletes Unlimited Basketball, Set To Tip Off January 26 In Las Vegas|publisher=auprosports.com}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{WNBA player statistics legend}}
=== College === {{WNBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;" | [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland]] |31||1||16.4||38.2||27.4||73.1||2.3||0.8||0.5||0.4||1.4||4.9 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;" | [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland]] |36||35||'''32.3'''||43.6||'''40.0'''||80.9||'''4.5'''||2.1||'''0.9'''||0.4||1.9||13.1 |- | style="text-align:left;" | [[2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2012–13]] | style="text-align:left;" | [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland]] |5||5||25.4||'''44.4'''||38.5||85.7||4.4||'''3.8'''||0.6||'''1.2'''||2.4||8.6 |- | style="text-align:left;" | [[2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2013–14]] | style="text-align:left;" | [[2013–14 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team|Maryland]] |34||9||17.1||39.2||28.6||76.4||2.4||1.7||0.8||0.1||'''1.4'''||6.3 |- | style="text-align:left;" | [[2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2014–15]] | style="text-align:left;" | [[2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team|Maryland]] |'''37'''||'''37'''||30.3||44.3||38.5||'''86.1'''||4.0||3.4||0.8||0.2||2.4||'''13.5''' |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | '''Career''' |143||87||24.5||42.4||35.6||81.7||3.4||2.1||0.7||0.3||1.8||9.6 |- class="sortbottom" |style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from [[Sports-Reference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/Laurin-Mincy-1.html|title=Laurin Mincy College Stats|publisher=[[Sports-Reference]]|accessdate=July 7, 2024}}</ref> {{s-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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