Alison Lacey

Alison Lacey
Personal information
Born	(1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	159 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High school	Ballard (Huxley, Iowa)
College	Iowa State (2006–2010)
WNBA draft	2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Position	Guard
Number	40
Career history
2010	Seattle Storm
Stats at WNBA.com

Alison Mavis Lacey (born 26 December 1987) was an Australian professional basketball player in the WNBA and subsequently a collegiate women's basketball coach in the US at Marshalltown Community College in Iowa.

Lacey played at Iowa State from 2006–2010, where she became the highest drafted player in school history. She became the only player from ISU, and only the seventh in Big 12 history, to record 1500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assist. She became the second player in school history to record a triple double. Also, she led the nation in assist-turnover ratio for most of the season, while finishing second at the end. She led Iowa State to four consecutive NCAA tournaments, which included an Elite 8 and a Sweet 16. She was on the All-Big 12 First team, and was an All-American honorable mention.

Iowa State statistics

Source^[1]

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
2006-07	Iowa State	35	271	44.4	40.5	82.0	3.9	1.8	0.8	0.3	7.7
2007-08	Iowa State	34	484	40.0	40.7	77.7	3.8	4.3	0.9	0.2	14.2
2008-09	Iowa State	35	392	34.9	32.4	84.6	4.7	3.7	1.1	0.3	11.2
2009-10	Iowa State	30	473	44.2	37.3	87.9	4.9	6.2	1.3	0.1	15.8
Career	Iowa State	134	1620	40.4	37.7	83.3	4.3	3.9	1.0	0.2	12.1

Professional

Lacey helped the Seattle Storm win their second championship in 2010.^[2] She just finished playing for the Canberra Capitals in the WNBL. She did not return to the WNBA the 2011 season.

Coaching

Lacey was hired as head coach of the Marshalltown Community College women's basketball team in February 2012 after former coach Larry Roberts was released from his coaching duties. The Tigers finished the year with an 11-17 record. Lacey led the team to an 11-20 record in 2012-13, her only full season as head coach. She resigned effective July 1, 2013, after her then-fiancé TJ Otzelberger accepted of a coaching position with the men’s basketball program at the University of Washington. Otzelberger is a current assistant of the Iowa State University men’s basketball team. The two were married on June 1 in Milwaukee, WI.

References

↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
↑ Voepel, Mechelle (16 September 2010). "Second title even sweeter for Storm". ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

Other references

"MCC's Lacey Resigns from Basketball Post".

External links

Seattle Storm 2010 WNBA Champions

2 Swin Cash 5 Abby Bishop 7 Jana Veselá 10 Sue Bird 15 Lauren Jackson (Finals MVP) 20 Camille Little 25 Svetlana Abrosimova 30 Tanisha Wright 34 Le'coe Willingham 40 Alison Lacey 43 Ashley Robinson Head Coach Brian Agler

2010 WNBA Draft

First round	Tina Charles Monica Wright Kelsey Griffin Epiphanny Prince Jayne Appel Jacinta Monroe Danielle McCray Andrea Riley Chanel Mokango Alison Lacey Jené Morris Bianca Thomas

Second round	Kalana Greene Jenna Smith Allison Hightower Ashley Houts Alysha Clark Shanavia Dowdell Amanda Thompson Angel Robinson Brigitte Ardossi Tanisha Smith Armelie Lumanu Tyra Grant

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