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| Born | (1980-06-02) June 2, 1980 (age 44) Oregon City, Oregon |
| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oregon City High School |
| College | Stanford University |
| NBA draft | 2002: 2nd round, 29th pick overall |
| Selected by the Miami Sol | |
| Playing career | 2002–2005? |
| Position | Forward |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| None | |
Stats at Basketball Reference  | |
Lindsey Brooke Yamasaki (born June 2, 1980 in Oregon City, Oregon) is an American former professional women's basketball player.
She was born to Syd and Kriss Yamasaki. She has a sister named Britt, and a brother named Kobi. Lindsey attended Oregon City High School where she led the women's basketball team to four Oregon state championships and finished #1 in the USA Today national rankings for three years. Lindsey was one of the most sought-after recruits for college basketball when she graduated in 1998.
On full scholarship at Stanford University, Lindsey led the team to the Pac-10 regular season championship in her senior season, 2001-2002. Lindsey's Stanford women's basketball teams made the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball tournaments every year, but never won more than two games. Lindsey's 4-year statistics at Stanford were 13.9 points per game, 44.3% field goal percentage, 38.9% 3-point field goal percentage.
During the 2002 WNBA Draft, 6'1" Lindsey was the 13th pick in the 2nd round (29th overall) to the now-defunct Miami Sol, averaging 3.5 points per game in 15 games in 2002. In 2003, Lindsey played 24 games for the New York Liberty averaging 0.7 points. She also played in the NWBL for the San Jose Spiders and in Turkish Women's Basketbol League for Ceyhan Belediyespor and Botas Spor.
In 2008, she was named as the first head coach of the women's basketball team at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
References
- "Nichi Bei Times article". 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- "Stanford Women's Basketball Archives".
- "Yahoo! Sports: Lindsey Yamasaki". Retrieved 2007-11-30.