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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 12, 1975 Wooster, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wooster ( Wooster, Ohio) |
| College | Ohio State (1993–1997) |
| WNBA draft | 1997: undrafted |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1997 | Cleveland Rockers |
| As coach: | |
| 1999–01 | Toledo (grad assistant) |
| 2001–08 | Orrville High School (head coach) |
| 2008–13 | Heidelberg University (head coach) |
| 2013–present | IPFW (assistant coach) |
Marcie Alberts (born April 12, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. Alberts participated in the inaugural season of the WNBA.
College career
Alberts played for Ohio State University during her college athletic career from 1993 to 1997. [1] Her overall team's record through her college years was 64 - 56. She had 91.3% of her free-throw attempts in 1996–97, the highest recorded free-throw percentage for an Ohio State senior. [2] She made 203 during her OSU years which was the 2nd-highest 3-pointers made in a Buckeye's career at the time. [3]
Alberts graduated from OSU in 1997 with a Bachelor's of Science degree.
WNBA
After graduating from OSU, although she would not be selected in the draft, Alberts was still able to play in the WNBA's inaugural season for the Cleveland Rockers. [4] Her debut game would be played on July 7, 1997 in a 81 - 70 win over the Los Angeles Sparks where she recorded 1 assist and no other stats in 7 minutes of playing time. [5]
Alberts' WNBA career would be incredibly short, as she only played 5 games with the Rockers in 1997 and these ended up being her only 5 games in the league. Her 5th and final game was played on July 15, 1997 where the Rockers would lose to the New York Liberty 59 - 76 with Alberts recording 1 assist, 1 rebound and 1 assist, but no points. [6]
In her 5 WNBA career games, Alberts did not score a single point (missing both of her only 2 field goals attempts and never attempting a free throw) and had totals of 30 minutes playing time, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Coaching career
She was head coach of Orrville High School's girls basketball team, earning a 117 - 45 record during her tenure. She then became the women's head basketball coach at Heidelberg College. [4] After not being retained following the 2012-2013 basketball season, Alberts was hired in July 2013 to become head girls basketball coach at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Ohio. In August 2013, Alberts joined the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach for IPFW. [7]
She was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame on May 21, 2016 at the 11th Annual Ceremony in Columbus. [8]
Career statistics
| 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 |
WNBA
Source [9]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Cleveland | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | – | .2 | .6 | .4 | .0 | .6 | .0 |
References
- ^ "Beacon Journal: Search Results". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ "Ohio State Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ https://ohiobasketballhalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/2016/marcie-alberts.html
- ^ a b "Marcie Alberts | Heidelberg University". 2012-06-23. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199707070LAS.html
- ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199707150NYL.html
- ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Two to Staff". SIDEARM SPORTS. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame : Hall of Fame : Inductees : 2016 : Marcie Alberts". ohiobasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ "Marcie Alberts WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 January 2024.