Marlies Askamp

Marlies Askamp (born August 7, 1970 in Dorsten, Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German professional basketball player. She was one of the original players to play in the U.S. Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Marlies Askamp

Personal information
Born	(1970-08-07) August 7, 1970 (age 55) Dorsten, Germany
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1997–2002
Position	Center
Career history
1997–1999	Phoenix Mercury
2000–2002	Miami Sol
2002	Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights
WNBA champion (2002)
Career WNBA statistics
Points	1,030 (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds	824 (4.8 rpg)
Blocks	71 (0.4 bpg)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Personal

As a youth, Askamp played basketball and competed in track until at age 16. She speaks German, English, and French.

Career highlights

• Played in the 1998 FIBA Women's Championship with the German National Team
• All-time leader in offensive rebounds (137) and total rebounds (329) for the now-defunct Miami Sol

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
1997	Phoenix	28	1	18.5	.393	.000	.763	5.2	0.8	0.8	0.3	1.6	7.5
1998	Phoenix	26	0	12.3	.471	.000	.661	3.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.9	5.3
1999	Phoenix	30	30	26.0	.482	.000	.816	7.2	0.8	0.7	0.6	1.2	9.4
2000	Miami	32	32	27.2	.407	.500	.684	7.2	0.9	0.5	0.7	1.5	7.8
2001	Miami	30	11	14.4	.483	.000	.563	2.9	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.6	2.5
2002*	Miami	6	1	12.0	.400	.000	.273	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.8
2002*†	Los Angeles	20	4	10.8	.473	.000	.643	2.5	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.6	3.1
2002	Total	26	5	11.0	.462	.000	.480	2.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.5	2.8
Career	6 years, 3 teams	172	79	18.6	.440	.167	.711	4.8	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.1	6.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1997	Phoenix	1	0	19.0	.333	.000	1.000	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	9.0
1998	Phoenix	5	0	7.2	.400	.000	.250	2.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.6	1.8
2002†	Los Angeles	4	3	6.0	.000	.000	1.000	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Career	3 years, 2 teams	10	3	7.9	.286	.000	.727	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.3	2.0

External links

• WNBA.com: Marlies Askamp Bio
• Old WNBA.com: Marles Askamp Bio at the Wayback Machine