Lady Grooms (born September 12, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player, who was one of the 16 original WNBA players allocated to the teams in the new league's Initial Player Allocation draft (as Lady Hardmon). After a college career at the University of Georgia, she played 8 WNBA seasons and had career averages of 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, scoring over 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1970-09-12) September 12, 1970 (age 51) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia (1989–1992) |
| WNBA draft | 1997 / Round: Initial allocation |
| Selected by the Utah Starzz | |
| Playing career | 1997–2004 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 27 |
| Career history | |
| 1997 | Utah Starzz |
| 1998–2004 | Sacramento Monarchs |
Source[2]
| 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% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Georgia | 30 | 214 | 48.5% | 63.4% | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| 90 | Georgia | 29 | 410 | 49.8% | 69.7% | 5.7 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 14.1 |
| 91 | Georgia | 32 | 413 | 46.8% | 64.7% | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 12.9 |
| 92 | Georgia | 30 | 361 | 43.1% | 63.6% | 3.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 12.0 |
| Career | Georgia | 121 | 1397 | 46.9% | 65.6% | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
1997: Utah Starzz
1998–2004: Sacramento Monarchs
Grooms currently is the Director of Basketball Operations and the Head girls basketball coach at Landmark Christian School in Fairburn, Georgia. Grooms was formerly the head coach of the girls basketball team at Greater Atlanta Christian in Norcross, Ga. Grooms previously coached the varsity girls basketball team at Arlington Christian School in Fairburn, Georgia. In her first two seasons coaching the team, it won the state title each year in the GISA. Grooms has won awards as state and regional coach of the year.[citation needed]