20 Facts About Seimone Augustus

Seimone Delicia Augustus was born on April 30,1984 and is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Seimone Augustus was drafted first overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2006 draft; but for her final season in 2020 with the Sparks, she played her entire career with Minnesota.

An eight-time All-Star and the 2008 finals MVP, Augustus led the Lynx to four WNBA championships.

Seimone Augustus participated in the 2002 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored fourteen points, and earned MVP honors.

Seimone Augustus was drafted No 1 overall in 2006 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.

Seimone Augustus finished 2006 second to the Mercury's Diana Taurasi in scoring at 21.9 points per game, a rookie record.

In June 2009, Seimone Augustus suffered a season-ending injury, a torn ACL, against the Phoenix Mercury.

Seimone Augustus was finally back to full strength in 2011, and a part of a potent Lynx team that included a supporting cast of Lindsay Whalen, Rebekkah Brunson and newly acquired rookie Maya Moore.

Seimone Augustus finished eighth in MVP voting, and was named Second Team All-WNBA for the third time in her career, and the first since 2007.

Seimone Augustus was named first-team all-WNBA in 2012, and voted an all-star-game starter in 2013.

Also in 2016, Seimone Augustus was chosen to the WNBA Top 20@20, a list of the league's best 20 players ever in celebration of the WNBA's twentieth anniversary.

Seimone Augustus was still voted into the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game, making it her seventh all-star game appearance of her career, despite being less of a scorer she was more of a facilitator on offense, averaging a career-high in assists.

In 2020, Seimone Augustus left the Lynx after 14 seasons and signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Sparks.

Seimone Augustus's mother had planned events for 2020 to thank Minnesota for taking care of her daughter for so long but both mother and daughter wound up in tears.

In 2021, Seimone Augustus re-signed with the Sparks on a one-year deal.

Since 2013, Seimone Augustus played three consecutive offseasons for Dynamo Kursk of the Russian League.

Seimone Augustus is a current member of the US women's basketball team and she earned a gold medal at the 2008,2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Seimone Augustus was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.

Seimone Augustus was ultimately selected to the 2014 FIBA World Championship, along with Lynx teammates Moore and Whalen, and the US went on to win the gold medal.

Seimone Augustus became engaged to LaTaya Varner in 2010, and married her in Hawaii in 2015.