Natisha Hiedeman || 8 Things You Need To Know About Natisha Hiedeman

Early Life & High School Achievements

• 👶 Natisha Hiedeman was born with a hyperextension in her left leg, requiring a full-body harness shortly after birth.
• ⚾ As a child, she was the only girl on her baseball team.
• 🏫 Attended Green Bay Southwest High School, earning the nickname "T-Spoon" after WNBA star Teresa Weatherspoon.
• 🏅 She holds school records in triple jump, high jump, long jump, and 100-meter hurdles.

Collegiate Career at Marquette

• 🏀 Recruited to Marquette University after being the leading scorer in the Green Bay metro area in high school.
• 🌟 Named to the Big East All-Freshman Team in her first year at Marquette.
• 🏆 Included on the Mayor's Drizzdale Award watch list during the 2017-18 season.
• 📈 Finished as Marquette's third all-time leading scorer, just 27 points shy of the program record.
• 🎯 She was the first Marquette player to reach 300 made three-pointers and finished sixth on the all-time assist chart.

WNBA Draft & Early Career

• 🤝 Drafted 18th overall in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
• 🔄 Her draft rights were immediately traded to the Connecticut Sun for Lixy Brown.
• ✂️ Waived by the Sun in June 2019, then signed by the Atlanta Dream as a Euro basket replacement, but was waived again before playing.
• 🚀 Made her WNBA debut with the Sun on July 10, 2019, where she also scored her first WNBA points.

Professional Career Highlights

• 🌍 Played internationally for Makabi Rahmed Gan (Israeli Premier League champions) in 2020.
• 🇨🇳 Competed for Inner Mongolia in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) from November 2024 to January 2025.
• 🔄 Re-signed by the Connecticut Sun after her exit from Atlanta.
• traded to the Minnesota Lynx on January 31, 2024, in exchange for Tiffani Mitchell and a 2024 WNBA draft pick.
• ✅ Re-signed with the Minnesota Lynx on February 1, 2025.

Relief Player Contracts

• 📝 Signed relief player contracts with Phantom BC due to injuries to Marina Mayberry and Sabrina Lonusu.
• 🏀 Also reassigned to the Laces BC due to unavailability of Thomas and Jackie Young.