Seimone Augustus

Seimone Augustus: Biography in Details

Who is Seimone Augustus?

Seimone Augustus is a well-known American basketball player.

She is best known as the player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

She plays small forward and shooting guard positions wearing jersey number 33.

What are the birth facts of Seimone Augustus?

Seimone Augustus was born on 30 April 1984, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

She is of African American ethnicity and has an American nationality.

She is the daughter of Seymore (father) and Kim Augustus (mother).

Her birth name is Seimone Delicia Augustus.

Education

Augustus studied at Capital High School where he was named a WBCA All-American.

She earned MVP honors in the 2002 WBCA High School All-America Game scoring 14 points.

After then, she attended LSU and played college basketball.

She has won the Naismith College Player of the Year, Wooden Award, and Wade Trophy.

Seimone Augustus: Professional Life, Career

Talking about the career journey of Seimone Augustus, she started playing basketball professionally in 2006 and she is still active in it.

She started playing basketball professionally after being selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2006 WNBA draft.

Augustus started as a successful player in the beginning but suffered an injury in June 2009 while playing a match against the Phoenix Mercury.

She was forced to undergo surgery to remove fibroid tumors including one the size of a baby’s head.

After fully recovering she came back to the game in 2011.

Her team won the 2011 WNBA Finals and she was named the MVP of the 2011 WNBA Finals.

She was named a WNBA All-star for the sixth time in her career during the 2015 season.

She missed several matches due to her knee injury during the 2015 season.

Similarly, she returned to recovering from her injury and her team Lynx won WNBA Championship for the third time.

Augustus signed a multi-year contract extension with the Lynx.

From the beginning of her career journey, she has not been traded for even once.

In 2016, she was chosen in the WNBA Top 20@20, a list of the league’s best 20 players ever in celebration of the WNBA’s twentieth anniversary.

Her success in her career path has paid her well financially.

How much is the net worth of Seimone Augustus?

Her salary is ‎$41,000 per month and Seimone Augustus has a net worth estimated at around $7 million as of 2023.

Seimone Augustus: Rumors, Controversy

Unlike other players, she has not been in rumors but she suffered controversy when she spoke about same-sex marriage.

Body Measurement

Seimone Augustus has a height of 6 feet. Her body weighs 75kg.

She has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Further, there are no details regarding her body measurements.

Seimone Augustus: Social Media Profile

Seimone is currently active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

She has more than 55.4k followers on Twitter, 82.8k followers on Instagram, and 98k followers on Facebook.

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