Natalie Novosel

Natalie Frances Novosel (born November 22, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, she went to Lexington Catholic High School and played collegiately at Notre Dame.

USA Basketball Novosel played on the team representing the US at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Novosel averaged 4.5 points per game.

WNBA career Novosel was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA draft (8th overall) by the Washington Mystics, and was later cut by the Mystics before the 2013 WNBA season.

Career statistics

WNBA

College + NCAA statistics Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2008-09 Notre Dame 31 214 49.3 10.0 72.2 2.9 1.5 1.5 0.1 6.9 2009-10 35 176 42.8 35.0 76.1 2.2 1.7 1.3 0.2 5.0 2010-11 39 588 45.2 41.3 78.9 4.0 1.9 1.9 0.3 15.1 2011-12 39 591 42.0 41.1 82.9 4.1 2.0 1.2 0.4 15.2 Career 144 1569 44.2 39.2 78.9 3.3 1.8 1.5 0.2 10.9

Personal life Shortly after the draft, Novosel said that her first choice of teams was the Mystics, adding that she "couldn't be any happier" that the team selected her. She had personal reasons for wanting to play in Washington, most notably that her twin brother, Nathan, was set to begin a two-year position in the city with Teach for America in late summer 2012.