Mikiko Hagiwara
Personal information
Born (1970-04-17) April 17, 1970 (age 53)
Fukushima, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Listed weight73 kg (161 lb)
Career information
WNBA draft1997: 2 (Elite) round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1997Sacramento Monarchs
1997Phoenix Mercury
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Team competition

Mikiko Hagiwara (萩原 美樹子, Hagiwara Mikiko, born April 17, 1970) is a Japanese former professional basketball player. She won a silver medal with the Japan women's national basketball team at the 1994 Asian Games. Hagiwara also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where Japan's team came in seventh place.[1] Hagiwara would also play in the WNBA for one year from June 1997 to July 1998.

Hagiwara was drafted by the Sacramento Monarchs with the 14th pick in the WNBA Elite Draft. Her WNBA debut took place on June 21, 1997 in a 73 - 61 win over the Utah Starzz where she recorded 3 points in 16 minutes of playing time. She was traded to the Phoenix Mercury on July 31, 1997 and played 12 games for them, averaging 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds. She remained with the Mercury partially for the 1998 season, playing 10 games for them between June 26 - July 20, 1998 but played significantly fewer minutes (5.9 minutes per game) and averaged 2.2 points.[2]

Hagiwara was waived by the Mercury on July 31, 1998 (exactly one year after being traded to the team) and would never play in the WNBA afterwards. Her final WNBA game was played on July 20, 1998 in a 88 - 67 win over her former team, the Sacramento Monarchs. Hagiwara recorded two points and no other stats in her final game.[3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1997 Sacramento 14 2 12.4 .319 .273 .667 .6 .7 .1 .1 .6 3.1
1997 Phoenix 12 5 15.5 .256 .286 .500 1.2 .8 .2 .0 .6 2.8
1998 Phoenix 10 0 5.9 .381 .333 .667 .2 .3 .0 .0 .5 2.2
Career 2 years, 2 teams 36 7 11.6 .308 .288 .579 .7 .6 .1 .1 .6 2.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1997 Phoenix 1 0 11.0 .500 .000 – .0 .0 .0 1.0 3.0 2.0

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mikiko Hagiwara". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ a b "Mikiko Hagiwara WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Sacramento Monarchs at Phoenix Mercury, July 20, 1998". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 December 2023.


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