# Natisha Hiedeman

Natisha Hiedeman (born February 10, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the eighteenth overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft, which is the highest of any Marquette basketball player in school history and the highest draft pick for the Big East Conference since conference re-alignment.

## Early life

Shortly after her birth, Hiedeman had to wear a full-body harness due to a hyperextension in her left leg. Her mother had her at 19. As a child, Hiedeman also played baseball and was the only girl on her team.
Hiedeman attended Green Bay Southwest High School, where she had the nickname "T-Spoon" after former WNBA star Teresa Weatherspoon. She holds school records in triple jump, high jump, long jump, and 100 meter hurdles.

## College career

Hiedeman was recruited to Marquette after being the leading scorer in the Green Bay Metro area in high school while attending Green Bay Southwest High School. In her first year at Marquette, she was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team. In the 2017–18 season, she was named to the Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List. Hiedeman finished her career as Marquette's third all-time leading scorer, just 27 points shy of the program record. Additionally, she was the first Marquette player to reach 300 made three-pointers and finished sixth on Marquette's all-time assist chart.

## Professional career
### WNBA

Hiedeman was drafted 18th overall in the 2019 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. During the draft, her rights were traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for Lexie Brown. She was eventually waived by the Sun. On June 19, 2019, the Atlanta Dream signed Hiedeman as a EuroBasket replacement for Alex Bentley. Hiedeman did not make an appearance for the Dream before Bentley returned to the team. Upon Bentley's return, Hiedeman was waived.
Hiedeman was re-signed by the Sun after her exit from Atlanta. She appeared in her first WNBA game with the Sun. On July 10, 2019, she scored her first WNBA points.
On January 31, 2024, Hiedeman was traded to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Tiffany Mitchell and the 19th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft.
On February 1, 2025, Hiedeman re-signed with the Lynx.

### International

In 2020, Hiedeman was signed by the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League champions Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan.
Hiedeman played for Inner Mongolia in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) from November 2024 to January 2025.

### Unrivaled

On January 17, 2025, Phantom BC signed Hiedeman to a relief player contract due to Marina Mabrey sustaining a right calf injury in the pre-season. And on January 27, she was reassigned to the Laces BC, due to Alyssa Thomas and Jackie Young being unavailable. She rejoined Phantom from March 3–8 due to Sabrina Ionescu's exit from the league due to Ionescu's previously planned Asia tour with Nike.

## Coaching career

In October 2022, Hiedeman joined her former collegiate coach Carolyn Kieger at Penn State as the Director of Player Development. Hiedeman was promoted to assistant coach for Penn State in August 2023.

## Career statistics
### WNBA
#### Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2019 | Connecticut | 20 | 0 | 10.3 | .414 | .464 | .500 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | Connecticut | 22 | 4 | 18.5 | .354 | .359 | .700 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | Connecticut | 32 | 5 | 20.1 | .400 | .398 | .700 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | Connecticut | 36 | 31 | 25.0 | .431 | .411 | .800 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | Connecticut | 40° | 40° | 26.7 | .392 | .366 | .739 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | Minnesota | 40° | 0 | 15.2 | .380 | .280 | .735 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| Career | 6 years, 2 teams | 190 | 80 | 20.2 | .397 | .377 | .706 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 6.9 |

#### Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2019 | Connecticut | 7 | 0 | 5.0 | .600 | .667 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | Connecticut | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | .538 | .625 | .833 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | Connecticut | 4 | 0 | 18.0 | .500 | .600 | .714 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | Connecticut | 12 | 12 | 26.2 | .419 | .444 | .769 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 2023 | Connecticut | 7 | 7 | 22.0 | .310 | .316 | .750 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | Minnesota | 12° | 0 | 14.3 | .455 | .222 | .933 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| Career | 6 years, 2 teams | 37 | 19 | 17.0 | .422 | .476 | .778 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.8 |

### College

NCAA statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2015–16 | Marquette | 30 | 411 | 39.3% | 33.7% | 69.1% | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 13.7 |
| 2016–17 | Marquette | 32 | 444 | 41.4% | 36.6% | 74.1% | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 13.9 |
| 2017–18 | Marquette | 33 | 441 | 39.8% | 33.3% | 67.3% | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 13.4 |
| 2018–19 | Marquette | 35 | 617 | 43.8% | 39.1% | 70.3% | 6.1 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 17.6 |
| Career | Career | 130 | 1913 | 41.3% | 35.8% | 70.2% | 4.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 14.7 |

## Personal life

Hiedeman's brother, Sandy Cohen, is a Bnei Herzliya basket player and also played at Marquette.
In September 2021, Hiedeman announced her engagement to Connecticut Sun teammate Jasmine Thomas.