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Personal Life

Tiffany Bias was born on May 22, 1992, Wichita, Kansas. She is the daughter of Judy and Francis Bias. Tiffany also has a sister Cierra and two brothers Dominique and Trey.

High School Career

Bias attended Central High School where she a multiple sport athlete. During her sophomore year she lead the girls basketball team to a 26-0 record, along with a Class 4A state title. In her junior year Tiffany set the state tournament scoring record with 89 points, while helped her team to a third place finish tournament. In her senior year Bias once again lead her team to another state title, this time finishing with a 25-0 record. Bias was a three year captain for the girls basketball team. She was also named to the first team Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All State Team as a sophomore, junior and senior. Bias received the prestigious Gatorade Girl Basketball Player of the Year Award after her senior season. She finished her high school career with 1,780 points, 452 steals, and 592 assist while helping Central to a 91-8 record. Bias also played volleyball and ran track for three years at Central. She was a two-time state champion in the 200 meters and a three-time state champion in the 400 meters.

College Career

Tiffany Bias accepted a scholarship to play for the Cowgirls at Oklahoma State University. Bias was also considering scholarships from Kansas, Kansas State, Colorado, Missouri, UCLA, UTEP, LSU, and Arizona. At Oklahoma State University Bias was a four year starter and a key player for the Cowgirls. In her freshman year Bias started in 31 of 32 games and finished the season with 135 assist, which was good enough for second most assist by a freshman Oklahoma State University player. In her sophomore year Bias was named to the second-team All-Big 12 team in just her second year. She finished the season with 229 assist, which shattered the single season assist record for any OSU player. Bias was also finished ranked seventh in the nation in assist. In her junior season she was once again named to the second-team All-Big 12 team along with an honorable mention for the All-American team. On February 2nd against Baylor Bias become only the 20th Cowgirl to score 1,000 career points and only the 2nd Cowgirl with 500 career assist. In her senior season Bias lead the Cowgirls to the Sweet Sixteen for only the third time in school history. She was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Lead the Big 12 in minutes played. She also finished second in the conference in both assist and steals and tenth in scoring. In her senior year she lead the Cowgirls to the sweet sixteen for only the third time in school history. Bias was named to the All-Big 12 First team, as she lead the conference in minutes played. She also finished second in the conference in both steals and assist, along with a tenth place finish in points.

Professional Career

Tiffany Bias was Selected in the second round (17th Overall) in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. Bias received limited playing time in her first year as she averaged 4.0 minutes played per game and 1.1 points per game. Although she had limited playing time, Bias and the Phoenix Mercury won the WBNA championship against the Chicago Sky.

Ian Mueller April 2, 2015 Annotated Bibliography

Tiffany Bias was born on May 22, 1992. She was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. Bias played basketball at Central High School, where she was a three time all state recipient as well a two time state champion in the 200 meter dash and three time state champion in the 400 meter dash. Bias received a scholarship to play basketball at Oklahoma State University, where she was a key player for the Cowgirls and a starter for all four years. In her last three seasons she was named to the all Big 12 team. Bias ended her career as the all time leader for games played and started (112) for Oklahoma State University. She also finished third all time in the Big 12 for career assist.

NBA.com. (2014, March 15). Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://www.wnba.com/draft/2014/profiles/prospect_bias_tiffany.html

As a senior the 2013-2014 season was the best of Tiffany Bias’ career. She was named to the All-Big 12 first team along with the All-Defense team. Bias led the the Oklahoma State women's basketball team to a 25-8 record and only the third trip in the programs history to the sweet sixteen. In the first round of the NCAA tournament Bias made a game winning shot with with 41 seconds left that propelled Oklahoma state university over Florida Gulf Coast 61-60 and into the next round of the tournament.

Players. (2015, February 5). Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/tiffany_bias/

In the Second round and 17th overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft the Phoenix Mercury selected Tiffany Bias from Oklahoma State University. In her first season in the WNBA Bias played in 17 games and averaged one point per game. Although she did not get as much playing time as she did during her college career, she was able to accomplish a feat that she was not able to during her time at Oklahoma State University. In just her first year in the league Bias and the Phoenix Mercury won the WNBA championship. The Mercury defeated the Chicago Sky 2 games to 0 in a best of three series. Although Bias did not record any points during the series, she did have one assist per game during the championship series.

2014 WNBA Draft Board. (2014, April 14). Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://www.wnba.com/draft/2014/draft_board.html Although she only stands 5 feet and 6 inches tall Tiffany Bias is regarded as one of the toughest players in the league. Part of the toughness come from the tragedy that Bias and her Cowgirl teammates were dealt with in her freshman year. Bias’ head and assistant coach were killed in an airplane accident on their way back from a recruiting trip. Bias and her teammates rallied together the rest of the year and went on to win the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Bias finished that year averaging 10 points and 4 assist per game.

Bennert, K. (2014, March 7). 2014 Draft Watch: Totally Bias. Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://www.wnba.com/draft_watch_tiffany_bias_022714.html

On May 22, 1992 Judy and Francis gave birth to Tiffany Bias. Tiffany grew up in Wichita Kansas with her sister Cierra and her two brothers Dominique and Trey. After graduating from Central High School Tiffany had scholarship offers from Kansas, Kansas State, Colorado, Missouri, LSU, Arizona and Oklahoma State. Bias decided to accept the offer from Oklahoma state University where she would become a four year starter and went on to win many accolades during her career. Off the court Tiffany Bias graduated OSU with a degree in general business.

Tiffany Bias Bio. (2013, March 18). Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://www.okstate.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/bias_tiffany00.html

As a senior in High School Tiffany Bias was named the Gatorade Kansas Girls Basketball Player of the Year. She also lead heard team to a 25-0 record and a state title her senior year. Bias averaged 20 points 6 assist and 5 steals per game in her final season at Central. During her time at Central she was a three year team captain and a two time state champion. In 2010 she set the state record by scoring 89 points throughout the tournament. Not only was Bias a two time state champion in basketball, she always won four more state titles in track and field. Bias also played Varsity Volleyball for Central.

Tiffany Bias Bio. (2013, March 18). Retrieved April 2, 2015, from http://www.okstate.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/bias_tiffany00.html Im730911 (talk) 21:40, 2 April 2015 (UTC)