MANHATTAN, Kan. – Following her strong season with K-State in 2024-25, Temira Poindexter has signed a free agent contract with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. Poindexter is the fourth player in program history to sign a free agent WNBA deal.
In her lone season in Manhattan, Poindexter garnered All-Big 12 Third Team honors. She registered 451 points (12.5 ppg ) on a career-high 45.5 percent from the field.
The product of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, shot a career-high 40.0 percent from three-point range and while making a career-high 92 three-pointers (92-of-230). She also notched a career-high 43 steals. Her 92 three-pointers ranked third in a senior season in program history and fifth in program history for any single season.
In K-State’s second round NCAA Tournament win at Kentucky, Poindexter carded a season-best 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting from long range, six rebounds and six blocked shots. She set the school record for 3-point field goals made in an NCAA Tournament game.
Poindexter completed her collegiate career with 2,011 points on 43.1 percent shooting including 33.6 percent (273-of-813) from 3-point range. She also pulled in 583 rebounds (4.5 rpg), dished out 260 assists (2.0 apg), blocked 184 shots (1.4 bpg) and pocketed 133 steals (1.0 spg).
K-State concluded the 2024-25 season ranked 13th in the Associated Press poll and 15th in the USA Today Coaches poll and were ranked in both polls for the entirety of the season. The Wildcats achieved the 19th NCAA Tournament bid and the fourth Sweet 16 appearance in program history. K-State registered the second-most wins in a season in school history with 28 and tied for the second-most wins in a two-season span (54).