Shekinna Stricklen
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.jpg) Stricklen in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 30, 1990 Conway, Arkansas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Morrilton (Morrilton, Arkansas) | |||||||||||||||||
| College | Tennessee (2008–2012) | |||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Connecticut Sun | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Shekinna Stricklen (born July 30, 1990) is an American former basketball forward. Born in Conway, Arkansas, she went to Morrilton High School, which she helped lead to a state championship in 2006, and played collegiately for the Tennessee Lady Vols. She was selected Freshman of the Year by the USBWA.
College statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Tennessee | 32 | 424 | 39.0 | 29.1 | 76.1 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 2009–10 | Tennessee | 35 | 445 | 44.0 | 32.0 | 82.4 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 2010–11 | Tennessee | 37 | 474 | 48.9 | 38.5 | 75.7 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 2011–12 | Tennessee | 35 | 539 | 43.4 | 35.2 | 73.7 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 15.4 |
| Career | Tennessee | 139 | 1882 | 43.7 | 33.9 | 76.8 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.5 |
USA Basketball
Stricklen was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was held in July 2008, when the USA team defeated host Argentina to win the championship. Stricklen helped the team win all five games, scoring 8.0 points per game. She was also the second leading rebounder with 7.6 per game.
Stricklen played on the team presenting 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. Stricklen averaged 5.3 points per game.
Professional career
She was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA draft (2nd overall) by the Seattle Storm.
On January 28, 2015 Stricklen was traded along with Camille Little to the Connecticut Sun for Renee Montgomery, and the third and fifteen overall picks of the 2015 WNBA draft.
In 2016, Fenerbahçe Istanbul announced her transfer to the club.
Stricklen won the 2019 WNBA Three Point Contest the day before the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game.
Stricklen signed a two-year contract with the Atlanta Dream on February 16, 2020.
References
- ^ "Shekinna Stricklen Profile University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "STORM: 2012 Draft Spotlight: Shekinna Stricklen". Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "USA Women's U18 National Team Rolls Through FIBA Americas Championship Undefeated With 81–37 Victory Over Host Argentina". USA Basketball. July 27, 2008. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ "United States". USA Basketball. July 27, 2008. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ "Twenty-Sixth World University Games – 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "Storm draft bios: Shekinna Stricklen, Keisha Hampton". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "Storm selects Shekinna Stricklen with No. 2 pick in WNBA draft". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ Connecticut Acquires Little, Stricklen Archived January 31, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü - Fenerbahçe SK".
- ^ "Shekinna Stricklen Signs Multi-Year Deal with Dream". Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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