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Shekinna Stricklen

Shekinna Stricklen (born July 30, 1990)[1] 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.[2]

Shekinna Stricklen
Stricklen in 2019
Personal information
Born (1990-07-30) July 30, 1990 (age 34)
Conway, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolMorrilton (Morrilton, Arkansas)
CollegeTennessee (2008–2012)
WNBA draft2012: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2012–2021
PositionForward
Number40
Career history
2012–2014Seattle Storm
2015–2019Connecticut Sun
2016–2017Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2020–2021Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2008 U18 Buenos Aires Team Competition
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team Competition

College statistics

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Source[3]

Legend
  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

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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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

Professional career

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She was selected in the first round of the 2012 WNBA draft (2nd overall) by the Seattle Storm.[7][8]

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.[9]

In 2016, Fenerbahçe Istanbul announced her transfer to the club.[10]

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.[11]

WNBA career statistics

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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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2012 Seattle 34 3 23.1 39.5 31.6 69.2 4.3 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.0 8.0
2013 Seattle 34 21 23.4 41.1 34.4 64.1 2.8 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.2 10.0
2014 Seattle 33 10 17.5 43.0 38.5 73.1 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.8 7.2
2015 Connecticut 34 0 17.6 41.1 35.9 78.6 1.9 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.6 7.7
2016 Connecticut 28 0 10.9 36.5 35.1 64.3 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 4.0
2017 Connecticut 34 29 27.2 41.1 41.0 86.5 3.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.9 8.6
2018 Connecticut 34 30 18.8 43.0 43.0 85.7 2.3 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.6 6.6
2019 Connecticut 34 34 23.6 40.8 38.2 81.5 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.8 9.0
2020 Atlanta 22 15 21.9 34.1 33.3 100.0 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.7 6.1
2021 Atlanta 24 0 9.8 25.9 21.2 40.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 2.5
Career 9 years, 3 teams 311 142 19.8 39.8 36.4 74.8 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.7 7.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2012 Seattle 3 0 19.0 53.3 14.3 60.0 4.3 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 6.7
2013 Seattle 2 2 17.5 20.0 20.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 2.5
2017 Connecticut 1 1 25.0 28.6 20.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 5.0
2018 Connecticut 1 1 23.0 40.0 40.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.0
2019 Connecticut 8 8 27.8 41.0 34.3 88.9 3.1 0.6 0.5 0.0 1.0 8.8
Career 5 years, 2 teams 15 12 24.1 39.8 29.8 61.1 3.1 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.9 7.1

References

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  1. ^ "Shekinna Stricklen Profile University of Tennessee Athletics". Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "STORM: 2012 Draft Spotlight: Shekinna Stricklen". Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "United States". USA Basketball. July 27, 2008. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "Twenty-Sixth World University Games – 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Storm draft bios: Shekinna Stricklen, Keisha Hampton". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  8. ^ "Storm selects Shekinna Stricklen with No. 2 pick in WNBA draft". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  9. ^ Connecticut Acquires Little, Stricklen Archived January 31, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü - Fenerbahçe SK".
  11. ^ "Shekinna Stricklen Signs Multi-Year Deal with Dream". Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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