Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (born May 18, 1995) is an American professional women's basketball guard with the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the 6th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft.[1]
.jpg) Walker-Kimbrough in 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| No. 2 – Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | |||||||||||||
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| Born | May 18, 1995 Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| High school | Hopewell (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) | |||||||||||||
| College | Maryland (2013–2017) | |||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||
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| 2017–2019 | Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||
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She is one of Western Pennsylvania's most decorated women's athletes in the region's history.[2]
On April 15, 2020, the Washington Mystics traded Walker-Kimbrough to the New York Liberty in a deal that sent 2012 WNBA Most Valuable Player Tina Charles to Washington.[3] Two days later, the New York Liberty traded her to the Phoenix Mercury on draft night in exchange for the draft rights of Jocelyn Willoughby.[4]
References
- Shaffer, Jonas (April 13, 2017). "Maryland's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Brionna Jones selected in top 10 of WNBA draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/other-sports/2017/04/13/Shatori-Walker-Kimbrough-WNBA-draft-Washington-Mystics/stories/201704130204
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/04/15/mystics-trade-for-tina-charles/
- https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2020/04/17/mercury-pick-virginia-wing-jocelyn-willoughby-wnba-draft-first-round/5150594002/
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