Shekinna Stricklen

Shekinna Stricklen (born July 30, 1990)[1] is an American basketball forward for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). 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
No. 40 – Atlanta Dream
PositionForward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1990-07-30) July 30, 1990
Conway, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High schoolMorrilton (Morrilton, Arkansas)
CollegeTennessee (2008–2012)
WNBA draft2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Seattle Storm
2015–2019Connecticut Sun
2016-2017Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2020–presentAtlanta Dream
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
2008 U18 Buenos Aires Team Competition
World University Games
2011 Shenzhen Team Competition

College statistics

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

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

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]

On 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]

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References
  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. http://www.fenerbahce.org/detay.asp?ContentID=52323
  11. "Shekinna Stricklen Signs Multi-Year Deal with Dream". Retrieved April 17, 2020.


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