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 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
Career highlights and awards
WNBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2019) All-American – USBWA (2011) State Farm Coaches' All-American (2011) SEC Tournament MVP (2011) SEC Player of the Year (2011) 2x Third-team All-American - AP (2011, 2012) 2x First-team All-SEC (2011, 2012) USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2009) SEC All-Freshman Team (2009) McDonald's All-American (2008)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
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]

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

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

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

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

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.