Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
Walker-Kimbrough in 2019
No. 32 – Washington Mystics
PositionShooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-05-18) May 18, 1995 (age 28)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High schoolHopewell (Aliquippa, Pennsylvania)
CollegeMaryland (2013–2017)
WNBA draft2017: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Washington Mystics
2020Phoenix Mercury
2021Connecticut Sun
2021-PresentWashington Mystics
2022–presentMaccabi Bnot Ashdod
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (born May 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod, and the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.[1]

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]

In 2022-23 with the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod, Walker-Kimbrough averaged 20.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 2.4 steals per game.[5]

Maryland statistics

Source[6]

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
2013-14 Maryland 35 326 47.8% 39.7% 76.6% 2.9 1.5 1.2 0.2 9.3
2014-15 Maryland 37 492 51.3% 34.0% 80.4% 5.3 2.1 1.5 0.5 13.3
2015-16 Maryland 35 681 54.3% 54.5% 80.9% 6.0 3.3 1.9 1.1 19.5
2016-17 Maryland 35 657 52.6% 45.0% 81.6% 3.7 3.6 1.9 0.7 18.8
Career 142 2156 52.0% 45.9% 80.3% 4.5 2.6 1.6 0.6 15.2

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
2017 Washington 27 8 12.4 .371 .333 .854 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.6 4.4
2018 Washington 19 1 8.8 .429 .304 1.000 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.8 3.5
2019† Washington 34 1 17.1 .432 .310 .930 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.2 1.0 6.7
2020 Phoenix 21 10 19.0 .429 .431 .920 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.4 1.0 7.3
2021 Connecticut 1 0 4.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
2021 Washington 16 13 21.6 .513 .320 .857 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.2 7.4
2022 Washington 35 3 20.1 .402 .347 .902 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.3 1.1 6.9
Career 6 years, 3 teams 153 36 16.6 .423 .345 .900 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.3 1.0 6.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2017 Washington 3 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 Washington 4 0 2.3 1.000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.5
2019† Washington 8 0 7.0 .412 .429 1.000 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.4
2020 Phoenix 2 1 19.0 .500 .667 .500 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 8.5
2022 Washington 2 0 20.5 .556 .500 1.000 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 7.5
Career 4 years, 2 teams 19 1 7.9 .500 .526 .700 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 3.0

References

  1. ^ Shaffer, Jonas (April 13, 2017). "Maryland's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Brionna Jones selected in top 10 of WNBA draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Shatori Walker-Kimbrough picked 6th overall in WNBA draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. ^ "Mystics trade for former WNBA MVP Tina Charles". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Metcalfe, Jeff. "Phoenix Mercury trade WNBA first-round draft pick for veteran Walker-Kimbrough". The Arizona Republic.
  5. ^ "Hopewell's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 'super thankful' to still call basketball her job". Beaver County Times.
  6. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

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