Ameryst Alston

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Ameryst Alston
Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor
Position Point guard
LeagueTKBL
Personal information
Born (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 29)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High school Canton McKinley
(Canton, Ohio)
College Ohio State (2012–2016)
WNBA draft 2016: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2016–present
Career history
20162017 New York Liberty
2016–2017Al Qazares
2017–2018 Gernika KESB
2018–2019 CD Zamarat
2019–2020Kouvottaret
2020–2021 BC Winterthur
2021–2022 Valur
2022–present Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ameryst Alston (born 20 June 1995) is American professional basketball player. She played college basketball for Ohio State University [1] [2] before being selected by the New York Liberty in the 2016 WNBA draft where she played from 2016 to 2017. [3]

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Early life

Alston played for Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. [4]

College career

After graduating from Canton McKinley, Alston played college basketball for Ohio State University from 2012 to 2016. [5] She was a three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection and scored 2,165 points over her four year career. [3]

Professional career

Alston was selected by the New York Liberty with the 24th pick in the 2016 WNBA draft and appeared in one game during the 2016 season before being waived when veteran Swin Cash re-signed with New York. [6] She later signed with Spanish club Al-Qazeres Extremadura where she averaged 16.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game during the 2016–2017 season. [6]

In April 2018, Alston signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky. [7] She was waived by the Sky a month later before the start of the season. [8]

After playing in the SB League for BC Winterthur during the 2020–2021 season, Alston signed with reigning Icelandic champions Valur in August 2021. [9] In 27 games, she averaged 26.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and league leading 6.6 assists per game.

In September 2022, Alston signed with Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor of the Turkish second-tier TKBL. [10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

WNBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016 New York 100.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
2017 New York 201.550.00.00.01.00.50.00.00.51.0
Career1 year, 1 team301.050.00.00.00.70.30.00.00.30.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2012–13 Ohio State 312530.349.031.671.73.92.81.10.12.46.5
2013–14 Ohio State 353336.746.537.783.13.43.21.10.13.619.0
2014–15 Ohio State 353537.745.035.683.24.84.01.30.12.819.8
2015–16 Ohio State 333235.244.936.380.23.43.51.30.12.418.3
Career13412535.145.736.181.33.93.41.20.12.816.2
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [11]

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