Hannah Sjerven

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Hannah Sjerven
No. 34–Sydney Flames
Position Forward-center
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1998-06-11) June 11, 1998 (age 26)
Otsego, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school Rogers
(Rogers, Minnesota)
College
WNBA draft 2022: 3rd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Career history
2022 Minnesota Lynx
2022–2023 Sydney Uni Flames
Career highlights and awards
  • 3x Summit League Defensive Player of the Year (2020–2022)
  • Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year (2019)
  • 3x First-team All-Summit League (2020–2022)
  • Summit League Tournament MVP (2020)
  • Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2019)

Hannah Olive Sjerven [1] (born June 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). [2] She played for the Minnesota Lynx in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at New Mexico and South Dakota.

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College career

Sjerven was rated as the 131st ranked player in the nation in the 2016 recruiting class. Sjerven signed with New Mexico out of high school. Following her first season at New Mexico in 2016–17, when she played 13 games Sjerven announced her transfer to South Dakota. [3]

Professional career

Minnesota Lynx

On April 11, 2022, Sjerven was drafted 28th overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2022 WNBA draft. [4] Sjerven appeared in two preseason games for the Lynx tallying 8 points vs. Las Vegas and had 6 rebounds vs. Washington [5]

On May 3, 2022, Sjerven was waived from the Lynx training camp and did not make the opening day roster. [6] Sjerven returned on May 13, 2022, on a hardship contract [7] On May 22, 2022, Sjerven was released from her hardship contract as Natalie Achonwa returned from injury.

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
2022 Minnesota 303.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.30.00.0
Career1 year, 1 team303.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.30.00.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016–17 New Mexico 1306.755.616.754.51.80.10.20.70.42.8
2017–18 South Dakota Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
2018–19 South Dakota 34118.257.021.166.75.90.91.41.91.711.8
2019–20 South Dakota 323119.958.131.368.37.31.21.42.01.312.2
2020–21 South Dakota 252526.552.220.871.39.81.71.62.21.917.1
2021–22 South Dakota 353525.252.135.465.97.71.01.51.81.715.1
Career1399220.854.528.367.87.01.11.41.81.512.8
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "The University of South Dakota Fall 2019 Candidates for Degree" (PDF). South Dakota Board of Regents. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Hannah Sjerven signs as import with Sydney Flames". wnbl.basketball. June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Three players leaving Lobo women's basketball program". www.krqe.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ Schad, Chris (April 11, 2022). "Lynx select Rogers native Hannah Sjerven in WNBA Draft". SI.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Hannah Sjerven". Wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ McCleary, Michael. "Former South Dakota center Hannah Sjerven waived by Minnesota Lynx". argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lynx Sign Moriah Jefferson and Evina Westbrook". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Hannah Sjerven College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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