Personal information | |
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Born | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | February 2, 1998
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Jefferson Davis (Montgomery, Alabama) |
College |
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WNBA draft | 2021: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Position | Power forward |
Career history | |
2021–2022 | Los Angeles Sparks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Jasmine Walker (born February 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the College side Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball. [1]
Walker attended Jefferson Davis High School where in her senior year in 2015–16, she averaged 19.3 ppg. and 7.9 rpg. to help her school to a 25–6 record and the 7A state title. She scored 18 points in the state championship win against McGill-Toolen High School. [2] She was named the 2016 Gatorade State Player of the Year, the 2016 USA Today Alabama Player of the Year and was also part of the 2016 All-Alabama first team. [3]
Walker started her college career at the Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team in 2016, where she played just five games and had a season high of 14 points in a game against Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team. [4] She moved to Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team. In her Senior Season, she averaged 19.1 points and 9.4 rebounds in 27 games in her senior season. She shot 39.8% from the 3-point line. [5]
Source [6]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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2016-17 | Florida State | 5 | 47.8% | 25.0% | - | 1.40 | 0.40 | - | 0.20 | 4.60 |
2017-18 | Alabama | 24 | 37.9% | 26.4% | 85.2% | 4.21 | 0.58 | 0.04 | 0.63 | 5.71 |
2018-19 | Alabama | 31 | 41.3% | 35.5% | 69.4% | 7.55 | 1.07 | 0.13 | 0.97 | 12.42 |
2019-20 | Alabama | 30 | 39.6% | 37.9% | 72.0% | 7.13 | 1.13 | 0.60 | 0.97 | 11.93 |
2020-21 | Alabama | 27 | 43.7% | 39.8% | 83.5% | 9.44 | 1.48 | 0.85 | 0.67 | 19.11 |
Career | 117 | 41.4% | 36.8% | 76.1% | 6.93 | 1.05 | 0.39 | 0.79 | 12.13 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
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2016-17 | Florida State | 5 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
2017-18 | Alabama | 24 | 50 | 132 | 14 | 53 | 23 | 27 | 101 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 137 |
2018-19 | Alabama | 31 | 143 | 346 | 49 | 138 | 50 | 72 | 234 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 385 |
2019-20 | Alabama | 30 | 129 | 326 | 64 | 169 | 36 | 50 | 214 | 34 | 18 | 29 | 358 |
2020-21 | Alabama | 27 | 186 | 426 | 78 | 196 | 66 | 79 | 255 | 40 | 23 | 18 | 516 |
Career | 117 | 519 | 1253 | 206 | 560 | 175 | 230 | 811 | 123 | 46 | 93 | 1419 |
On April 15, 2021, the Los Angeles Sparks selected Walker as the 7th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft. [7]
Walker was traded to the Connecticut Sun in January 2023. [8] On February 16,she was released by the Sun.
On February 24, Walker signed a training camp contract with the Seattle Storm. [9] She was waived on May 17.
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
2022 | Los Angeles | 32 | 1 | 8.8 | .250 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 34 | 0 | 108.90 | .235 | .185 | .600 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
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