Khadijah Rushdan

Khadijah Rushdan

Personal information
Born	(1988-12-05) December 5, 1988 (age 36) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High school	St. Elizabeth (Wilmington, Delaware)
College	Rutgers (2007–2012)
WNBA draft	2012: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Drafted by	Los Angeles Sparks
Position	Guard
Career highlights
First-team All-Big East (2012) McDonald's All American (2007)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing USA FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship 2006 United States Team

Khadijah Rushdan (born December 5, 1988) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball at Rutgers, and was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round of the 2012 WNBA draft. She was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.

College career

Rushan was a first team All-Big East selection her last year at Rutgers. Rushdan led the Big East her junior year in Assist to Turnover Ratio. She is one of two players in Rutgers women's basketball history to record a triple-double. ^[1] Rushdan is only one of two players in history to accumulate over 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists.

Rutgers statistics

Source ^[2]

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
2007–08	Rutgers	8	3	–	–	75.0	0.8	0.4	0.4	–	0.4
2008–09	Rutgers	34	239	41.4	36.0	80.3	4.4	2.4	1.3	0.3	10.0
2009–10	Rutgers	32	287	39.9	23.1	78.4	4.4	3.6	1.8	0.4	11.0
2010–11	Rutgers	31	366	41.3	20.0	74.4	5.8	5.2	1.5	0.4	13.8
2011–12	Rutgers	30	393	50.0	30.0	79.1	5.9	3.4	1.5	0.6	15.1
Career totals		135	1288	43.1	27.8	76.4	5.8	3.4	1.4	0.4	14.5

Professional career

Rushdan was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round, with the 15th overall pick, of the 2012 WNBA draft. She played in the 2012 WNBA preseason. However, she strained her groin, which caused her to miss the 2012 WNBA season. ^{[3] [4]}

Other

She was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 2022. ^[5]

References

1. NJ.com, Mike Vorkunov | NJ Advance Media for (2012-04-16). "Rutgers' Khadijah Rushdan, April Sykes selected in WNBA Draft by L.A. Sparks". nj. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
2. "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
3. Other Sports | The News Journal | delawareonline.com
4. WNBA.com: Khadijah Rushdan Playerfile Archived 2014-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
5. Winchell, Jason (May 26, 2022). "Meet the 2022 Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inductees". Milford LIVE!.

External links

• 2012 NCAA tournament – Rutgers standout senior Khadijah Rushdan has will to succeed- ESPN