Personal information | |
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Born | Fort Carson, Colorado, U.S. | March 18, 1998
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
College | Louisville (2016–2020) |
WNBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 13th overall pick |
Selected by the New York Liberty | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Position | Center |
Number | 26 |
Career history | |
2020–2022 | New York Liberty |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kylee Shook (born March 18, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. [1] [2]
Shook played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals from 2016 to 2020, in her freshman season, she averaged 5.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. [3] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 4.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. [4] In her Junior year, she averaged 7.1 points, 6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. [5] In her Senior year, she averaged 10.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1 assist per game. [6] Shook finished her Louisville career as the program's all-time leader in blocked shot with 223. She was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and also earned All-ACC First Team and All-ACC Defensive Team honors. [7]
On April 17, 2020, the New York Liberty selected Shook as the 13th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. [8] [9]
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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2020 | New York | 20 | 0 | 14.5 | .405 | .176 | .824 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
2021 | New York | 30 | 19 | 18.9 | .467 | .393 | .800 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 50 | 19 | 17.1 | .446 | .346 | .818 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2016–17 | Louisville | 35 | 13 | 13.3 | 47.3 | 38.8 | 66.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
2017–18 | Louisville | 39 | 1 | 13.9 | 45.9 | 38.2 | 68.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
2018–19 | Louisville | 35 | 3 | 19.4 | 51.0 | 39.6 | 71.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
2019–20 | Louisville | 32 | 28 | 26.7 | 46.3 | 36.8 | 76.3 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 10.1 |
Career | 141 | 45 | 18.0 | 47.6 | 38.2 | 72.3 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 6.7 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [10] |
Shook is the daughter of Kristine and US Army veteran Gerald Shook, and also has a brother. [11]
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