Leaonna Odom

Leaonna Odom

Personal information
Born	(1998-03-26) March 26, 1998 (age 26) Lompoc, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school	Chaminade College Prep (Los Angeles, California)
College	Duke (2016–2020)
WNBA draft	2020: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career	2020–2021
Position	Small forward
Number	17
Career history
2020–2021	New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
ACC All-Freshman Team (2017) McDonald's All-American (2016)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Leaonna Laneah Odom (born March 26, 1998) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

Early life

Odom started her high school basketball career at Los Alamitos High School where she averaged 14.3 points and 8.8 rebounds in her freshman season. She moved to Mater Dei for her sophomore season. She played the remainder of her high school basketball career at Chaminade College Prep where she averaged 21.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.1 blocks in her senior year. She participated in the 2016 McDonald's All-American game in Chicago and the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic in New York where she scored 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

College career

Odom played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils from 2016 to 2020. In her freshman season, she averaged 8.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. ^[2] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. ^[4] In her junior year, she averaged 13.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. ^[5] In her senior year, she averaged 14.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. ^{[6] [7] [8]} Her 54.7-percent shooting from the floor ranked fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ^[9]

Duke statistics

Source ^[10]

Ratios

YEAR	Team	GP	FG%	3P%	FT%	RBG	APG	BPG	SPG	PPG
2016–17	Duke	34	54.2%	–	63.9%	4.59	0.71	0.94	1.15	8.12
2017–18	Duke	33	52.9%	–	59.7%	6.27	1.67	1.15	1.09	9.64
2018–19	Duke	30	50.6%	–	58.9%	6.40	2.53	0.90	1.63	13.13
2019–20	Duke	28	54.7%	37.5%	62.0%	6.21	1.64	0.61	1.86	14.25
Career		125	53.0%	25.0%	61.0%	5.83	1.61	0.91	1.41	11.10

Totals

YEAR	Team	GP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	A	BK	ST	PTS
2016–17	Duke	34	115	212	0	2	46	72	156	24	32	39	276
2017–18	Duke	33	139	263	0	1	40	67	207	55	38	36	318
2018–19	Duke	30	169	334	0	1	56	95	192	76	27	49	394
2019–20	Duke	28	176	322	3	8	44	71	174	46	17	52	399
Career		125	599	1131	3	12	186	305	729	201	114	176	1387

Professional career

On April 17, 2020, the New York Liberty selected Odom as the 15th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. ^{[11] [12]}

WNBA career statistics

Legend

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2020	New York	22	16	20.6	.490	.250	.870	2.3	0.7	0.7	0.4'	0.7	5.5
2021	New York	18	0	12.1	.467	.294	.750	1.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.6	3.1
Career	2 years, 1 team	40	16	16.8	.483	.270	.829	1.8	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.6	4.4

References

1. Ciniglo, Tony. "Chaminade's Leaonna Odom is taking her shot at greatness". Los Angeles Daily news. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster: LEAONNA ODOM". goduke.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
3. "Leaonna Odom". espn.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
4. "Leaonna Odom". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
5. "Leaonna Odom". herosports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
6. "NCAA Women's Basketball; Duke Blue Devils (18–12)". stats.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
7. Davidson, Katie. "Can Leaonna Odom Bring Consistency To Her Game?". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
8. "Duke women's basketball 2019–20 player preview: Leaonna Odom". dukechronicle.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
9. "Duke duo goes in WNBA Draft". The Dispatch. April 18, 2020. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
10. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
11. Maloney, Jack. "2020 WNBA Draft winners and losers: Liberty add Sabrina Ionescu with top pick; Wings land talented trio". cbssports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
12. Joyce, Greg. "Sabrina Ionescu has bigger plans for Liberty, WNBA: 'A voice'". New York Post. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

External links

• Duke Blue Devils bio