Leaonna Odom

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Leaonna Odom
Personal information
Born (1998-03-26) March 26, 1998 (age 26)
Lompoc, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 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 career2020–present
Position Small forward
Number17
Career history
20202021 New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards

Leaonna Laneah Odom (born March 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. [1] [2]

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High school career

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. [3] [4] [5]

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. [4] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. [6] In her junior year, she averaged 13.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. [7] In her senior year, she averaged 14.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. [8] [9] [10] Her 54.7-percent shooting from the floor ranked fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. [11]

Duke statistics

Source [12]

Ratios
YEARTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RBGAPGBPGSPGPPG
2016–17Duke3454.2%63.9%4.590.710.941.158.12
2017–18Duke3352.9%59.7%6.271.671.151.099.64
2018–19Duke3050.6%58.9%6.402.530.901.6313.13
2019–20Duke2854.7%37.5%62.0%6.211.640.611.8614.25
Career12553.0%25.0%61.0%5.831.610.911.4111.10
Totals
YEARTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
2016–17Duke34115212024672156243239276
2017–18Duke33139263014067207553836318
2018–19Duke30169334015695192762749394
2019–20Duke28176322384471174461752399
Career12559911313121863057292011141761387

Professional career

On April 17, 2020, the New York Liberty selected Odom as the 15th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. [13] [14]

WNBA 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020 New York 221620.6.490.250.8702.30.70.70.4'0.75.5
2021 New York 18012.1.467.294.7501.20.40.30.30.63.1
Career2 years, 1 team401616.8.483.270.8291.80.60.50.30.64.4

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