Nadirah McKenith

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Nadirah McKenith
Personal information
Born (1991-09-06) September 6, 1991 (age 33)
Newark, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school University (Newark, New Jersey)
College St. John's (2009–2013)
WNBA draft 2013: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2013–present
Position Guard
Career history
2013 Washington Mystics
2014 Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big East (2013)
  • Big East All-Freshman Team (2010)
Stats at WNBA.com

Nadirah A. McKenith (born September 6, 1991) [1] is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted in 2013, by the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. [2]

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Career

Born in Newark, New Jersey, McKenith played college basketball at St. John's, where she was an all-Big East point guard. Drafted with the 5th pick of the second round of the 2013 WNBA draft, McKenith made the Washington Mystics out of training camp, and played in 32 games for the Mystics during her rookie season. [3]

She was signed by the Minnesota Lynx on June 24, 2014 [4]

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
2013 Washington 3208.8.372.318.7351.11.00.60.10.72.8
2014 Minnesota 604.0.250.0001.0000.70.20.20.00.20.7
Career2 years, 2 teams3808.1.366.318.7501.10.90.50.10.62.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2013 Washington 308.7.000.0001.0001.31.30.70.01.70.7
2014 Minnesota 201.0.000.0001.0000.00.50.00.00.01.0
Career2 years, 2 teams505.6.000.0001.0000.81.00.40.01.00.8

St. John's statistics

Source [5]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10St. John's3224547.864.04.75.02.20.47.7
2010–11St. John's3327642.622.280.05.23.92.20.68.4
2011–12St. John's3137542.127.978.55.74.82.30.412.1
2012–13St. John's3039741.127.777.75.15.51.81.013.2
CareerSt. John's126129342.925.675.45.24.82.10.610.3

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References

  1. Biography of Nadirah McKenith on wnba.com
  2. "WNBA.com: Draft 2013". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  3. Career Statistics
  4. "Lynx swap backup guards; sign McKenith, cut Moore". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  5. "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 11, 2016.