Ruthy Hebard

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Ruthy Hebard
Personal information
Born (1998-04-28) April 28, 1998 (age 26)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school West Valley
(Fairbanks, Alaska)
College Oregon (2016–2020)
WNBA draft 2020: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career2020–present
Position Power forward
Coaching career2023–2024
Career history
As player:
2020–2023 Chicago Sky
2020–2021 Nesibe Aydın
2021–2022Passalacqua Ragusa
2022–present Atomerőmű Szekszárd
As coach:
2023–2024 TCU (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 3x3 tournament
USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 USA Basketball Women's 3x3Oregon Ducks
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 USA Basketball Women's 3x3Oregon Ducks

Ruth Cecilia Hebard (born April 28, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. [1] She played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. While at West Valley High School in Fairbanks, Alaska, Hebard was a three-time Gatorade State Player of the Year from 2013 to 2015, [2] [3] and two-time USA Today Alaska Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. [4] [5]

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Career

College career

2016–2017 season

As a member of a highly touted freshman class that also included future two-time national player of the year Sabrina Ionescu, Hebard averaged a team-best 14.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. On January 15, 2017 against no. 17 UCLA, Hebard recorded a season high 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting. She was named both All-Pac-12 Conference and Pac-12 all freshman in the same year; the 18th player in Pac-12 history to achieve the feat. [6]

2017–2018 season

Hebard started 37 of Oregon's 38 games and helped the Ducks advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. She averaged 17.6 points and a team high 9.0 rebounds per game. On February 9, 2018, Hebard scored a career high 30 points on 13-of-15 shooting and 14 rebounds in a game against Washington. [6] In the same month, she set the NCAA men's and women's record for most consecutive made field goal attempts at 33. [7] She was once again named All-Pac-12.

2018–2019 season

Hebard averaged 16.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game for the season and helped the Ducks to their first ever Final Four in the NCAA tournament. She shot 67% from the floor for the second best shooting efficiency in NCAA, and was perfect in two games where she went 9-of-9 in a win against Air Force and 10-of-10 in a win against Colorado. She was named to the All-Pac-12 team for the third year in a row. [6]

2019–2020 season

In a 104–46 rout of Colorado on January 3, 2020, Hebard scored 21 points and became the 12th player in Pac-12 history to surpass the 2,000 career points milestone. She joined Ionescu as the only two active Pac-12 players in the 2,000 club. [8]

Professional career

WNBA

In the 2020 WNBA draft, the Chicago Sky selected Hebard with the 8th overall pick. [9]

Hebard announced that she was pregnant and gave birth prior to the 2023 WNBA season. [10] Due to giving birth, Hebard was placed on the Inactive/Pregnancy List to start the season. On July 3, 2023, the Sky activated Hebard and she was placed on the active roster. [11]

Overseas career

Nesibe Aydın

After her first WNBA season, Hebard signed to the newly-promoted Nesibe Aydın of the Women's Basketball Super League. [12] Her team finished the regular season in third place. In the playoff they lost against Galatasaray in the semifinal after being defeated 58-70 in the last game of the best-of-five series. Hebard's best match in the regular season was in round 9 against Beşiktaş when she scored 34 points and grabbed 20 rebounds. In the playoffs her best game was the first match of the semifinal against Galatasaray, where she scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Nesibe won 71-68.

KSC Szekszárd

At the summer of 2022, Hebard signed to KSC Szekszárd whom played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság the top tier Hungarian women's basketball leagues, and the EuroLeague. [13] She terminated her contract with the team in mid-February 2023, for personal reasons. [14]

Personal life

Hebard, who is African American, was born in Chicago. [9] She was adopted by two white parents and grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska. She is the second of three children adopted by John and Dorothy Hebard. [15] She is a Christian and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. [16]

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016–17 Oregon 373527.3.588.000.7018.50.81.30.52.214.9
2017–18 Oregon 373730.3.660.000.6849.00.61.21.61.617.6
2018–19 Oregon 373628.7.670.000.6789.11.00.90.81.316.1
2019–20* Oregon 333328.7.685.000.6959.61.51.01.11.517.3
Career14414128.7.651.000.6899.00.91.21.01.716.4

* 2020 NCAA tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

WNBA

†Denotes seasons in which Hebard won a WNBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020 Chicago 22614.5.682.000.7503.90.30.50.40.75.7
2021 † Chicago 30616.8.529.000.7944.40.80.70.70.65.8
2022 Chicago 2409.7.510.000.7501.70.50.30.10.52.3
2023 Chicago 1909.2.585.000.6502.40.40.30.40.23.9
Career4 years, 1 team951213.0.575.000.7433.20.50.50.40.54.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020 Chicago 1118.0.500.000.0002.00.00.01.02.04.0
2021 † Chicago 503.01.000.000.0000.20.00.00.00.00.8
2022 Chicago 404.3.200.000.0001.30.30.50.00.30.5
2023 Chicago 207.0.250.000.0001.00.01.00.50.01.0
Career4 years, 1 team1215.3.400.000.0000.80.10.30.20.31.0

Overseas

National competition

Regular season
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020–21 Nesibe Aydın Flag of Turkey.svg KBSL 26—32.1.556.000.82011.81.71.60.72.720.2
2021–22Passalacqua Ragusa Flag of Italy.svg LBF 7523.1.565.000.8755.60.90.90.31.713.0
2022–23 Atomerőmű Szekszárd Flag of Hungary.svg NB I/A 12823.3.551.000.9067.30.81.10.21.212.4
Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020–21 Nesibe Aydın Flag of Turkey.svg KBSL 7731.2.457.000.8288.12.41.71.02.014.0
2021–22Passalacqua Ragusa Flag of Italy.svg LBF 5530.5.476.000.7375.01.00.80.42.010.8

International competition

Regular season
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2022–23 Atomerőmű Szekszárd EuroLeague 4333.2.548.0001.0008.81.00.80.32.813.5

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  2. ↑ Cline, Jaryd. "West Valley's Ruthy Hebard wins third straight Gatorade Player of the Year award". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Gatorade State High School Players of the Year". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Alaska Girls Basketball POY: Ruthy Hebard". USA TODAY High School Sports. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
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  8. ↑ "Ruthy Hebard passes 2,000 point milestone as Oregon routs previously undefeated Colorado". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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  10. ↑ Hruby, Emma. "Chicago Sky player reveals offseason surprise: A baby boy". justwomanssports.com. Just Women's Sports. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. ↑ @chicagosky (July 3, 2023). "We have activated Ruthy Hebard off of Pregnancy/Childbirth absence, and have released Kristine Anigwe. Thanks for everything, Kristine! 👊🏾" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Rodenberger, Jordan (2 October 2020). "Next Chapter: Ruthy Hebard arrives in Turkey for new season". www.webcenterfairbanks.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Felfrissített kerettel kezdi a szezont a KSC". www.teol.hu (in Hungarian). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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  15. ↑ "Family more than skin-deep for Hebard". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  16. ↑ Pease, Joshua (5 April 2019). "Oregon forward Ruthy Hebard's focus, faith have guided her from Fairbanks to the Final Four". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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