Shanavia Dowdell

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Shanavia Dowdell
No. 42AS Aulnoye-Aymeries
Position Forward
League LF2
Personal information
Born (1987-09-10) September 10, 1987 (age 36)
Calera, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school Calera (Calera, Alabama)
College Louisiana Tech (2006–2010)
WNBA draft 2010: 2nd round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Toulouse Metropole
2011–2013 Townsville Fire
2012–2013 Rockhampton Cyclones
2013–2018 Declercq Waregem
2016–2018 Rockhampton Cyclones
2018–present AS Aulnoye-Aymeries
2019–present Brisbane Capitals
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x WAC Player of the Year (2009, 2010)
  • WAC Tournament MVP (2010)
  • WAC All-Defensive Team (2010)
  • 2x First-team All-WAC (2009, 2010)
  • WAC All-Freshman Team (2007)

Shanavia Dowdell (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Declercq Stortbeton Waregem in Belgium. She played college basketball at Louisiana Tech. [1] In her senior year, she recorded 22 double doubles (double digits for two statistical categories) which was the most among all players in Division I basketball. She was the third leading rebounder in the nation, averaging 12.4 per game. [2]

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Louisiana Tech statistics

Source [2]

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
2006–07Louisiana Tech2911352.420.071.92.40.10.50.23.9
2007–08Louisiana Tech3138048.225.055.17.50.51.21.312.3
2008–09Louisiana Tech3353153.335.759.09.90.61.21.816.1
2009–10Louisiana Tech3257552.725.066.012.41.30.91.218.0
CareerLouisiana Tech125159951.727.961.68.20.61.01.212.8

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References

  1. Shanavia Dowdell Basketball Player Profile, Declercq Stortbeton Waregem, Louisiana Tech, basketball stats, career – EUROBASKET
  2. 1 2 "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.