Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (born May 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod, and the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.[1]
She is one of Western Pennsylvania's most decorated women's athletes in the region's history.[2]
On April 15, 2020, the Washington Mystics traded Walker-Kimbrough to the New York Liberty in a deal that sent 2012 WNBA Most Valuable Player Tina Charles to Washington.[3] Two days later, the New York Liberty traded her to the Phoenix Mercury on draft night in exchange for the draft rights of Jocelyn Willoughby.[4]
In 2022-23 with the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod, Walker-Kimbrough averaged 20.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 2.4 steals per game.[5]
Maryland statistics
Source[6]
| GP | Games 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Maryland | 35 | 326 | 47.8% | 39.7% | 76.6% | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| 2014-15 | Maryland | 37 | 492 | 51.3% | 34.0% | 80.4% | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 13.3 |
| 2015-16 | Maryland | 35 | 681 | 54.3% | 54.5% | 80.9% | 6.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 19.5 |
| 2016-17 | Maryland | 35 | 657 | 52.6% | 45.0% | 81.6% | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 18.8 |
| Career | 142 | 2156 | 52.0% | 45.9% | 80.3% | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
WNBA career statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Washington | 27 | 8 | 12.4 | .371 | .333 | .854 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | Washington | 19 | 1 | 8.8 | .429 | .304 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 2019† | Washington | 34 | 1 | 17.1 | .432 | .310 | .930 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | Phoenix | 21 | 10 | 19.0 | .429 | .431 | .920 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 16 | 13 | 21.6 | .513 | .320 | .857 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7.4 | |
| 2022 | Washington | 35 | 3 | 20.1 | .402 | .347 | .902 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| 2023 | Washington | 40 | 15 | 24.8 | .429 | .390 | .936 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| Career | 7 years, 3 teams | 193 | 51 | 18.3 | .425 | .356 | .906 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.000 | — | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 2019† | Washington | 8 | 0 | 7.0 | .412 | .429 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 19.0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | Washington | 2 | 0 | 20.5 | .556 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | Washington | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Career | 5 years, 2 teams | 21 | 1 | 8.2 | .489 | .500 | .667 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
References
- ^ Shaffer, Jonas (April 13, 2017). "Maryland's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Brionna Jones selected in top 10 of WNBA draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Shatori Walker-Kimbrough picked 6th overall in WNBA draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "Mystics trade for former WNBA MVP Tina Charles". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ Metcalfe, Jeff. "Phoenix Mercury trade WNBA first-round draft pick for veteran Walker-Kimbrough". The Arizona Republic.
- ^ "Hopewell's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 'super thankful' to still call basketball her job". Beaver County Times.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
