Ameryst Alston

Ameryst Alston
Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor
PositionPoint guard
LeagueTKBL
Personal information
Born (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 29)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High schoolCanton McKinley
(Canton, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (2012–2016)
WNBA draft2016: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017New York Liberty
2016–2017Al Qazares
2017–2018Gernika KESB
2018–2019CD Zamarat
2019–2020Kouvottaret
2020–2021BC Winterthur
2021–2022Valur
2022–presentElazığ İl Özel İdarespor
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Ameryst Alston (born 20 June 1995) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball for Ohio State University[1][2] before being selected by the New York Liberty in the 2016 WNBA draft where she played from 2016 to 2017.[3]

Early life

Alston played for Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio.[4]

College career

After graduating from Canton McKinley, Alston played college basketball for Ohio State University from 2012 to 2016.[5] She was a three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection and scored 2,165 points over her four year career.[3]

Professional career

Alston was selected by the New York Liberty with the 24th pick in the 2016 WNBA draft and appeared in one game during the 2016 season before being waived when veteran Swin Cash re-signed with New York.[6] She later signed with Spanish club Al-Qazeres Extremadura where she averaged 16.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game during the 2016–2017 season.[6]

In April 2018, Alston signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky.[7] She was waived by the Sky a month later before the start of the season.[8]

After playing in the SB League for BC Winterthur during the 2020–2021 season, Alston signed with reigning Icelandic champions Valur in August 2021.[9] In 27 games, she averaged 26.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and league leading 6.6 assists per game.

In September 2022, Alston signed with Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor of the Turkish second-tier TKBL.[10]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

WNBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2016 New York 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017 New York 2 0 1.5 50.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 3 0 1.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2012–13 Ohio State 31 25 30.3 49.0 31.6 71.7 3.9 2.8 1.1 0.1 2.4 6.5
2013–14 Ohio State 35 33 36.7 46.5 37.7 83.1 3.4 3.2 1.1 0.1 3.6 19.0
2014–15 Ohio State 35 35 37.7 45.0 35.6 83.2 4.8 4.0 1.3 0.1 2.8 19.8
2015–16 Ohio State 33 32 35.2 44.9 36.3 80.2 3.4 3.5 1.3 0.1 2.4 18.3
Career 134 125 35.1 45.7 36.1 81.3 3.9 3.4 1.2 0.1 2.8 16.2
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[11]

References

  1. ^ Nathan Rubinstein (15 February 2016). "Ameryst Alston solidifying place in Ohio State women's basketball history". thelantern.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ Darnell Dickson (8 March 2014). "Buckeyes' Alston steals the show". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Ben Martens (14 April 2016). "New York Liberty take Ameryst Alston in 2016 WNBA Draft". SB Nation. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ Michael Beaven (19 January 2012). "Ameryst Alston has early start in house of basketball players". The Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ Tim Rogers (18 March 2016). "Buckeye senior lives up to high expectations". The Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b Joe Scalzo (7 May 2017). "After strong first season in Spain, Ameryst Alston happy to be home". The Repository. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ Ben Dull (4 April 2018). "Chicago Sky sign Ameryst Alston". highposthoops.com. FanSided. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Chicago Sky Waive Ameryst Alston". WNBA. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Úr WNBA á Hlíðarenda". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Ameryst Alston (ex Valur) signs at Elazig". Eurobasket.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Ameryst Alston College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.