Jasmine Walker

Jasmine Walker
Personal information
Born (1998-02-02) February 2, 1998 (age 26)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolJefferson Davis
(Montgomery, Alabama)
College
WNBA draft2021: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2021–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
2021–2022Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (2021)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jasmine Walker (born February 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the College side Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball.[1]

High school career

Walker attended Jefferson Davis High School where in her senior year in 2015–16, she averaged 19.3 ppg. and 7.9 rpg. to help her school to a 25–6 record and the 7A state title. She scored 18 points in the state championship win against McGill-Toolen High School.[2] She was named the 2016 Gatorade State Player of the Year, the 2016 USA Today Alabama Player of the Year and was also part of the 2016 All-Alabama first team.[3]

College career

Walker started her college career at the Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team in 2016, where she played just five games and had a season high of 14 points in a game against Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team.[4] She moved to Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team. In her Senior Season, she averaged 19.1 points and 9.4 rebounds in 27 games in her senior season. She shot 39.8% from the 3-point line.[5]

Florida State and Alabama statistics

Source[6]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2016-17 Florida State 5 47.8% 25.0% - 1.40 0.40 - 0.20 4.60
2017-18 Alabama 24 37.9% 26.4% 85.2% 4.21 0.58 0.04 0.63 5.71
2018-19 Alabama 31 41.3% 35.5% 69.4% 7.55 1.07 0.13 0.97 12.42
2019-20 Alabama 30 39.6% 37.9% 72.0% 7.13 1.13 0.60 0.97 11.93
2020-21 Alabama 27 43.7% 39.8% 83.5% 9.44 1.48 0.85 0.67 19.11
Career 117 41.4% 36.8% 76.1% 6.93 1.05 0.39 0.79 12.13
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2016-17 Florida State 5 11 23 1 4 0 2 7 2 0 1 23
2017-18 Alabama 24 50 132 14 53 23 27 101 14 1 15 137
2018-19 Alabama 31 143 346 49 138 50 72 234 33 4 30 385
2019-20 Alabama 30 129 326 64 169 36 50 214 34 18 29 358
2020-21 Alabama 27 186 426 78 196 66 79 255 40 23 18 516
Career 117 519 1253 206 560 175 230 811 123 46 93 1419

Professional career

WNBA

On April 15, 2021, the Los Angeles Sparks selected Walker as the 7th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft.[7]

Walker was traded to the Connecticut Sun in January 2023.[8] On February 16,she was released by the Sun.

On February 24, Walker signed a training camp contract with the Seattle Storm.[9] She was waived on May 17.

WNBA Career Stats

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

Regular Season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021 Los Angeles 2 0 10.0 .000 .000 .000 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
2022 Los Angeles 32 1 8.8 .250 .200 1.000 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.6
Career 2 years, 1 team 34 0 108.90 .235 .185 .600 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.5

References

  1. ^ Carter, Mo (15 April 2021). "Jasmine Walker selected seventh overall in 2021 WNBA Draft by LA Sparks". rocketcitynow.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Jasmine Walker". Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Jasmine Walker". Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster Jasmine Walker". rolltide.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ Fletcher, James (15 April 2021). "Alabama women's basketball star Jasmine Walker selected 7th overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft". tuscaloosanews.com. newsagency. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  7. ^ "Jasmine Walker". wnba.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Sparks Acquire Guard Jasmine Thomas". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Storm signs forward Jasmine Walker".