Nadirah McKenith

Nadirah McKenith
Personal information
Born (1991-09-06) September 6, 1991 (age 33)
Newark, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolUniversity (Newark, New Jersey)
CollegeSt. John's (2009–2013)
WNBA draft2013: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2013–present
PositionGuard
Career history
2013Washington Mystics
2014Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big East (2013)
  • Big East All-Freshman Team (2010)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Nadirah A. McKenith (born September 6, 1991)[1] is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted in 2013, by the Washington Mystics of the WNBA.[2]

Career

Born in Newark, New Jersey, McKenith played college basketball at St. John's, where she was an all-Big East point guard. Drafted with the 5th pick of the second round of the 2013 WNBA draft, McKenith made the Washington Mystics out of training camp, and played in 32 games for the Mystics during her rookie season.[3]

She was signed by the Minnesota Lynx on June 24, 2014[4]

WNBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2013 Washington 32 0 8.8 .372 .318 .735 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.7 2.8
2014 Minnesota 6 0 4.0 .250 .000 1.000 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7
Career 2 years, 2 teams 38 0 8.1 .366 .318 .750 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 2.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2013 Washington 3 0 8.7 .000 .000 1.000 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.0 1.7 0.7
2014 Minnesota 2 0 1.0 .000 .000 1.000 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Career 2 years, 2 teams 5 0 5.6 .000 .000 1.000 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.8

St. John's statistics

Source[5]

Legend
  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
2009–10 St. John's 32 245 47.8 – 64.0 4.7 5.0 2.2 0.4 7.7
2010–11 St. John's 33 276 42.6 22.2 80.0 5.2 3.9 2.2 0.6 8.4
2011–12 St. John's 31 375 42.1 27.9 78.5 5.7 4.8 2.3 0.4 12.1
2012–13 St. John's 30 397 41.1 27.7 77.7 5.1 5.5 1.8 1.0 13.2
Career St. John's 126 1293 42.9 25.6 75.4 5.2 4.8 2.1 0.6 10.3

References

  1. ^ Biography of Nadirah McKenith on wnba.com
  2. ^ "WNBA.com: Draft 2013". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Career Statistics
  4. ^ "Lynx swap backup guards; sign McKenith, cut Moore". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 11, 2016.


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