Shakira Austin

Shakira Austin
Austin with the Washington Mystics in 2024
No. 0 – Washington Mystics
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 (age 24)
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolRiverdale Baptist School
(Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
College
WNBA draft2022: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentWashington Mystics
2022–2023Elitzur Ramla
2025–presentLunar Owls BC
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Australia

Shakira Austin (born July 25, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Maryland and Ole Miss.

College career

Austin was rated as the fourth ranked player in the nation in the 2018 recruiting class and the second ranked forward. She was also a 2018 McDonald's High School All-American. Austin signed with Maryland out of high school. Following her first season at Maryland in 2018–19, Austin was selected to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team after a school record 89 blocks. Following Austin's second and final season at Maryland in 2019–20, she was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team. After her sophomore season at Maryland, Austin announced her transfer to Ole Miss.[1][2][3]

Austin was awarded the Gillom Trophy in 2021.[4]

Professional career

WNBA

On April 11, 2022, Austin was drafted third overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2022 WNBA draft.[5]

Overseas

In September 2022, Austin signed with the Israeli champions Elitzur Ramla, until the end of the season. She led Ramla to a second consecutive championship win, and was chosen as the league's best player.[6]

Unrivaled

On September 25, 2024, it was announced that Austin would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, the women's 3x3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.[7]

National Team Career

Austin participated in the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup with the U.S. national team. The United States would win Gold at the tournament.[8] She was invited to train with the senior team in 2024.[8]

3x3

It was announced on November 4,2024 that Austin was one of 13 athletes called up to participate in development camp for the U.S. women's national team.[9]

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

Stats current through end of 2024 regular season

WNBA regular season statistics[10]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022 Washington 36 32 21.6 .547 .000 .624 6.5 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.5 8.7
2023 Washington 19 17 23.2 .500 — .610 7.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.8 10.0
2024 Washington 12 11 19.9 .430 .250 .667 6.8 0.9 1.3 0.9 2.4 11.8
Career 3 years, 1 team 67 60 21.7 .504 .200 .631 6.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.8 9.6

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022 Washington 2 2 27.0 .462 .000 .500 7.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 2.5 7.0
2023 Washington Did not play (injury)
Career 1 year, 1 team 2 2 27.0 .462 .000 .500 7.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 2.5 7.0

College

NCAA statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018–19 Maryland 34 21 23.5 .432 — .479 9.5 1.1 1.1 2.6 1.7 8.4
2019–20 Maryland 32 26 23.8 .509 .000 .643 6.8 1.7 1.8 1.3 2.9 12.0
2020–21 Ole Miss 27 26 28.9 .519 .176 .759 9.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.3 18.6
2021–22 Ole Miss 32 32 27.7 .463 .235 .681 9.0 1.7 1.2 2.1 2.4 15.2
Career 125 105 25.8 .483 .200 .647 8.6 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.5 13.3

References

  1. ^ "2018 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100" (Press release). ESPN.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss Women's Basketball Adds Maryland Transfer Shakira Austin". OleMissSports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. ^ @Theylove_kira (April 15, 2020). "What's understood, don't need an explanation. Ain't that right Coach Yo? #hottytoddy #NoCeilings" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Shakira Austin Named First Gillom Trophy Winner in Program History". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Koons, Zach (April 11, 2022). "Mystics Select Ole Miss Star Shakira Austin With No. 3 Pick in WNBA Draft". SI.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Weiss, Raanan (October 20, 2022). "The star who came from the best league in the world: "I bet on myself, and I hit a ball"". ynet.co.il. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  7. ^ @Unrivaledwbb (September 25, 2024). "SHAKIRA IS UNRIVALED👑 22/30✅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference teamusa3x3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ name="teamusa3x3">"2024 USA Basketball 3x3 Women's National Team Development Camp Announced". USA Basketball. USA Basketball. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Shakira Austin WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.