Kylee Shook

Kylee Shook
Shook in 2020
Personal information
Born (1998-03-18) March 18, 1998 (age 26)
Fort Carson, Colorado, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolMesa Ridge
(Colorado Springs, Colorado)
CollegeLouisville (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2020–present
PositionCenter
Number26
Career history
2020–2022New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Kylee Shook (born March 18, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.[1][2]

College career

Shook played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals from 2016 to 2020, in her freshman season, she averaged 5.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.[3] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 4.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.[4] In her Junior year, she averaged 7.1 points, 6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.[5] In her Senior year, she averaged 10.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[6] Shook finished her Louisville career as the program's all-time leader in blocked shot with 223. She was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and also earned All-ACC First Team and All-ACC Defensive Team honors.[7]

Professional career

On April 17, 2020, the New York Liberty selected Shook as the 13th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[8][9]

Career statistics

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
2020 New York 20 0 14.5 .405 .176 .824 2.8 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.0 4.1
2021 New York 30 19 18.9 .467 .393 .800 4.0 1.4 0.3 0.5 1.3 5.7
Career 2 years, 1 team 50 19 17.1 .446 .346 .818 3.5 1.0 0.3 0.5 1.2 5.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2016–17 Louisville 35 13 13.3 47.3 38.8 66.7 3.3 0.5 0.2 1.0 0.8 5.2
2017–18 Louisville 39 1 13.9 45.9 38.2 68.4 3.6 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.8 4.9
2018–19 Louisville 35 3 19.4 51.0 39.6 71.4 6.0 0.7 0.6 1.5 0.7 7.1
2019–20 Louisville 32 28 26.7 46.3 36.8 76.3 8.1 1.0 1.0 2.7 1.0 10.1
Career 141 45 18.0 47.6 38.2 72.3 5.1 0.7 0.5 1.6 0.8 6.7
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[10]

Personal life

Shook is the daughter of Kristine and US Army veteran Gerald Shook, and also has a brother.[11]

References

  1. ^ "2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Kylee Shook". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Samdraut. "Kylee Shook selected by New York Liberty in WNBA Draft". si.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ "KYLEE SHOOK". gocards.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Kylee Shook". herosports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Kylee Shook". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ Demling, Jody. "Senior Day Spotlight: Kylee Shook". 247sports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ McCammon, Michael (April 17, 2020). "New York Liberty select Jazmine Jones, Kylee Shook in WNBA Draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Maloney, Jack. "2020 WNBA Draft winners and losers: Liberty add Sabrina Ionescu with top pick; Wings land talented trio". cbssports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ Elfman, Lois. "Liberty picks look forward to summer in NYC". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Kylee Shook College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "KYLEE SHOOK". usab.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2020.