Blake Dietrick

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Blake Dietrick
No. 11 – Atlanta Dream
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-07-19) July 19, 1993 (age 28)
Wellesley, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolWellesley
(Wellesley, Massachusetts)
CollegePrinceton (2011–2015)
WNBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Seattle Storm
2016San Antonio Stars
2016–2017Bendigo Spirit
2017–2018
2018Atlanta Dream
2019Seattle Storm
2021–presentAtlanta Dream
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Blake Julia Dietrick (born July 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), after signing a contract in August 2021 and becoming a team member for the 2021 season.[1] She played previously for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA, and the Gernika KESB in Spain. She played college basketball at Princeton.[2]

High school and college[]

Born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Dietrick played basketball for Wellesley High School, where she scored a school record 1,440 career points, leading the team to an 84-9 record during that time.[3] Dietrick was also a three-time All-American in lacrosse, earning first team US Lacrosse honors her sophomore through senior years.[4]

In her final season for Princeton, Dietrick was named Ivy League Player of the Year and chosen as an All-American honorable mention by the Associated Press and Women's Basketball Coaches Association. She also led the Ivy League in assists (4.9/game) while setting her school's single-season assists record (157). Princeton went 30–0 during regular season, won the conference outright, received a bid to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament and advanced to the second round.[3]

Professional career[]

In 2016, she was chosen as a free agent by the Seattle Storm and played in two games.[5] She later signed a 7-day contract with the San Antonio Stars and played in one game. She then went on to play for a year for the Bendigo Spirit of Australia's WNBL.[6] From 2017 to 2018, she was on the Greek AO Dafni Agioy Dimitriou team.[7]

In 2015, she had training camp stints with the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks but was later waived.

College statistics[]

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
† Denotes seasons in which Princeton won the Ivy League championship
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12† Princeton 23 91 47.6 46.3 80.0 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 3.96
2012-13† Princeton 29 231 39.2 35.6 68.4 3.4 2.8 0.9 0.1 7.97
2013-14 Princeton 30 428 46.4 40.0 85.2 5.3 3.4 1.2 0.2 14.26
2014-15† Princeton 32 483 48.9 40.9 70.3 4.5 4.9 1.2 0.1 15.09
Career Princeton 114 1233 45.9 39.6 75.9 3.6 3.0 0.9 0.1 10.8

Source:[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dietrick '15 Signs Contract With Atlanta Dream". goprincetontigers.com. August 24, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "WNBA Bio". wnba.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Blake Dietrick Named to Seattle Storm's Opening Night Roster". goprincetontigers.com. May 13, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Blake Dietrick Willed Her Way to WNBA, From Princeton to Abroad". Nothing But Nylon. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. ^ Lester, Justin (May 25, 2016). "By Making Storm's Final Roster, Blake Dietrick Realized Dream That Seemed Impossible". storm.wnba.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Iles, Kieran (October 7, 2016). "Bendigo Spirit import Blake Dietrick settles into WNBL life ahead of season opener against Adelaide Lightning". bendigoadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Dietrick '15 Signs With AO Dafni Agioy Dimitrioy of Greece League
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". ncaa.org. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

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