Jasmine Walker
No. 40 – Los Angeles Sparks | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Montgomery, Alabama | February 2, 1998
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Jefferson Davis (Montgomery, Alabama) |
College |
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WNBA draft | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall |
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–present | Los Angeles Sparks |
Jasmine Walker (born February 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player 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]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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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 |
Professional career[]
WNBA[]
On April 15, 2021, the Los Angeles Sparks selected Walker as the 7th pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft.[7]
Legend | |||||||
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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 high | ° | League leader |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Career | 1 years, 1 team | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
References[]
- ^ Carter, Mo (15 April 2021). "Jasmine Walker selected seventh overall in 2021 WNBA Draft by LA Sparks". rocketcitynow.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jasmine Walker". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Jasmine Walker". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster Jasmine Walker". rolltide.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Jasmine Walker". wnba.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American people
- African-American basketball players
- Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball players
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Montgomery, Alabama
- Florida State Seminoles women's basketball players
- Los Angeles Sparks draft picks
- Los Angeles Sparks players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- 21st-century African-American women