Leaonna Odom

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Leaonna Odom
No. 0 – New York Liberty
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-03-26) March 26, 1998 (age 23)
Lompoc, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolChaminade College Prep
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeDuke (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentNew York Liberty

Leaonna Laneah Odom (born March 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.[1][2]

High school career[]

Odom started her high school basketball career at Los Alamitos High School where she averaged 14.3 points and 8.8 rebounds in her freshman season. She moved to Mater Dei for her sophomore season. She played the remainder of her high school basketball career at Chaminade College Prep where she averaged 21.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.1 blocks in her senior year. She participated in the 2016 McDonald's All-American game in Chicago and the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic in New York where she scored 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks.[3][4][5]

College career[]

Odom played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils from 2016 to 2020. In her freshman season, she averaged 8.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.[6] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[7] In her junior year, she averaged 13.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[8] In her senior year, she averaged 14.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[9][10][11] Her 54.7-percent shooting from the floor ranked fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[12]

Duke statistics[]

Source[13]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2016–17 Maryland 34 54.2% – 63.9% 4.59 0.71 0.94 1.15 8.12
2017–18 Maryland 33 52.9% – 59.7% 6.27 1.67 1.15 1.09 9.64
2018–19 Maryland 30 50.6% – 58.9% 6.40 2.53 0.90 1.63 13.13
2019–20 Maryland 28 54.7% 37.5% 62.0% 6.21 1.64 0.61 1.86 14.25
Career 125 53.0% 25.0% 61.0% 5.83 1.61 0.91 1.41 11.10
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2016–17 Maryland 34 115 212 0 2 46 72 156 24 32 39 276
2017–18 Maryland 33 139 263 0 1 40 67 207 55 38 36 318
2018–19 Maryland 30 169 334 0 1 56 95 192 76 27 49 394
2019–20 Maryland 28 176 322 3 8 44 71 174 46 17 52 399
Career 125 599 1131 3 12 186 305 729 201 114 176 1387

Professional career[]

On April 17, 2020, the New York Liberty selected Odom as the 15th pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft.[14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Leaonna Odom". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Magliocchetti, Geoff. "New York Liberty draft: Analyzing the trio of April trades". Elites Sports New York. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ Ciniglo, Tony. "Chaminade's Leaonna Odom is taking her shot at greatness". Los Angeles Daily news. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster: LEAONNA ODOM". goduke.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Leaonna Odom". espn.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster: LEAONNA ODOM". goduke.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Leaonna Odom". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Leaonna Odom". herosports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ "NCAA Women's Basketball; Duke Blue Devils (18–12)". stats.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ Davidson, Katie. "Can Leaonna Odom Bring Consistency To Her Game?". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Duke women's basketball 2019–20 player preview: Leaonna Odom". dukechronicle.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Duke duo goes in WNBA Draft". The Dispatch. April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Joyce, Greg. "Sabrina Ionescu has bigger plans for Liberty, WNBA: 'A voice'". New York Post. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

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