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Ashley Shields

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Ashley Shields
Personal information
Born (1985-06-15) June 15, 1985 (age 39)
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolMelrose (Memphis, Tennessee)
CollegeSW Tennessee CC (2006–2007)
WNBA draft2007: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career2007–present
PositionGuard
Number3
Career history
2007–2008Houston Comets
2008Detroit Shock
2008–2011Elizur-Maccabi Netanya
2011–presentDobrí anjeli Košice
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ashley Shields (born June 15, 1985) is an American professional women's basketball player, most recently with the Detroit Shock of the WNBA. Shields, who attended Southwest Tennessee Community College, became the first WNBA player drafted out of a community college. The Houston Comets took her with the eighth pick in the 2007 WNBA draft.

WNBA career

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Shields debuted in 2007, appearing in 26 games her rookie season, averaging 5.3 points per game for the Comets. She played in just three games in 2008 before being waived. She was eventually signed by the Detroit Shock, appearing in seven regular season games and averaging 3.1 points per game. Shields also appeared in three playoff games during the Shock's title run, scoring two points.[1]

Shields was traded to the Atlanta Dream before the 2009 season, but was waived before play began.

As of June 2023, Shields has yet to return to WNBA after being waived by the Dream in 2009.

Overseas career

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Shields signed with Israeli women's team Elitzur-Maccabi Netanya in 2008, and became the leading scorer in the Israeli women's league. In 2011, she left the team to join Dobri Anjeli Kosice in Slovakia.[2]

Career statistics

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WNBA career statistics

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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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2007 Houston 26 0 11.7 27.5 38.9 74.0 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.7 5.3
2008 Houston 3 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7
Detroit 7 0 6.3 36.4 33.3 75.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.9 3.1
Career 1 year, 3 teams 36 0 10.0 27.5 34.5 72.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.4 4.5

References

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  1. ^ "Ashley Shields WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  2. ^ Ashley Shields leaves Elizur Netanya Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine