Destiny Slocum
Destiny Slocum (born September 9, 1997) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. She played in the WNBA for the Las Vegas Aces and the Atlanta Dream.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1997 Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mountain View (Meridian, Idaho) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 14th overall pick |
| Selected by the Las Vegas Aces | |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Career history | |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2022-present | Landerneau Bretagne Basket |
| 2022 | Atlanta Dream |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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She was a 2016 McDonald's High School All-American[1] who played her Freshman year at the University of Maryland and was named WBCA Freshman of the Year.[2] She then transferred to Oregon State and was required to sit out a season per NCAA rules. Following the 2018–2019 season, she was named an honorable mention All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and Associated Press.[3]
In April 2020, she announced that she was entering the Transfer Portal, planning to leave Oregon State. She has one year left of eligibility.[4] Later that month, Slocum, announced that she was transferring to Arkansas.[5]
Collegiate statistics edit
Source[6]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Maryland | 34 | 392 | 40.5% | 37.4% | 66.3% | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
| 2017–18 | Oregon State | Sat due to NCAA transfer rules | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Oregon State | 34 | 525 | 45.6% | 36.8% | 72.0% | 3.4 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 15.4 |
| 2019–20 | Oregon State | 32 | 477 | 44.8% | 36.8% | 78.9% | 2.9 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 14.9 |
| 2020–21 | Arkansas | 27 | 406 | 48.3% | 39.7% | 71.4% | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| Career | 127 | 1800 | 44.8% | 37.5% | 71.9% | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14.2 | |
WNBA career statistics edit
| 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 edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Las Vegas | 21 | 0 | 6.3 | .318 | .333 | .600 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 13.7 | .364 | .333 | .600 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 24 | 0 | 7.3 | .333 | .333 | .600 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Postseason edit
References edit
- ^ "How to watch Mountain View's Slocum in McDonald's All-American Game". Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "Destiny Slocum Is First WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year Presented by adidas" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Destiny Slocum – Women's Basketball". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ . sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Razorbacks Add Slocum for 2020-21 Season". Arkansas Razorbacks. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.