Hannah Sjerven

Hannah Olive Sjerven^[1] (born June 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).^[2] She played for the Minnesota Lynx in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at New Mexico and South Dakota.

Hannah Sjerven

No. 34 – Sydney Flames
Position	Forward-center
League	WNBL
Personal information
Born	(1998-06-11) June 11, 1998 (age 25) Otsego, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	Rogers (Rogers, Minnesota)
College	New Mexico (2016–2017) South Dakota (2018–2022)
WNBA draft	2022: 3rd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Career history
2022	Minnesota Lynx
2022–2023	Sydney Uni Flames
Career highlights and awards
3x Summit League Defensive Player of the Year (2020, 2021, 2022) Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year (2019) 3x First-team All-Summit League (2020, 2021, 2022) 4x Summit League Tournament Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) Summit League Tournament MVP (2020) Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2019)

College career

Sjerven was rated as the 131st ranked player in the nation in the 2016 recruiting class. Sjerven signed with New Mexico out of high school. Following her first season at New Mexico in 2016–17, when she played 13 games Sjerven announced her transfer to South Dakota.^[3]

Professional career

Minnesota Lynx

On April 11, 2022, Sjerven was drafted 28th overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2022 WNBA draft.^[4] Sjerven appeared in two preseason games for the Lynx tallying 8 points vs. Las Vegas and had 6 rebounds vs. Washington^[5]

On May 3, 2022, Sjerven was waived from the Lynx training camp and did not make the opening day roster.^[6] Sjerven returned on May 13, 2022, on a hardship contract^[7] On May 22, 2022, Sjerven was released from her hardship contract as Natalie Achonwa returned from injury.

Career Statistics

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

WNBA Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2022	Minnesota	3	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	3	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2016–17	New Mexico	13	0	6.7	55.6	16.7	54.5	1.8	0.1	0.2	0.7	0.4	2.8
2017–18	South Dakota	Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
2018–19	South Dakota	34	1	18.2	57.0	21.1	66.7	5.9	0.9	1.4	1.9	1.7	11.8
2019–20	South Dakota	32	31	19.9	58.1	31.3	68.3	7.3	1.2	1.4	2.0	1.3	12.2
2020–21	South Dakota	25	25	26.5	52.2	20.8	71.3	9.8	1.7	1.6	2.2	1.9	17.1
2021–22	South Dakota	35	35	25.2	52.1	35.4	65.9	7.7	1.0	1.5	1.8	1.7	15.1
Career		139	92	20.8	54.5	28.3	67.8	7.0	1.1	1.4	1.8	1.5	12.8
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.^[8]

References

1. "The University of South Dakota Fall 2019 Candidates for Degree" (PDF). South Dakota Board of Regents. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
2. "Hannah Sjerven signs as import with Sydney Flames". wnbl.basketball. June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
3. "Three players leaving Lobo women's basketball program". www.krqe.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
4. Schad, Chris (April 11, 2022). "Lynx select Rogers native Hannah Sjerven in WNBA Draft". SI.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
5. "Hannah Sjerven". Wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
6. McCleary, Michael. "Former South Dakota center Hannah Sjerven waived by Minnesota Lynx". argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
7. "Lynx Sign Moriah Jefferson and Evina Westbrook". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
8. "Hannah Sjerven College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

External links

• South Dakota Coyotes bio