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Ariel Atkins (born July 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After a four-year college career with the Texas Longhorns, Atkins was drafted 7th overall by the Washington Mystics in 2018 and helped them reach the WNBA Finals.[1] She then spent the 2018–19 season in Poland with InvestInTheWest ENEA Gorzów Wielkopolski. In 2019, she won a WNBA Championship with the Washington Mystics. For the 2019–20 WNBA off-season, she signed with an Australian team, the Perth Lynx.[1]

Ariel Atkins

Atkins in August 2018
No. 7 – Washington Mystics
Position	Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1996-07-30) July 30, 1996 (age 26) Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	167 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school	Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)
College	Texas (2014–2018)
WNBA draft	2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–present	Washington Mystics
2018–2019	InvestInTheWest ENEA Gorzów
2019–2020	Perth Lynx
2020	Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2019) 2× WNBA All-Star (2021, 2022) WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2022) 4× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018–2021) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2018) 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2017, 2018) Second-team All-Big 12 (2016) 2× Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2017, 2018) Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2015) McDonald's All-American (2014)
Medals Women's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team World Cup 2022 Australia

College

Atkins played college basketball at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas for the Longhorns.[2]

Career

WNBA

At the 2018 WNBA draft, Atkins was drafted by the Washington Mystics in the first round, as the seventh overall pick.[3] Atkins would join a Mystics line-up alongside players such as Elena Delle Donne, Kristi Toliver & Natasha Cloud. In August 2018, Atkins was named to the All-Defensive Second Team in her debut season.[4] Later in September 2018, Atkins was also named to the All-Rookie Team.[5]

On October 10, 2019, Atkins and the Mystics took home their first WNBA Championship after defeating the Connecticut Sun, 3–2.[6] In September 2020, Atkins was named to the All-Defensive Second Team for the third time in her three career seasons.[7]

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 high	°	League leader

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2014–15	Texas	27	19	23.9	.363	.288	.825	3.4	1.3	1.2	0.2	2.2	9.7
2015–16	Texas	27	14	21.0	.536	.356	.819	3.9	1.3	1.3	0.2	1.4	11.2
2016–17	Texas	32	32	26.6	.456	.377	.818	4.2	1.6	2.0	0.3	1.4	12.8
2017–18	Texas	35	35	27.7	.534	.420	.859	5.5	3.2	2.5	0.6	2.0	14.9
Career		121	100	25.1	.475	.373	.831	4.3	1.9	1.8	0.4	1.7	12.4

WNBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018	Washington	29	24	22.5	.432	.357	.824	2.4	2.1	1.3	0.3	1.3	11.3
2019†	Washington	33	33	24.3	.416	.357	.811	2.8	1.9	1.5	0.5	1.0	10.3
2020	Washington	22	22	31.0	.438	.411	.886	2.9	2.4	1.8	0.3	1.9	14.8
2021	Washington	30	30	30.6	.407	.359	.831	2.8	2.6	1.6	0.5	2.0	16.2
Career	4 years, 1 team	114	109	26.8	.421	.368	.839	2.7	2.3	1.5	0.4	2.6	13.0

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018	Washington	9	9	27.9	.480	.424	.879	3.7	1.9	1.1	0.1	0.8	15.2
2019†	Washington	9	9	19.8	.373	.333	.929	2.7	2.3	0.8	0.0	1.2	7.3
2020	Washington	1	1	36.0	.375	.000	1.000	4.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	13.0
Career	3 years, 1 team	19	19	24.5	.434	.365	.896	3.2	2.2	1.1	0.1	1.0	11.4

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com 
• WNBA player profile
• Texas Longhorns bio

На других языках

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[de] Ariel Atkins

Ariel Atkins (* 30. Juli 1996 in Dallas, Texas) ist eine US-amerikanische Basketballspielerin.

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- [en] Ariel Atkins

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[it] Ariel Atkins

Ariel Asante Atkins (Dallas, 30 luglio 1996) è una cestista statunitense, professionista nella WNBA.

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[ru] Аткинс, Ариэль

Ариэль Аткинс (англ. Ariel Atkins; род. 30 июля 1996 года в Далласе, Техас, США) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступающая в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации за команду «Вашингтон Мистикс», которым была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 2018 года в первом раунде под общим седьмым номером. Играет на позиции атакующего защитника. Чемпионка Олимпийских игр 2020 года в Токио.

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