Jessica Shepard (born September 11, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Shepard began her college career at Nebraska, playing there for two seasons before transferring to Notre Dame to complete her career.
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No. 10 – Minnesota Lynx | |
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Position | Forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1996-09-11) September 11, 1996 (age 26) Fremont, Nebraska |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lincoln (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
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WNBA draft | 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16th overall |
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–present | Minnesota Lynx |
Career highlights and awards | |
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A Fremont, Nebraska native, Shepard is the daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard.[1] She has four sisters and one older brother.[1] won a state title while attending Lincoln Southeast High School in 2013.
Shepard was selected 16th overall in the 2nd round of the 2019 WNBA Draft. Shepard appeared in 5 games of the 2019 season, and averaged 4.6 ppg. On June 8, 2019, in a game against the Los Angeles Sparks, it was determined Shepard had torn her ACL, effectively ending her rookie season.[2]
Shepard missed the 2020 season as she continued to recovery from her ACL injury that she sustained in 2019. [3]
Legend | |||||||
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2019 | Minnesota | 6 | 0 | 18.7 | .379 | .143 | .750 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
2021 | Minnesota | 22 | 0 | 10.5 | .364 | .083 | .750 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 28 | 0 | 12.3 | .370 | .105 | .750 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
Source[4]
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Nebraska | 31 | 574 | 51.0% | 0.0% | 58.1% | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 18.5 |
2016–17 | Nebraska | 29 | 538 | 40.8% | 31.5% | 55.7% | 9.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 18.6 |
2017–18 | Notre Dame | 38 | 594 | 56.5% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 8.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 15.6 |
2018–19 | Notre Dame | 38 | 634 | 59.4% | 0.0% | 71.0% | 10.3 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 16.7 |
Career | 136 | 2340 | 51.6% | 29.5% | 62.4% | 9.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 17.2 |
Minnesota Lynx current roster | |
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Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year | |
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2019 WNBA draft | |
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First round | |
Second round |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball 2017–18 NCAA champions | |
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