Kylee Shook
American basketball player (born 1998)
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Kylee Annette Shook[1][2] (born March 18, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.[3][4]
(Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Shook in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 18, 1998 Fort Carson, Colorado, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
| College | Louisville (2016–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 13th overall pick |
| Drafted by | New York Liberty |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 26 |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2022 | New York Liberty |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
College career
Shook played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals from 2016 to 2020, in her freshman season, she averaged 5.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.[5] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 4.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.[6] In her Junior year, she averaged 7.1 points, 6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.[7] In her Senior year, she averaged 10.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[8] Shook finished her Louisville career as the program's all-time leader in blocked shot with 223. She was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and also earned All-ACC First Team and All-ACC Defensive Team honors.[9]
Professional career
On April 17, 2020, the New York Liberty selected Shook as the 13th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[10][11]
Career statistics
WNBA career statistics
| 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
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Louisville | 35 | 13 | 13.3 | 47.3 | 38.8 | 66.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 2017–18 | Louisville | 39 | 1 | 13.9 | 45.9 | 38.2 | 68.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| 2018–19 | Louisville | 35 | 3 | 19.4 | 51.0 | 39.6 | 71.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
| 2019–20 | Louisville | 32 | 28 | 26.7 | 46.3 | 36.8 | 76.3 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 10.1 |
| Career | 141 | 45 | 18.0 | 47.6 | 38.2 | 72.3 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 6.7 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[12] | |||||||||||||
Personal life
Shook is the daughter of Kristine and US Army veteran Gerald Shook, and also has a brother.[13]