Minnesota Lynx | |
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Position | Forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Fremont, Nebraska, U.S. | September 11, 1996
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lincoln Southeast (Lincoln, Nebraska) Fremont (Fremont, Nebraska) |
College |
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WNBA draft | 2019: 2nd round, 16th overall pick |
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019– 2023 | Minnesota Lynx |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
A Fremont, Nebraska native, Shepard is the daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard. [1] She has four sisters and one older brother. [1] Shepard won a state title while attending Lincoln Southeast High School in 2013, and finished her high school career at Fremont. [2]
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. [3]
Shepard missed the 2020 season as she continued to recovery from her ACL injury that she sustained in 2019. [4]
Shepard was suspended for and subsequently missed the entire 2024 season. This was due to contract commitments with her basketball club in Italy, Umana Reyer Venezia and violating the WNBA collective bargaining agreement which requires players to prioritize the WNBA over other international leagues. [5]
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 |
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 |
2022 | Minnesota | 36 | 22 | 26.1 | .500 | .250 | .734 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
2023 | Minnesota | 21 | 17 | 26.9 | .516 | .000 | .774 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
Career | 4 years, 1 team | 85 | 39 | 21.8 | .482 | .178 | .749 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
Source [6]
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 |
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 |
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