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Jessica Shepard

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Jessica Shepard
No. 10 – Minnesota Lynx
PositionForward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-09-11) September 11, 1996 (age 28)
Fremont, Nebraska
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High schoolLincoln (Lincoln, Nebraska)
College
WNBA draft2019: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentMinnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.

Family and early years

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.

WNBA

Minnesota Lynx (2019–present)

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]

WNBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
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

Nebraska and Notre Dame statistics

Source[4]

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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Jessica Shepard". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lynx F Shepard out rest of season with torn ACL". ESPN. Associated Press. June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Hansen, Mitchell. "Minnesota Lynx Announce Final Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 WNBA Season". zonecoverage.com. Zone Coverage. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

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