Shekinna Stricklen

Shekinna Stricklen (born July 30, 1990) is an American former basketball forward. Born in Conway, Arkansas, she went to Morrilton High School, which she helped lead to a state championship in 2006, and played collegiately for the Tennessee Lady Vols. She was selected Freshman of the Year by the USBWA.

USA Basketball Stricklen was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was held in July 2008, when the USA team defeated host Argentina to win the championship.

On January 28, 2015, Stricklen was traded along with Camille Little to the Connecticut Sun for Renee Montgomery, and the third and fifteen overall picks of the 2015 WNBA draft.

In 2016, Fenerbahçe Istanbul announced her transfer to the club.

Stricklen won the 2019 WNBA Three Point Contest the day before the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game.

Stricklen signed a two-year contract with the Atlanta Dream on February 16, 2020.

Career statistics

WNBA Regular season

Playoffs

College +NCAA statistics Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2008–09 Tennessee 32 424 39.0 29.1 76.1 5.9 3.0 1.8 0.7 13.3 2009–10 35 445 44.0 32.0 82.4 6.1 3.9 1.2 0.7 12.7 2010–11 37 474 48.9 38.5 75.7 7.3 2.0 1.2 0.5 12.8 2011–12 35 539 43.4 35.2 73.7 6.6 1.9 1.3 0.7 15.4 Career 139 1882 43.7 33.9 76.8 6.5 2.7 1.4 0.6 13.5