Blake Julia Dietrick (born July 19, 1993) is an American professional
basketball
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player who is currently playing for
Lyon ASVEL in France. After signing a contract in August 2021 and becoming a team member for the Atlanta Dream during the
2021 season.
She played previously for the
Seattle Storm
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in the WNBA, and the
Gernika KESB
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in Spain. She played
college basketball
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at
Princeton
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.
High school and college
Born in
Wellesley, Massachusetts
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, Dietrick played basketball for
Wellesley High School
Wellesley High School is a public high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States, educating students on grades 9 through 12. The principal is Jamie Chisum, who took the position in 2014 after the departure of Andrew Keough. As of 2022 ...
, where she scored a school record 1,440 career points, leading the team to an 84-9 record during that time.
Dietrick was also a three-time All-American in lacrosse, earning first team US Lacrosse honors her sophomore through senior years.
In her final season for Princeton, Dietrick was named
Ivy League
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Player of the Year and chosen as an All-American honorable mention by the
Associated Press
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and
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
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The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.
The mission of the WBCA ...
. She also led the Ivy League in assists (4.9/game) while setting her school's single-season assists record (157). Princeton went 30–0 during regular season, won the conference outright, received a bid to the
2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
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and advanced to the second round.
Professional career
In 2016, she was chosen as a free agent by the
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...
and played in two games.
She later signed a 7-day contract with the
San Antonio Stars
The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the ...
and played in one game. She then went on to play for a year for the
Bendigo Spirit
Bendigo Spirit is one of three Victorian basketball teams in the Australian Women's National Basketball League. The team, based in the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, joined the competition from the 2007/08 season.
History
The Bendigo Spiri ...
of Australia's
WNBL.
From 2017 to 2018, she was on the Greek
AO Dafni Agioy Dimitriou team.
In 2015, she had training camp stints with the
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was founded pri ...
and
Los Angeles Sparks
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but was later waived.
In 2022-2023 she achieved the double with her club L'asvel where she finished champion of France LFB 2022-2023 and winner of the eurocup 2023. (as well as finalist of the French cup the same year)
College statistics
Source:
References
External links
Princeton Tigers bio
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1993 births
Living people
American women's basketball players
Atlanta Dream players
Basketball players from Massachusetts
People from Wellesley, Massachusetts
Point guards
Princeton Tigers women's basketball players
Princeton Tigers women's lacrosse players
San Antonio Stars players
Seattle Storm players
Undrafted Women's National Basketball Association players
Wellesley High School alumni