Shakira Austin (born July 25, 2000) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(WNBA). She played college basketball at

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and Ole Miss.

Playing career

College career

Austin was rated as the fourth ranked player in the nation in the 2018 recruiting class and the second ranked forward. She was also a 2018 McDonald's High School All-American. Austin signed with

out of high school. Following her first season at Maryland in 2018–19, Austin was selected to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team after a school record 89 blocks. Following Austin's second and final season at Maryland in 2019–20, she was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team. After her sophomore season at Maryland, Austin announced her transfer to Ole Miss. Austin was awarded the

Gillom Trophy The Gillom Trophy or C Spire Gillom Trophy is an award given annually to the best women's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. It is open to players from all four-year colleges in Mississipp ...

in 2021.

Professional career

On April 11, 2022, Austin was drafted third overall by the

in the 2022 WNBA draft. In September 2022, Austin signed with the Israeli champions Elitzur Ramla, until the end of the season. She led Ramla to a second consecutive championship win, and was chosen as the league's best player.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

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