Sherill Shavette Baker (born December 3, 1982) is a current American collegiate women's basketball assistant head coach with the
Georgia State Panthers
The Georgia State Panthers are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Georgia State University, located in Atlanta, Georgia. Almost all GSU teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as mem ...
and former professional
women's basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...
player in the
WNBA, most recently with the
Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006, and 2008 WNBA champions.
Debuting in 1998, the Shock were one of the league's first expansion franchises. ...
.
Baker attended
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Greater Atlanta Christian School is a private Christian school located in Norcross, Georgia, United States.
Notable alumni
* Micah Abernathy, NFL Free Safety for the Atlanta Falcons
* Sherill Baker, former WNBA player
* Cindy Brogdon, 1976 ...
, then attended college at the
University of Georgia
, mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things."
, establ ...
and graduated in 2006. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 12th overall in the
2006 WNBA Draft
On November 16, 2005, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held an expansion draft for the Chicago Sky. It was the first expansion draft since the 2000 season, when the WNBA welcomed the Miami Sol, Portland Fire, Indiana Fever, and ...
by the
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as part of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was f ...
and traded to the
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...
on June 20, 2007, in exchange for
Lisa Willis
Lisa Camille Willis (born June 13, 1984) is an American basketball coach currently working as an assistant coach for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. She played professionally in the WNBA with the Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty ...
.
She signed with the Indiana Fever on May 22, 2008.
She played for Ramla in Israel during the 2007–08 WNBA off-season. She then spent the 2008-09 off-season in Israel again, this time for Ashdod.
College statistics
Source
See also
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References
External links
Kennesaw State Owls coach bioWNBA Player Profile
1982 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American women's basketball coaches
American women's basketball players
Auburn Tigers women's basketball coaches
Basketball players from Atlanta
Detroit Shock players
Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball players
Indiana Fever players
Los Angeles Sparks players
New York Liberty draft picks
New York Liberty players
Shooting guards
ŽKK Novi Zagreb players
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