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Sherill Baker
Georgia State Panthers
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueSun Belt Conference
Personal information
Born (1982-12-03) December 3, 1982 (age 42)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight125 lb (57 kg)
Career information
High schoolGreater Atlanta Christian School
(Norcross, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia (2002–2006)
WNBA draft2006: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2006–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number10, 5, 9
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
2006–2007New York Liberty
2007Los Angeles Sparks
2008Indiana Fever
2009Detroit Shock
As coach:
2014–2016Auburn (assistant)
2016–2019Kennesaw State (assistant)
2019–presentGeorgia State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
  • First-team All-SEC (2006)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Sherill Shavette Baker (born December 3, 1982) is a current American collegiate women's basketball assistant head coach with the Georgia State Panthers and former professional women's basketball player in the WNBA, most recently with the Detroit Shock.[1]

Baker attended Greater Atlanta Christian School, then attended college at the University of Georgia and graduated in 2006. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 12th overall in the 2006 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty and traded to the Los Angeles Sparks on June 20, 2007, in exchange for Lisa Willis.

She signed with the Indiana Fever on May 22, 2008.

She played for Elitzur Ramla in Israel during the 2007–08 WNBA off-season.[2] She then spent the 2008-09 off-season in Israel again, this time for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod.[3]

Career statistics

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WNBA career statistics

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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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2006 New York 34 16 18.1 38.6 27.3 85.7 1.6 1.0 1.4 0.0 1.5 7.4
2007 New York 3 0 4.3 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
Los Angeles 24 11 20.5 32.8 21.2 83.3 2.9 3.2 1.5 0.1 2.7 8.5
2008 Indiana 13 0 8.5 32.4 0.0 73.5 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.8 3.8
2009 Detroit 1 0 11.0 66.7 0.0 100.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 7.0
Career 1 year, 3 teams 75 27 16.5 36.3 25.0 82.5 2.0 1.7 1.2 0.1 1.7 6.9

College career statistics

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Source[4]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002-03 Georgia 30 289 .375 .276 .708 4.3 2.8 3.0 0.4 9.6
2003-04 Georgia 35 390 .412 .350 .721 3.8 3.4 3.0 0.1 11.1
2004-05 Georgia 34 388 .432 .184 .770 4.6 2.7 2.5 0.1 11.4
2005-06 Georgia 32 598 .530 .250 .809 4.7 3.2 4.7 0.2 18.7
Career 131 1665 .445 .268 .761 4.4 3.0 3.3 0.2 12.7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2009 WNBA Transactions". Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "WNBA.com: Offseason 2007-08: Overseas Roster". www.wnba.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "WNBA.com: Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster". www.wnba.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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