Shakira Austin

Shakira Austin (born July 25, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Maryland and Ole Miss.

Shakira Austin

Austin with the Washington Mystics in 2024
No. 0 – Washington Mystics
Position	Center
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 (age 25) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Riverdale Baptist School (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
College	Maryland (2018–2020) Ole Miss (2020–2022)
WNBA draft	2022: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted by	Washington Mystics
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–present	Washington Mystics
2022–2023	Elitzur Ramla
2025–present	Lunar Owls BC
Career highlights
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2022) Israeli champion (2023) Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP (2023) 2x First-team All-SEC (2021, 2022) 2x Gillom Trophy (2021, 2022) Second-team All-Big Ten (2020) Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2019) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2019) McDonald's All-American (2018)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing  United States World Cup 2022 Australia

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 Maryland 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.^[1][2][3]

Austin was awarded the Gillom Trophy in 2021.^[4]

Professional career

WNBA

On April 11, 2022, Austin was drafted third overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2022 WNBA draft.^[5]

Overseas

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.^[6]

Unrivaled

On September 25, 2024, it was announced that Austin would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, the women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.^[7][8] She plays for the Lunar Owls.

National Team Career

Austin participated in the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup with the U.S. national team. The United States would win Gold at the tournament.^[9] She was invited to train with the senior team in 2024.^[9]

3x3

It was announced on November 4,2024 that Austin was one of 13 athletes called up to participate in development camp for the U.S. women's national team.^[9]

Career statistics

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

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 regular season

WNBA regular season statistics^[10]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2022	Washington	36	32	21.6	.547	.000	.624	6.5	0.9	0.7	0.8	1.5	8.7
2023	Washington	19	17	23.2	.500	—	.610	7.0	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.8	10.0
2024	Washington	12	11	19.9	.430	.250	.667	6.8	0.9	1.3	0.9	2.4	11.8
Career	3 years, 1 team	67	60	21.7	.504	.200	.631	6.7	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.8	9.6

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2022	Washington	2	2	27.0	.462	.000	.500	7.5	1.0	1.0	0.5	2.5	7.0
2023	Washington	Did not play (injury)
Career	1 year, 1 team	2	2	27.0	.462	.000	.500	7.5	1.0	1.0	0.5	2.5	7.0

College

NCAA statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018–19	Maryland	34	21	23.5	.432	—	.479	9.5	1.1	1.1	2.6	1.7	8.4
2019–20	Maryland	32	26	23.8	.509	.000	.643	6.8	1.7	1.8	1.3	2.9	12.0
2020–21	Ole Miss	27	26	28.9	.519	.176	.759	9.1	1.3	1.6	1.8	2.3	18.6
2021–22	Ole Miss	32	32	27.7	.463	.235	.681	9.0	1.7	1.2	2.1	2.4	15.2
Career		125	105	25.8	.483	.200	.647	8.6	1.4	1.4	2.0	2.5	13.3