Sherill Baker

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

Sherill Baker

Bucknell Bison
Position	Associate head coach
League	Patriot League
Personal information
Born	(1982-12-03) December 3, 1982 (age 42)
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Career information
High school	Greater Atlanta Christian School (Norcross, Georgia)
College	Georgia (2002–2006)
WNBA draft	2006: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Drafted by	New York Liberty
Playing career	2006–2009
Position	Point guard
Number	10, 5, 9
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As a player:
2006–2007	New York Liberty
2007	Los Angeles Sparks
2008	Indiana Fever
2009	Detroit Shock
As a coach:
2014–2016	Auburn (assistant)
2016–2019	Kennesaw State (assistant)
2019–2023	Georgia State (assistant)
2023–present	Bucknell (assoc. head coach)
Career highlights
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2006) First-team All-SEC (2006)
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

WNBA 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

Regular season

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

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

• List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career steals leaders