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2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Shannen Atkinson
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Smithfield, Va.
- High School:
- Smithfield
Bio
Awards: Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team (11/29/19)... American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (12/2/19).
2019-20: Started in seven of 31 games played... Tallied 11 points against Fairfield... Pulled down five rebounds and delivered four blocks at Bucknell... Registered 10 points and eight rebounds against North Carolina... Recorded her second career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Creighton... Collected five rebounds and four blocks against No. 6 South Carolina... Registered six boards against FGCU... Tallied six points and seven rebounds at La Salle... Added eight points and a steal at Houston... Added nine points and eight rebounds against SMU... Collected 10 points on 5-for-8 shooting at USF... Recorded eight points, three rebounds and two blocks against Memphis... Registered 10 rebounds and seven points at UCF.
2018-19: Started in nine out of 10 games played before sitting out the remainder of the season due to injury... Played a career high 38 minutes against Radford, with a career-best 12 rebounds, also adding five points and three blocks... Recorded her first career double-double with career highs of 10 points and 10 rebounds at Marist... Had five boards at Ole Miss... Set a new career high with eight points also adding six rebounds at Saint Joseph’s.
2017-18: Played in 13 games for the Owls, making three starts, before missing the second half of the season due to injury... Averaged 1.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game... Led the Owls in blocks despite playing in just 13 of Temple's 31 games... Had a career game at La Salle, tallied collegiate bests of six points and eight rebounds against the Explorers.
2016-17: Appeared in 20 games for the Owls... Made her first career start at Hampton... Had a career-high seven rebounds at Harvard... Scored a career-high four points against Quinnipiac and Vermont... Made her collegiate debut against Saint Joseph’s.
High School: McDonald’s All-American nominee... Daily Press Girls Basketball Player of the Year... Two-time All-State player... Conference Player of the Year... As a senior, averaged 18.5 points, 14.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game... As a junior, she averaged a double-double with 17.5 points per game and 12.8 rebounds per game... Two-time first-team All-Conference selection.
AAU: Played AAU basketball for Boo Williams, the same team as future teammates Feyonda Fitzgerald and Khadijah Berger.
2019-20: Started in seven of 31 games played... Tallied 11 points against Fairfield... Pulled down five rebounds and delivered four blocks at Bucknell... Registered 10 points and eight rebounds against North Carolina... Recorded her second career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Creighton... Collected five rebounds and four blocks against No. 6 South Carolina... Registered six boards against FGCU... Tallied six points and seven rebounds at La Salle... Added eight points and a steal at Houston... Added nine points and eight rebounds against SMU... Collected 10 points on 5-for-8 shooting at USF... Recorded eight points, three rebounds and two blocks against Memphis... Registered 10 rebounds and seven points at UCF.
2018-19: Started in nine out of 10 games played before sitting out the remainder of the season due to injury... Played a career high 38 minutes against Radford, with a career-best 12 rebounds, also adding five points and three blocks... Recorded her first career double-double with career highs of 10 points and 10 rebounds at Marist... Had five boards at Ole Miss... Set a new career high with eight points also adding six rebounds at Saint Joseph’s.
2017-18: Played in 13 games for the Owls, making three starts, before missing the second half of the season due to injury... Averaged 1.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game... Led the Owls in blocks despite playing in just 13 of Temple's 31 games... Had a career game at La Salle, tallied collegiate bests of six points and eight rebounds against the Explorers.
2016-17: Appeared in 20 games for the Owls... Made her first career start at Hampton... Had a career-high seven rebounds at Harvard... Scored a career-high four points against Quinnipiac and Vermont... Made her collegiate debut against Saint Joseph’s.
High School: McDonald’s All-American nominee... Daily Press Girls Basketball Player of the Year... Two-time All-State player... Conference Player of the Year... As a senior, averaged 18.5 points, 14.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game... As a junior, she averaged a double-double with 17.5 points per game and 12.8 rebounds per game... Two-time first-team All-Conference selection.
AAU: Played AAU basketball for Boo Williams, the same team as future teammates Feyonda Fitzgerald and Khadijah Berger.
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