The 5-foot-9 shooting guard, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough was drafted as the sixth overall pick by the Washington Mystics in the 2017 WNBA Draft. Since being drafted, Kimbrough has made over 200 appearances for the Mystics and averages 6.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.8 steals per game in the Mystics jersey. She also won the 2019 WNBA Championship with the Mystics. (Data up to September 7)
Kimbrough has also had a short spell in 2020 with the Phoenix Mercury and the Connecticut Sun in 2021 where she made one single appearance. After being waived and traded multiple times, Kimbrough returned back to the Mystics in 2021 and since then has been a solid role-player for the team.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough College
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough played college basketball for the University of Maryland and joined the Maryland Terrapins women’s basketball team under the long-term head coach Brenda Frese.
In her freshman season, Kimbrough made significant contributions from the bench and played in 35 games. She averaged 9.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 47.8% from the field. She also played in the NCAA Tournament and made the Final-Four.
In her sophomore season, Kimbrough was inserted into the starting lineup after her consistent performance in her freshman season. She averaged 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game. She finished 14th in scoring (492) and tied-14th in steals (55) in the Big Ten conference and made the All-Big Ten first team. She won the Big Ten regular season championship and the conference tournament championship. She also played in the NCAA Tournament and made the Final Four and made the NCAA Tournament All-Region team.
In her junior year, Kimbrough averaged 19.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 54.5% from the three-point line. She finished sixth in scoring (681), 15th in rebounds (209), 13th in assists (116), and fifth in steals (67) in the Big Ten conference and made the All-Big Ten first team, AP All-America third team and the Big Ten All-Defensive team. She won the Big Ten regular season championship and the conference tournament championship. She also played in the NCAA Tournament and lost in the second round.
In her senior year, Kimbrough averaged 18.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game, shooting 45.0% from the deep. She finished fifth in scoring (657), and sixth in steals (68) in the Big Ten conference and made the All-Big Ten first team, AP All-America third team and the Big Ten All-Defensive team. She also played in the NCAA Tournament and lost in the Sweet Sixteen.
Her college career total stats are mentioned below:
Summary | Career |
GAMES | 142 |
PTS | 15.2 |
TRB | 4.5 |
AST | 2.6 |
STL | 1.6 |
FG% | 52.0% |
FG3% | 45.9% |
FT% | 80.03% |
She ended her career with 2156 points, 634 rebounds, 374 assists, and 232 steals. As of September 2024, Kimbrough is one of five players to score 2000+ points in Maryland’s history.
Category | All-time rank in Maryland’s history |
Minutes Played | 6th |
Points | 4th |
Defensive rebounds | 9th |
Steals | 4th |
Field-Goals made | 4th |
Three-pointers made | 4th |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough High School
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough attended Hopewell High School in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.
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