Jessica Shepard
No. 10 – Minnesota Lynx
PositionForward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-09-11) September 11, 1996
Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolLincoln Southeast (Lincoln, Nebraska) Fremont (Fremont, Nebraska)
College
WNBA draft2019: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentMinnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards

Jessica Shepard (born September 11, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Shepard began her college career at Nebraska, playing there for two seasons before transferring to Notre Dame to complete her career.

Family and early years

A Fremont, Nebraska native, Shepard is the daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard.[1] She has four sisters and one older brother.[1] Shepard won a state title while attending Lincoln Southeast High School in 2013, and finished her high school career at Fremont. [2]

WNBA

Minnesota Lynx (2019–present)

Shepard was selected 16th overall in the 2nd round of the 2019 WNBA Draft. Shepard appeared in 5 games of the 2019 season, and averaged 4.6 ppg. On June 8, 2019, in a game against the Los Angeles Sparks, it was determined Shepard had torn her ACL, effectively ending her rookie season.[3]

Shepard missed the 2020 season as she continued to recovery from her ACL injury that she sustained in 2019. [4]

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
2019 Minnesota 6018.7.379.143.7505.73.50.30.22.54.8
2021 Minnesota 22010.5.364.083.7503.21.70.10.20.82.0
2022 Minnesota 362226.1.500.250.7347.43.00.40.31.78.1
Career 3 years, 1 team 642220.1.467.186.7375.82.60.30.31.55.7

Nebraska and Notre Dame statistics

Source[5]

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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Nebraska 31 574 51.0% 0.0% 58.1% 8.6 1.9 0.6 0.6 18.5
2016–17 Nebraska 29 538 40.8% 31.5% 55.7% 9.8 1.9 0.5 0.2 18.6
2017–18 Notre Dame 38 594 56.5% 0.0% 67.9% 8.1 2.4 0.8 0.7 15.6
2018–19 Notre Dame 38 634 59.4% 0.0% 71.0% 10.3 3.3 1.4 0.5 16.7
Career 136 2340 51.6% 29.5% 62.4% 9.2 2.4 0.9 0.5 17.2

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Jessica Shepard". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ writers, Stu Pospisil, Mike Patterson and Nick Rubek / World-Herald staff. "Notes: Fremont's Jessica Shepard named All-American; more". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2023-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Lynx F Shepard out rest of season with torn ACL". ESPN. Associated Press. June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ Hansen, Mitchell. "Minnesota Lynx Announce Final Roster Moves Ahead of 2020 WNBA Season". zonecoverage.com. Zone Coverage. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
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