Shalee Lehning

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Shalee Lehning
WNBA teams

Guard
Born	(1986-10-27) October 27, 1986 Liberal, Kansas
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg)
High school	Sublette High School
College	Kansas State
Draft	25th overall, 2009 Atlanta Dream
WNBA career	2009–2011
Profile	WNBA player profile

Atlanta Dream (2009–2011)
Awards and honors
Miss Kansas Basketball (2005) Gatorade Player of the Year: Kansas (2005)

Shalee Lehning (born October 27, 1986) is a former American basketball player who most recently played for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.

Playing career

High school

Lehning was a four-year letterwinner and starter under coach Barry Lucas at Sublette High School. She ranks as the fourth all-time leading scorer in Kansas Girls Basketball history with 2,510 career points. Additionally, she holds the state all-time career records for rebounds (1,336), assists (804) and steals (543). She holds the school records for career scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. The Sublette Lady Larks became the first team in class 2A history to post back-to-back undefeated seasons with a record of 52–0 and two state championships in 2004 and 2005. As a senior, she averaged 30.6 points, 15.0 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 5.3 steals per game. She was named Gatorade Player of the Year and Miss Kansas Basketball Player of the Year. She was also a four-time KBCA all-state first team selection and a two-time Hutchinson News Athlete of the Year. At the Hugoton, Red & Blue Classic Tournament, she was a four-time Most Valuable Player. The Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital Journal named her all-state twice. Additionally, she was a four-time Southwest Kansas all-area first team pick by the Garden City Telegram and Dodge City Daily Globe. Twice, she appeared at the Miss Basketball Showcase All-Tournament Team. In addition to basketball, she lettered in volleyball and track and field. ^[1]

Kansas State

Lehning holds the Kansas State school record and is fifth in Big 12 in career assists with 71. She ranks seventh in school history for career steals with 213 and ranks fourth in school history in career rebounds with 823. She is the only player in Big 12 history to register 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 700 assists. She has had 48 double figure scoring games, 27 double figure rebound games and 20 double digit assist games. Her 17 career double doubles ranks sixth in school history. In addition, she holds the K-State and Big 12 record for career triple-doubles (4) and triple-doubles in a single season (2). Among active players, she started 110 consecutive games, ranking second in the nation.^[2]

Atlanta Dream

Lehning was selected in the second round, 25th overall by the Atlanta Dream.^[3] Shalee played in her first WNBA game on May 27. It was a 76–73 victory against the Connecticut Sun.^[4] She played nine minutes, and had three assists and one steal.^[5]

Retirement

Lehning announced her retirement in January 2012 after complications from a torn ACL.

Awards and honors

2007–08 WBCA/State Farm Region V Finalist
2007–08 All-Big 12 First Team
2007–08 Kansas City Star Co-Big 12 Player of the Year
2007–08 Kansas City Star All-Big 12 First Team
2007–08 Waco Tribune All-Big 12 Second Team
2007–08 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII Third Team
2007–08 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Fall 2007 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll recipient with a 4.0 GPA
Big 12 Player of the Week (March 7, 2008)
2006–07 All-Big 12 honorable mention
2005–06 All-Newcomer Team
2005 Gatorade Player of the Year – Kansas
2005 Miss Kansas Basketball
2005 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award State Finalist
2005 Dodge City Globe Player of the Year
2004 State Basketball Sportsmanship Award Recipient
Four-Time KBCA All-State First Team Class 2A
Two-Time State 2A Basketball Champions
Two-Time Wichita Eagle/Topeka Capital Journal All-State Selection
Four-Time Wichita Eagle/Topeka Capital Journal All-Class 2A First Team
Four-Time Garden City Telegram Southwest Kansas All-Area and First Team
Four-Time Dodge City Daily Globe Southwest Kansas All-Area and First Team
Three-Time Hutchinson News Player of the Year
Two-Time Hutchinson News Athlete of the Year
Four-Time Hutchinson News All-Area Top 15 First Team and All-Class 2A First Team
Four-Time Hutchinson News 2A Most Valuable Player
Four-Time Academic All-League Selection
WBCA High School All-American Top 100
Fourth all-time leading scorer in Kansas HS history
School record holder in career scoring, rebounding, assists and steals at Sublette HS

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References

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↑ "2009 WNBA Draft Board". WNBA.com. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
↑ "Sun at Dream Boxscore". WNBA.com. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
↑ "Shalee Lehning Playerfile". WNBA.com. October 27, 1986. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

v t e 2009 WNBA Draft

First Round	Angel McCoughtry Marissa Coleman Kristi Toliver Renee Montgomery DeWanna Bonner Briann January Courtney Paris Kia Vaughn Quanitra Hollingsworth Chante Black Shavonte Zellous Ashley Walker Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton

Second Round	Megan Frazee Rashanda McCants Danielle Gant Lyndra Littles Britany Miller Christina Wirth Whitney Boddie Abby Waner Ashley Paris Camille LeNoir Jelena Milovanović Shalee Lehning Sonja Petrovic

Third Round	Jessica Morrow Josephine Owino Jennifer Risper Emily Fox Sha Brooks Danielle Campbell Morgan Warburton Jessica Adair Britney Jordan Alba Torrens Tanae Davis-Cain Mara Freshour Candyce Bingham

Persondata
Name	Lehing, Shalee
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	October 27, 1986
Place of birth	Liberal, Kansas
Date of death
Place of death

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