Ashley Shields

Ashley Shields
Guard
Born July 5, 1985
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality USA
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 155 lb (70 kg)
College SW Tennessee Community
WNBA draft 1st round, 8th pick overall, 2007
Houston Comets
WNBA career 2007–2008
Non-WNBA career 2008–present
WNBA teams
Houston Comets (2007-2008)
Detroit Shock (2008)
Non-WNBA teams
Elizur-Maccabi Netanya (2008-2011)
Dobrí anjeli Košice (2011-present)
Awards and honors

Ashley Shields is an American professional women's basketball player, most recently with the Detroit Shock of the WNBA. Shields, who attended Southwest Tennessee Community College, became the first WNBA player drafted out of a community college. The Houston Comets took her with the eighth pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft.

WNBA career

Shields debuted in 2007, appearing in 26 games her rookie season, averaging 5.3 points per game for the Comets. She played in just three games in 2008 before being waived. She was eventually signed by the Detroit Shock, appearing in seven regular season games and averaging 3.1 points per game. Shields also appeared in three playoff games during he Shock's title run, scoring two points.[1]

Shields was traded to the Atlanta Dream before the 2009 season, but was waived before play began.

Overseas career

Shields signed with Israeli women's team Elitzur-Maccabi Netanya in 2008, and became the leading scorer in the Israeli women's league. In 2011, she left the team to join Dobri Anjeli Kosice in Slovakia.[2]

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