Kylee Shook selected by New York Liberty in WNBA Draft
Kylee Shook was selected by the New York Liberty with the first pick in the second round of the 2020 WNBA Draft April 17.
Shook becomes the 13th player in Louisville women’s basketball program history to be picked in the WNBA Draft. Jazmine Jones was selected one pick prior to Shook.
| Year | Player | Round | No. | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Jazmine Jones | 1 | 12 | New York Liberty |
2020 | Kylee Shook | 2 | 13 | New York Liberty |
2019 | Asia Durr | 1 | 2 | New York Liberty |
2019 | Arica Carter | 3 | 32 | Phoenix Mercury |
2019 | Sam Fuehring | 3 | 34 | Washington Mystics |
2018 | Myisha Hines-Allen | 2 | 19 | Washington Mystics |
2014 | Shoni Schimmel | 1 | 8 | Atlanta Dream |
2014 | Antonita Slaughter | 3 | 35 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2014 | Asia Taylor | 3 | 36 | Minnesota Lynx |
2009 | Angel McCoughtry | 1 | 1 | Atlanta Dream |
2009 | Candyce Bingham | 3 | 39 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
2003 | Lori Neto | 2 | 19 | Houston Comets |
2000 | Jill Morton | 34 | 34 | Charlotte Sting |
The 6-foot-4 forward was honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Defensive Player of the Year in her senior year for the Cardinals, the first player for Louisville since 2009 named to be named conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Shook was selected as First-Team All-ACC and All-ACC Defensive team. She led the ACC with 2.7 blocks per game and ranked 17 in the country. She also averaged 10.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
Shook finished her career with 223 blocks, breaking Louisville’s program record in the 2019-20 season.
Shook and Jones join former teammate Asia Durr on the New York Liberty roster.
