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Shakira Austin

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Washington Mystics

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Center

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Season
PPG
17.1
RPG
8.7
APG
2.9
Career
PPG
11.1
RPG
6.7
APG
1.3
Height
6-5
Birthdate
Jul 25, 2000
Weight
200 lbs
College / Country
Mississippi / USA
Draft
2022 Rnd 1 Pick 3
Experience
4 years

About Shakira

PROFESSIONAL

  • Has appeared in 105 ca­reer games (90 starts) in four seasons with Washington
  • Has averaged 10.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.0 blocks in 22.2 minutes per game
  • On Sept. 4, 2025, she became just the fifth player in Mystics history to record 40 blocks in a single season
  • Was named to the 2022 WNBA All- Rookie Team
  • Sixth player in franchise history to make an All-Rookie team as a Mystic
  • Was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from June 16-22, the first time she has earned this honor in her career
  • Was named the 2025 Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year.

2025

  • Averaged 12.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and a career-best 1.8 assists in 38 games played
  • Averaged a career-best 1.1 blocks per game
  • Her 38 games played marked a career-best
  • Made her season debut on 5/18 at CON
  • Recorded a season-high 11 rebounds off the bench on 6/5 vs. NYL and added a career-high four assists
  • Totaled 15 career performance with 10+ rebounds
  • Totaled 5+ points, 5+ rebounds in 30 games
  • Posted 21 games with 10+ points and five or more rebounds
  • On 6/20 at ATL, recorded a career-high 28 points and added 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season
  • Became the youngest player in WNBA history (24 y, 330d) to record at least 28 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks while shooting 75.0% or better in a game
  • Scored 20+ points in consecutive games for the first time in her career (6/20-6/22)
  • Was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from June 16-22, the first time she has earned this honor in her career
  • Totaled four double-doubles on the season
  • Scored in double figures in eight consecutive games (6/22-7/10)
  • Posted 15+ points and 5+ rebounds in nine games (last: 9/4 vs. PHX)
  • Totaled four 20+ games
  • Recorded multiple blocks in 12 games (most in a single season in her career)
  • Totaled 10 multi-steal game this season
  • Recorded her 1000 career point on Aug. 19
  • On  Aug. 23, moved into 15th place on the Mystics all-time rebounding list
  • Became the first player in Mystics history to record 30+ points and 4+ blocks in a single game
  • On Sept. 4, she became just the fifth player in Mystics history to record 40 blocks in a season, joining: Elena Delle Donne (40, 2018; 40 2019), Emma Meesseman (46; 2015), LaToya Sanders (47, 2019; 48, 2015) and Vicky Bullett (47, 2000; 58, 2001)
  • Recorded her 100th career block on 9/7 – becoming one of 10 players in franchise history to peak the 100 career-mark

2024

  • Appeared in 12 games (11 starts) for Washington
  • Averaged career bests in points (11.8), rebounds (6.8), steals (1.3), free-throw makes (3.0), and free-throw attempts (4.5)
  • Scored in double-figures in nine of her 12 appearances and scored a season-best 24 points on Aug. 20 vs. Seattle
  • Totaled seven or more rebounds in six games
  • Grabbed 10+ rebounds on two occasions
  • Attempted a career-best 15 free-throw attempts on Aug. 20
  • Totaled one double-double on the season
  • Had a career-high five blocks on 5/14 vs. NYL
  • Missed 28 games due to injury

2023

  • Appeared in 19 games (17 starts) during her sophomore season
  • Recorded averages of 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 0.9 blocks, and 0.8 steals
  • Shot the ball at a .500 clip from the field, the second-highest mark on the team
  • Posted a career-best five double-doubles to lead the team
  • Improved her points (8.7->10.0), rebounds (6.5->7.0), blocks (0.8->0.9), and steals averages (0.7->0.8) from her rookie season to her second season
  • Scored in double-digits in ten games
  • Recorded a career-high 21 points on 5/21 at Connecticut
  • Her 0.9 blocks per game ranked first among sophomore players and was tied for most on the team
  • Posted at least one block in all but four games played this year
  • Became the sixth-fastest Mystic to 500 points among players who have started their career with the team (55 games)
  • Missed 16 games (6/28- 8/11) due to a left hip strain
  • Missed four games (9/3-9/10) with a left hip injury
  • Missed one game (8/20) for return to play maintenance

2022

  • Appeared in all 36 games (32 starts) dur­ing her rookie season
  • Registered averages of 8.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and 0.8 blocks in 21.6 minutes per game
  • Shot the ball at a .547 clip from the field which ranked second among rookies and sixth in the league
  • Ranked third among rookies in points (8.7) and second in rebounds (6.4) per game
  • Led the team in rebounds on 19 occasions
  • Recorded five-plus rebounds in 28 games, the most amongst rookies and tied for the most such games by a rookie in franchise history
  • Led the team with six double-figure rebound games, the most by a Mystics rookie in franchise history
  • Her 12 10+ point and five-plus rebound games marked the most such games by a Mystics rookie since 1999 [Chamique Holdsclaw; 25]
  • Her four double-doubles tied Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (1998) for the second-most by a Mystics rookie in franchise his­tory
  • Recorded first career double-double on 5/8 at MIN, joining former Mystics center Alessan­dra Santos de Oliveira as just the second rookie in franchise history to record a double-double through two career games played

PLAYOFFS

Totaled two career playoff games (all starts)

  • 2023: Missed the 2023 WNBA playoffs with a hip strain
  • 2022: Averaged 7.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in two games played in first round loss to Seattle

OVERSEAS/OFF-SEASON

  • Played for the Elitzur Landco Ramla (Israel) during the 2022-23 offseason
  • Recorded averages of 20.2 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game
  • Ranked third in the league with her 20.2 points per game
  • Helped lead her team to the quarterfi­nals in the EuroCup Women playoffs
  • Played for Shanxi Flame (China) during the 2025-26 offseason

UNRIVALED

  • Played for the Lunar Owls in the inaugural season 
    • In 14 games, averaged  8.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 9.2 minutes of action
    • Scored a season-high 17 points on Mar. 7 vs. Rose and totaled 10+ points in four games
  • Played for Rose BC in 2026
    • In 15 games (nine starts), averaged 15.0 points on 54.6% shooting and 8.6 rebounds
    • On 2/7 vs. Vinyl, grabbed 18 rebounds, tied for Unrivaled’s highest mark of the season, and had five blocks, tied for the second-most in league history

INTERNATIONAL

  • Participant at the 2024 USA 3×3 Women’s National Team Development camp Nov. 8-10 in Phoenix
  • Was named to the 2024 USA Women’s National Team April training camp roster in Cleveland
  • Selected for 2026 USA 3×3 Women’s Champions Cup team
    • Totaled 25 points and 27 rebounds en route to a 4-1 record and a bronze medal in Bangkok

TRANSACTIONS

  • Was selected with the third overall pick by the Mystics in the 2022 WNBA Draft
  • Re-signed with Washington on April 13, 2026.

COLLEGE

2021-22

  • AP Honorable Mention All-America
  • USBC Honorable Mention All- America
  • WCBA Honorable Mention All-America
  • First-Team All SEC
  • Eighth Rebel to earn consecutive First-Team All-SEC honors
  • Gil­lom Trophy Award Winner
  • SEC All-Tournament Team
  • Lisa Leslie Award Top-10 Watchlist
  • Naismith Award Midseason Team
  • Preseason All-SEC First Team – Coaches
  • Preseason All- SEC First Team – Media
  • Wade Award Watch List
  • Wooden Award Preseason Top-50 Watch List
  • Naismith Award Watch List
  • Lisa Les­lie Award Preseason Watch List
  • Raising the B.A.R. Invitational Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • Started in all 32 games
  • Finished the season averaging 15.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 1.2 steals per game while shooting at a .463 clip from the field
  • 10 double-doubles, her second consecutive season with 10 plus
  • 13 games with 10 or more rebounds
  • Third in the SEC in rebounds per game
  • Led the Rebels in points in 16 games, and rebounds in 22
  • 10 20-point outings
  • 18 multi-block games
  • 66 blocks on the year to rank third most by a Rebel in a single-season
  • Set an Ole Miss SEC Tour­nament record with six rejections in the Quarter­finals against Florida
  • Only Rebel in the last seven seasons to notch 20 or more points and 15 rebounds in a single game
  • Eclipsed the 1,000-career rebound mark against Texas A&M

Awards and Honors

1x All-Rookie
2022
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