Jasmine Walker
Biography
Personal: Has one brother … completed her undergraduate studies in human performance and exercise science … pursued Master’s degree in sport hospitality at Alabama … honored as Alabama’s Miss Basketball in 2016 along with being Gatorade Player of the Year for Alabama.
Other Professional Experience: Selected with No. 7 overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks during 2021 WNBA Draft … saw action in two games during rookie year before suffering season-ending injury … played in 32 games with Los Angeles in 2022 … made first career WNBA start against Indiana on May 8, 2022 … collected season-high eight points in season finale against Dallas on Aug. 14, 2022 … also scored six points against Connecticut on May 14, 2022 … traded to Connecticut on Jan. 16, 2023, as part of four-player trade.
College Experience: Four-year letter winner at Alabama after spending freshman season at Florida State … tallied 1,419 points and 811 rebounds over 117 appearances during college career … finished career at Alabama ranked fourth in program history with .369 career three-point field goal percentage … also stands eighth on Crimson Tide’s career made three-point field goals (195) list and ranks ninth on all-time three-point field goal attempts (521) ledger … finalist for Katrina McClain Award and First-Team All-Southeastern Conference selection during 2020-21 season … also earned Second-Team All-SEC accolades during 2019-20 campaign … finished with 22 career double-doubles at Alabama … set Alabama single-game scoring mark with 41 points against Auburn on Feb. 14, 2021 … averaged 19.1 points per game during 2020-21 campaign, the ninth-highest average in program history … converted 76.8 percent of her career free throws with the Crimson Tide for a share of fifth place on school’s career list … led Crimson Tide in rebounding in each of her final three seasons … eighth in school history with 804 career rebounds … appeared in five games for Florida State during 2015-16 campaign and scored 14 points against Winthrop.