Rebecca Danielle Greenwell[1] (born February 27, 1995) is an American basketball player.
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| Born | February 27, 1995 Evansville, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Duke (2014–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2018: 3rd round, 31st overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Greenwell started playing for the Tennessee Flight, an AAU team, in seventh grade. She would go on to win three Nike Nationals championships with the program.[2]
High school career edit
Greenwell attended Owensboro Catholic in Owensboro, Kentucky, where she was named to the Academic All-State team and set numerous school records. She missed her junior year after tearing her ACL at the 2011 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships.[3] Returning for her senior season, Greenwell hit 17 3-pointers against Whitesville Trinity, breaking a national high school girls basketball record.[4] After narrowing her list down to two, she chose to play basketball for Joanne P. McCallie at Duke University. Greenwell went on to take part in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Game, where she suffered another ACL tear.[5] Her high school career was marked by two stints with the United States U16 and U17 national teams, with whom she won two gold medals.
College career edit
Greenwell elected to redshirt her freshman year at Duke after undergoing further surgery to repair her meniscus.[6] She later returned and found success, averaging 14.0 and 15.1 points per game during her freshman and sophomore campaigns, respectively.[7] Greenwell was named to the 2015-16 All-ACC second team after her sophomore year. During her junior season, she received espnW's national player of the week honor after scoring 29 points against then-No. 3-ranked South Carolina.[8]
College statistics edit
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2014-15 | Duke | 34 | 476 | 39.6 | 35.6 | 78.9 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 14.0 |
| 2015-16 | Duke | 30 | 452 | 44.3 | 41.7 | 77.8 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 15.1 |
| 2016-17 | Duke | 24 | 400 | 44.1 | 38.8 | 86.3 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 16.7 |
| Career | Duke | 88 | 1328 | 42.5 | 38.6 | 80.7 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 15.1 |
Professional career edit
She was drafted by the Washington Mystics in the 2018 WNBA draft but was suspended after she underwent knee surgery. The Mystics retain her rights.
References edit
- ^ "Rebecca Greenwell Bio". GoDuke.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Hansen (July 31, 2012). "Rebecca Greenwell lifts Flight". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Hays, Graham (December 11, 2014). "Greenwell worth the wait at Duke". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Cameron (January 16, 2013). "Kentucky senior sets all-time girls basketball three-point record with 17 in a single game". Yahoo!. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Jennifer (December 19, 2014). "Three knee surgeries later, Kentuckian Greenwell 'back to normal' as Duke point guard". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Pandhare, Sameer (March 18, 2015). "Greenwell, green light". The Chronicle. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "NCAA Career Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (December 5, 2016). "Duke's Rebecca Greenwell is espnW's player of the week". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2017.