Brittanny Dinkins

Brittanny Dinkins (born March 8, 1994 in Miami, Florida) is an American professional basketball player.

Brittanny Dinkins
Hélios VS Basket
PositionGuard
LeagueSB League
Personal information
Born (1994-03-08) March 8, 1994
Miami, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Career information
High schoolMiami Norland
(Miami, Florida)
CollegeSouthern Mississippi (2013–2017)
WNBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Keflavík
2019Colegio Los Leones Quilpe
2019Rutronik Stars Keltern
2020Durán Maquinaria Ensino
2020–presentHélios VS Basket
Career highlights and awards

College

Dinkins played college basketball for Southern Mississippi from 2013 to 2017.[1][2] She was named the Conference USA defensive player of the year[3] and to the All-Tournament Team in 2017.[4] Dinkins left as the schools all-time leader in games, with 134 games, and the tenth all-time scorer, with 1,479 points.[5]

Career

Dinkins declared for the 2017 WNBA draft[6][3] but was not selected.[7] In July 2017, she signed with reigning Icelandic champions Keflavík.[5][8] In her first game with Keflavík, Dinkins scored 16 points and helped Keflavík win the Icelandic Super Cup.[9] On January 13, 2018, Dinkins won the Icelandic Basketball Cup with Keflavík after beating Njarðvík in the Cup finals.[10][11] In the game she had 16 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals, and was named the Cup Final MVP.[12]

In May 2018, she re-signed with Keflavík for the 2018–19 season.[13] On 30 September 2018, she won the Super Cup for the second straight year after Keflavík defeated Haukar 83-77. On October 31, Dinkins scored a career high 51 points against Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild,[14] including Keflavík's last 14 points in the 85-78 victory.[15] On December 6, she posted a triple-double, her first of the season, in a victory against Haukar with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.[16] In 28 regular season games, she averaged a league leading 28.8 points per game while also contributing 11.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists per contest.[17] She helped lead Keflavík to the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2019 where the team lost to Valur. After the season she was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.[18]

In 2019, she played for Colegio Los Leones Quilpe in the Chilean Liga Femenina where she averaged 26.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, helping the team to the Chilean League championship.[19] After starting the 2019-20 season with Rutronik Stars Keltern in the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga, she signed with Durán Maquinaria Ensino in the Spanish top-tier Liga Femenina in end of December 2019.[19]

In July 2020, Dinkins signed with Hélios VS Basket of the SB League.[20]

References
  1. Curet, Taylor (14 January 2017). "Brittanny Dinkins, Lady Eagles with high aspirations". WNEM. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. "Brittanny Dinkins wraps up career at Southern Miss". Yahoo!. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. Curet, Taylor (11 April 2017). "USM's Brittanny Dinkins has sights set on April 13 WNBA Draft". Fox 12 Oregon. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. "WKU Claims C-USA Women's Basketball Championship". conferenceusa.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 July 2017). "Varnarmaður ársins á leiðinni til Íslandsmeistara Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. Curet, Taylor (4 April 2017). "USM's Brittanny Dinkins pursues Pro basketball career". WDAM. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. "Draft 2017". WNBA.com. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. Pierce, Derek (11 July 2017). "Brittanny Dinkins signs her first pro basketball contract". WHPM FOX23. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. Stefán Árni Pálsson (1 October 2017). "Keflavík valtaði yfir Skallagrím í Meistarakeppni KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  10. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 January 2018). "Keflavík er bikarmeistari 2018". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  11. "Brittanny: Ég elska körfubolta". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  12. Magnús Ellert Bjarnason (13 January 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Keflavík - Njarðvík 74-63 - Annar bikartitill Keflavíkur í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  13. "Dinkins áfram hjá bikarmeisturunum". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  14. Þór Símon Hafþórsson (31 October 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Breiðablik - Keflavík 78-85 - Brittanny skaut Breiðablik í kaf". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. "Dinkins með 51 stig í sigri á Breiðabliki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  16. Kristinn Bergmann Eggertsson (6 December 2018). "Þrennuvaktin: Brittanny með sína fyrstu þrennu í vetur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  17. Víðir Sigurðsson (30 March 2019). "Dinkins var best í vetur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  18. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 May 2019). "Helena og Kristófer valin best annað tímabilið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  19. "Ensino inks Brittanny Dinkins, ex Keltern". EuroBasket.com. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  20. "Brittanny Dinkins (ex Ensino) is a newcomer at Helios". Eurobasket.com. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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