Leaonna Odom

Leaonna Laneah Odom (born March 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.[1][2]

Leaonna Odom
No. 0 – New York Liberty
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-03-26) March 26, 1998
Lompoc, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight168 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High schoolChaminade College Prep
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeDuke (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentNew York Liberty

High school career

Odom started her high school basketball career at Los Alamitos High School where she averaged 14.3 points and 8.8 rebounds in her freshman season. She moved to Mater Dei for her sophomore season. She played the remainder of her high school basketball career at Chaminade College Prep where she averaged 21.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.1 blocks in her senior year. She participated in the 2016 McDonald's All-American game in Chicago and the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic in New York where she scored 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks.[3][4][5]

College career

Odom played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils from 2016 to 2020. In her freshman season, she averaged 8.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.[6] In her Sophomore season, she averaged 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[7] In her junior year, she averaged 13.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[8] In her senior year, she averaged 14.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[9][10][11] Her 54.7-percent shooting from the floor ranked fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[12]

Professional career

On April 17, 2020, the New York Liberty selected Odom as the 15th pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft.[13][14]

References
  1. "2020 WNBA Draft Profile: Leaonna Odom". wnba.com. Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. Magliocchetti, Geoff. "New York Liberty draft: Analyzing the trio of April trades". Elites Sports New York. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. Ciniglo, Tony. "Chaminade's Leaonna Odom is taking her shot at greatness". Los Angeles Daily news. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster: LEAONNA ODOM". goduke.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. "Leaonna Odom". espn.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster: LEAONNA ODOM". goduke.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. "Leaonna Odom". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. "Leaonna Odom". herosports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. "NCAA Women's Basketball; Duke Blue Devils (18-12)". stats.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. Davidson, Katie. "Can Leaonna Odom Bring Consistency To Her Game?". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. "Duke women's basketball 2019-20 player preview: Leaonna Odom". dukechronicle.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. "Duke duo goes in WNBA Draft". The Dispatch. April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  13. Maloney, Jack. "2020 WNBA Draft winners and losers: Liberty add Sabrina Ionescu with top pick; Wings land talented trio". cbssports.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  14. Joyce, Greg. "Sabrina Ionescu has bigger plans for Liberty, WNBA: 'A voice'". New York Post. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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