| Intro | American women’s basketball player |
| A.K.A. | Sherill Shavette Baker |
| Is |
Athlete Sports coach Basketball player Basketball coach |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 3 December 1982, Stone Mountain |
| Age: | 37 years |
Sherill Shavette Baker (born December 3, 1982) is an American former professional women’s basketball player in the WNBA, most recently with the Detroit Shock. She is currently an assistant coach with the Kennesaw State Owls.
Baker attended Greater Atlanta Christian School, then attended college at the University of Georgia and graduated in 2006. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 12th overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty and traded to the Los Angeles Sparks on June 20, 2007, in exchange for Lisa Willis.
She signed with the Indiana Fever on May 22, 2008.
She played for Ramla in Israel during the 2007–08 WNBA off-season. She then spent the 2008-09 off-season in Israel again, this time for Ashdod.
Georgia statistics
Source
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Georgia | 30 | 289 | 37.5 | 27.6 | 70.8 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 2003-04 | Georgia | 35 | 390 | 41.2 | 35.0 | 72.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 11.1 |
| 2004-05 | Georgia | 34 | 388 | 43.2 | 18.4 | 77.0 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 11.4 |
| 2005-06 | Georgia | 32 | 598 | 53.0 | 25.0 | 80.9 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 18.7 |
| Career | Georgia | 131 | 1665 | 44.5 | 26.8 | 76.1 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 12.7 |
Vital statistics
- Position: Guard
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
- High school: Greater Atlanta Christian School
- College: University of Georgia
- Team(s): New York Liberty, Los Angeles Sparks, Indiana Fever