Shakena Richardson

Height:
5-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Neptune, N.J.
High School:
Neptune
Prev School:
Florida State

2015-16: Became the first WNBA draft pick in program history following the season, selected in the third round No. 30 overall by the Dallas Wings…All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention…BIG EAST All-Tournament Team…All-Met Basketball Writers Third Team…ranked second in the BIG EAST with 5.6 assists per game…175 assists on the year marked the second-most in a season in SHU history…finished third on The Hall and top-15 in the BIG EAST with 12.4 points per game…shot 43.0 percent from the floor and led the Pirates with 1.5 steals per game and a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio…opened the year with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting vs. Bryant (Nov. 13)…had 11 points, eight assists and three steals vs. Rutgers (Nov. 16)…went for 14 points and six assists on 7-of-11 shooting at UT-Arlington (Nov. 24)…knocked down 9-of-13 from the floor and finished with 18 points and three steals vs. Fordham (Dec. 9)…narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points and nine assists at Liberty (Dec. 12)…scored 18 points and dished out seven assists at Creighton (Dec. 31)…recorded her first 20-point game on 7-of-9 shooting and set a career-high with seven rebounds at Georgetown (Jan. 17)…followed with a career-high 23 points on a blistering 11-of-15 performance from the floor vs. Xavier (Jan. 22)…went for 18 points, seven assists and five rebounds in a win at No. 24 DePaul (Jan. 29)…scored 20 points and added nine assists in a BIG EAST Quarterfinal victory over Marquette (March 6)…went for 20 against in the BIG EAST semifinals vs. Creighton (March 7)…capped the season with 13 points and six assists vs. Duquesne (March 19) in the NCAA Tournament First Round.

Before SHU: Spent the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons at Florida State and the prior two years at Rutgers... came off the bench for the Seminoles in 2014-15 and averaged 2.6 assists per game in only an average of 11.7 minutes per contest…1.64 assist/turnover ratio was the best on the team…was a key contributor to an FSU offense that averaged 75.5 points a game…appeared in 59 games at Rutgers from 2011-13…was rated the No. 4 point guard and No. 18 overall prospect by ESPN and was a three-time All-State selection out of Neptune High...earned her bachelor’s degree at Florida State in May 2015.