.jpg) Atkins with the Fenerbahçe in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 – Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Turkish Super League | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 30, 1996 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 167 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Texas (2014–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2018: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | InvestInTheWest ENEA Gorzów | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Perth Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | BC Prometey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Michigan (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ariel Atkins (born July 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League and EuroLeague Women for the off season.[1] In addition to her playing career, she served as a player development coach at the University of Michigan during the 2023–2024 off-season.[2][3]
Drafted 7th overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2018 WNBA draft, Atkins quickly established herself as a key player. She helped lead the Mystics to the WNBA Finals in her debut season and was a pivotal figure in their 2019 WNBA Championship victory. Atkins' defensive prowess earned her 4 selections to the WNBA All-Defensive Team so far in her career.
In 2021, Atkins won her first Olympic Gold medal with Team USA at the 2020 summer Olympics.
- ^ "Ariel Atkins sağlık kontrolünden geçti". fenerbahce.org.
- ^ "Ariel Atkins joins Michigan women's basketball staff". Slam Hoops.
- ^ Hatfield, Jenn (2024-05-04). "How coaching at Michigan is helping Ariel Atkins lead the Mystics". The Next. Retrieved 2024-10-04.