Nadirah McKenith

American basketball player (born 1991)

Nadirah McKenithPersonal information

Born|  (1991-09-06) September 6, 1991 (age 33)
Newark, New Jersey
Nationality| American
Listed height| 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight| 155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school| University (Newark, New Jersey)
College| St. John's (2009–2013)
WNBA draft| 2013: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career| 2013–present
Position| Guard
Career history
2013| Washington Mystics
2014| Minnesota Lynx
Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-Big East (2013)
* Big East All-Freshman Team (2010)

Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Nadirah A. McKenith (born September 6, 1991)[1] is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted in 2013, by the Washington Mystics of the WNBA.[2]

## Career

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Born in Newark, New Jersey, McKenith played college basketball at St. John's, where she was an all-Big East point guard. Drafted with the 5th pick of the second round of the 2013 WNBA draft, McKenith made the Washington Mystics out of training camp, and played in 32 games for the Mystics during her rookie season.[3]

She was signed by the Minnesota Lynx on June 24, 2014[4]

## WNBA career statistics

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Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game  |  RPG | Rebounds per game

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APG | Assists per game  |  SPG | Steals per game  |  BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game
TO | Turnovers per game  |  FG% | Field-goal percentage  |  3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage  |  FT% | Free-throw percentage
Bold | Career best  | °  | League leader

### Regular season

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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG

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2013 | Washington | 32 | 0 | 8.8 | .372 | .318 | .735 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.8
2014 | Minnesota | 6 | 0 | 4.0 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7
Career  | 2 years, 2 teams  | 38 | 0 | 8.1 | .366 | .318 | .750 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.5

### Playoffs

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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG

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2013 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.7
2014 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0
Career  | 2 years, 2 teams  | 5 | 0 | 5.6 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.8

## St. John's statistics

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Source[5]

Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game

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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

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2009–10  | St. John's  | 32  | 245  | 47.8 | –  | 64.0  | 4.7  | 5.0  | 2.2  | 0.4  | 7.7
2010–11  | St. John's  | 33 | 276  | 42.6  | 22.2  | 80.0 | 5.2  | 3.9  | 2.2  | 0.6  | 8.4
2011–12  | St. John's  | 31  | 375  | 42.1  | 27.9 | 78.5  | 5.7 | 4.8  | 2.3 | 0.4  | 12.1
2012–13  | St. John's  | 30  | 397 | 41.1  | 27.7  | 77.7  | 5.1  | 5.5 | 1.8  | 1.0 | 13.2
Career  | St. John's  | 126  | 1293  | 42.9  | 25.6  | 75.4  | 5.2  | 4.8  | 2.1  | 0.6  | 10.3

## References

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1. ^ Biography of Nadirah McKenith on wnba.com
2. ^ "WNBA.com: Draft 2013". www.wnba.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
3. ^ Career Statistics
4. ^ "Lynx swap backup guards; sign McKenith, cut Moore". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
5. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

## External links

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* St. John's Red Storm bio

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2013 WNBA draft

First round|

* Brittney Griner
* Elena Delle Donne
* Skylar Diggins
* Tayler Hill
* Kelsey Bone
* Tianna Hawkins
* Toni Young
* Kayla Alexander
* Layshia Clarendon
* A'dia Mathies
* Kelly Faris
* Lindsey Moore

Second round|

* Alex Bentley
* Sugar Rodgers
* Kamiko Williams
* Davellyn Whyte
* Nadirah McKenith
* Chelsea Poppens
* Emma Meesseman
* Diandra Tchatchouang
* Jasmine Hassell
* Brittany Chambers
* Anna Prins
* Chucky Jeffery

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