Blake Dietrick
Blake Julia Dietrick (born July 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Union féminine Angers Basket 49 in France. After signing a contract in August 2021 and becoming a team member for the Atlanta Dream during the 2021 season.[1] She played previously for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA, and the Gernika KESB in Spain. She played college basketball at Princeton.[2]
No. 13 – Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Wellesley, Massachusetts | July 19, 1993||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 169 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Wellesley (Wellesley, Massachusetts) | ||||||||||||||
College | Princeton (2011–2015) | ||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2016 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
2016 | San Antonio Stars | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Bendigo Spirit | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | AO Dafni Agioy Dimitriou | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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High school and college
Born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Dietrick played basketball for Wellesley High School, where she scored a school record 1,440 career points, leading the team to an 84-9 record during that time.[3] Dietrick was also a three-time All-American in lacrosse, earning first team US Lacrosse honors her sophomore through senior years.[4]
In her final season for Princeton, Dietrick was named Ivy League Player of the Year and chosen as an All-American honorable mention by the Associated Press and Women's Basketball Coaches Association. She also led the Ivy League in assists (4.9/game) while setting her school's single-season assists record (157). Princeton went 30–0 during regular season, won the conference outright, received a bid to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament and advanced to the second round.[3]
Professional career
In 2016, she was chosen as a free agent by the Seattle Storm and played in two games.[5] She later signed a 7-day contract with the San Antonio Stars and played in one game. She then went on to play for a year for the Bendigo Spirit of Australia's WNBL.[6] From 2017 to 2018, she was on the Greek AO Dafni Agioy Dimitriou team.[7]
In 2015, she had training camp stints with the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks but was later waived.
In 2022-2023 she achieved the double with her club L'asvel where she finished champion of France LFB 2022-2023 and winner of the eurocup 2023. (as well as finalist of the French cup the same year)
College statistics
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 |
† | Denotes seasons in which Princeton won the Ivy League championship |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2011-12† | Princeton | 23 | 91 | 47.6 | 46.3 | 80.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.96 |
2012-13† | Princeton | 29 | 231 | 39.2 | 35.6 | 68.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.97 |
2013-14 | Princeton | 30 | 428 | 46.4 | 40.0 | 85.2 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 14.26 |
2014-15† | Princeton | 32 | 483 | 48.9 | 40.9 | 70.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 15.09 |
Career | Princeton | 114 | 1233 | 45.9 | 39.6 | 75.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.8 |
Source:[8]
References
- "Dietrick '15 Signs Contract With Atlanta Dream". goprincetontigers.com. August 24, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- "WNBA Bio". wnba.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- "Blake Dietrick Named to Seattle Storm's Opening Night Roster". goprincetontigers.com. May 13, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- "Blake Dietrick Willed Her Way to WNBA, From Princeton to Abroad". Nothing But Nylon. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- Lester, Justin (May 25, 2016). "By Making Storm's Final Roster, Blake Dietrick Realized Dream That Seemed Impossible". storm.wnba.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- Iles, Kieran (October 7, 2016). "Bendigo Spirit import Blake Dietrick settles into WNBL life ahead of season opener against Adelaide Lightning". bendigoadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- Dietrick '15 Signs With AO Dafni Agioy Dimitrioy of Greece League
- "Women's Basketball Player stats". ncaa.org. Retrieved June 1, 2016.