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]

Blake Dietrick
No. 13 – Los Angeles Sparks
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-07-19) July 19, 1993
Wellesley, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolWellesley
(Wellesley, Massachusetts)
CollegePrinceton (2011–2015)
WNBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Seattle Storm
2016San Antonio Stars
2016–2017Bendigo Spirit
2017–2018AO Dafni Agioy Dimitriou
2018Atlanta Dream
2019Seattle Storm
2021Atlanta Dream
2024–presentLos Angeles Sparks
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam

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
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
† Denotes seasons in which Princeton won the Ivy League championship
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
  1. "Dietrick '15 Signs Contract With Atlanta Dream". goprincetontigers.com. August 24, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. "WNBA Bio". wnba.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. "Blake Dietrick Named to Seattle Storm's Opening Night Roster". goprincetontigers.com. May 13, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. "Blake Dietrick Willed Her Way to WNBA, From Princeton to Abroad". Nothing But Nylon. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Dietrick '15 Signs With AO Dafni Agioy Dimitrioy of Greece League
  8. "Women's Basketball Player stats". ncaa.org. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
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