Ameryst Alston
Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | TKBL |
Personal information | |
Born | June 20, 1995 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio) |
College | Ohio State (2012–2016) |
WNBA draft | 2016: 2nd round, 24th overall pick |
Selected by the New York Liberty | |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | New York Liberty |
2016–2017 | Al Qazares |
2017–2018 | Gernika KESB |
2018–2019 | CD Zamarat |
2019–2020 | Kouvottaret |
2020–2021 | BC Winterthur |
2021–2022 | Valur |
2022–present | Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Ameryst Alston (born 20 June 1995) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball for Ohio State University[1][2] before being selected by the New York Liberty in the 2016 WNBA draft where she played from 2016 to 2017.[3]
Early life
[edit]Alston played for Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio.[4]
College career
[edit]After graduating from Canton McKinley, Alston played college basketball for Ohio State University from 2012 to 2016.[5] She was a three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection and scored 2,165 points over her four year career.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Alston was selected by the New York Liberty with the 24th pick in the 2016 WNBA draft and appeared in one game during the 2016 season before being waived when veteran Swin Cash re-signed with New York.[6] She later signed with Spanish club Al-Qazeres Extremadura where she averaged 16.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game during the 2016–2017 season.[6]
In April 2018, Alston signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky.[7] She was waived by the Sky a month later before the start of the season.[8]
After playing in the SB League for BC Winterthur during the 2020–2021 season, Alston signed with reigning Icelandic champions Valur in August 2021.[9] In 27 games, she averaged 26.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and league leading 6.6 assists per game.
In September 2022, Alston signed with Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor of the Turkish second-tier TKBL.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
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 |
WNBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | New York | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2017 | New York | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012–13 | Ohio State | 31 | 25 | 30.3 | 49.0 | 31.6 | 71.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 6.5 |
2013–14 | Ohio State | 35 | 33 | 36.7 | 46.5 | 37.7 | 83.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 19.0 |
2014–15 | Ohio State | 35 | 35 | 37.7 | 45.0 | 35.6 | 83.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 19.8 |
2015–16 | Ohio State | 33 | 32 | 35.2 | 44.9 | 36.3 | 80.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 18.3 |
Career | 134 | 125 | 35.1 | 45.7 | 36.1 | 81.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 16.2 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[11] |
References
[edit]- ^ Nathan Rubinstein (15 February 2016). "Ameryst Alston solidifying place in Ohio State women's basketball history". thelantern.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Darnell Dickson (8 March 2014). "Buckeyes' Alston steals the show". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b Ben Martens (14 April 2016). "New York Liberty take Ameryst Alston in 2016 WNBA Draft". SB Nation. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Michael Beaven (19 January 2012). "Ameryst Alston has early start in house of basketball players". The Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Tim Rogers (18 March 2016). "Buckeye senior lives up to high expectations". The Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b Joe Scalzo (7 May 2017). "After strong first season in Spain, Ameryst Alston happy to be home". The Repository. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Ben Dull (4 April 2018). "Chicago Sky sign Ameryst Alston". highposthoops.com. FanSided. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Chicago Sky Waive Ameryst Alston". WNBA. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Úr WNBA á Hlíðarenda". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Ameryst Alston (ex Valur) signs at Elazig". Eurobasket.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Ameryst Alston College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Swiss statistics at swiss.basketball
- Spanish statistics at lebplata.es
- Ohio State Buckeyes bio
- Icelandic statistics at Icelandic Basketball Association
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- New York Liberty draft picks
- New York Liberty players
- Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball players
- Point guards
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) players
- Valur women's basketball players
- 21st-century American sportswomen