Ariel Massengale (born 10 June 1993) is an American professional basketball player.
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| SIU Edwardsville Cougars | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 June 1993 Downers Grove, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, Illinois) |
| College | Tennessee (2011–2015) |
| WNBA draft | 2015: 3rd round, 29th overall pick |
| Selected by the Atlanta Dream | |
| Playing career | 2015–2016 |
| Coaching career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2016 | Catz Lappeenranta |
| As coach: | |
| 2017–2019 | Ole Miss (graduate assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Lipscomb (assistant) |
| 2021–present | SIU Edwardsville (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Career
editCollege
editMassengale played college basketball at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee for the Lady Volunteers.[1]
Tennessee statistics
editSource[2]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2011-12 | Tennessee | 33 | 245 | 38.7% | 33.3% | 77.6% | 2.3 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| 2012-13 | Tennessee | 35 | 276 | 37.1% | 35.1% | 77.8% | 2.6 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| 2013-14 | Tennessee | 19 | 238 | 38.5% | 38.3% | 83.8% | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.4 | - | 12.5 |
| 2014-15 | Tennessee | 35 | 402 | 37.7% | 36.6% | 86.0% | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | - | 11.5 |
| Career | 122 | 1161 | 37.9% | 36.0% | 81.2% | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
WNBA
editIn the 2015 WNBA draft, the Atlanta Dream selected Massengale in the third round as the twenty ninth pick overall.[3] Massengale sat out the 2015 season, to rehab a knee injury. In 2016, Massengale returned to the league and made her professional debut with the Dream. However soon after, Massengale was released by the Dream.[4]
Europe
editMassengale headed to Europe, to play in Finland's Naisten Korisliiga with the Catz Lappeenranta for the 2016–17 season. After playing in twelve games, Massengale was released.[5]
National Team
editYouth level
editMassengale made her international debut at the 2009 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Mexico.[6] She would then go on to represent the USA at both the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Cup and the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, taking home the gold on both occasions. At the Under-19 World Cup, she earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team, alongside teammate Breanna Stewart.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Ariel Massengale - 2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster - University of Tennessee Athletics". utsports.com.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Pros now but Lady Vols for Life". swishappeal.com.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream release Ariel Massengale". knoxnews.com.
- ^ "Catz irtisanoi pelintekijänsä Ariel Massengalen". esaimaa.fi.
- ^ "Ariel MASSENGALE". archive.fiba.com.
- ^ "FIBA U19W – Dantas named MVP, headlines All-Tournament Team". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.