Nadirah McKenith explained

Nadirah McKenith
Position:	Guard
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	7
Weight Lbs:	155
Birth Date:	September 6, 1991
Birth Place:	Newark, New Jersey
Nationality:	American
High School:	University (Newark, New Jersey)
College:	St. John's (2009–2013)
Draft League:	WNBA
Draft Year:	2013
Draft Round:	2
Draft Pick:	17
Draft Team:	Washington Mystics
Career Start:	2013
Years1:	2013
Team1:	Washington Mystics
Years2:	2014
Team2:	Minnesota Lynx
Highlights:	First-team All-Big East (2013) Big East All-Freshman Team (2010)
Wnba Profile:	nadirah_mckenith

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

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

Regular season

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

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 2013| align="left" | Washington| 3|| 0 || 8.7 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 1.7 || 0.7|-| align="left" | 2014| align="left" | Minnesota| 2 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 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

Source^[5]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

External links

• St. John's Red Storm bio

Notes and References

1. http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/nadirah_mckenith/bio.html Biography of Nadirah McKenith on wnba.com
2. Web site: WNBA.com: Draft 2013. www.wnba.com. 2017-09-12.
3. http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/nadirah_mckenith/career_stats.html Career Statistics
4. News: Lynx swap backup guards; sign McKenith, cut Moore. June 25, 2014. Associated Press. ESPN.com. June 24, 2014.
5. Web site: NCAA® Career Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2016-05-11.