Rachel Hollivay Explained

Rachel Hollivay
Number:55
League:WNBA
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Nationality:American
Birth Date:24 October 1993
Birth Place:Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
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Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2016
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:13
Draft Team:Atlanta Dream
Career Start:2016
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Team1:Atlanta Dream
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Rachel Hollivay (born October 24, 1993) is a former American professional basketball player. She was drafted in the second round of the 2016 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream and spent two years playing for them. She played college basketball at Rutgers.

College career

Hollivay came out of high school ranked 9th overall in the 2012 HoopGurlz Rankings.[1] Hollivay committed to play for Rutgers and join the Scarlet Knights after averaging 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks during her junior year at Heritage Academy.[2]

During her time at Rutgers, Hollivay was known on the defensive end. She was one of the best rebounders on the team, but she became the Rutger's all-time leader in blocked shots during her senior year - finishing with 322 career blocks.[3] During her senior season, Hollivay was also named to the All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Team, as well as the All-Defensive Team.[4] [5]

Professional career

Atlanta Dream

Hollivay was selected 13th overall in the 2016 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream.[6] Hollivay played two seasons in Atlanta before being waived before the 2018 season.[7]

Career statistics

College

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YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13Rutgers2686.536.000.4802.20.30.10.83.3
2013–14Rutgers18102.472.000.4395.40.10.43.55.7
2014–15Rutgers31209.578.000.6504.60.60.52.36.7
2015–16Rutgers34264.509.000.4836.60.70.63.37.8
Career109661.526.000.5214.80.50.42.46.1

WNBA

Regular Season

|-| align="left" | 2016| align="left" | Atlanta| 32 || 1 || 8.9 || .316 ||  - || .469 || 2.1 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 1.2|-| align="left" | 2017| align="left" | Atlanta| 7 || 1 || 4.9 || .667 ||  - || .500 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 1.3|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 2 year, 1 team| 39 || 2 || 8.2 || .364 || .000 || .471 || 1.9 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 1.2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100 . ESPN.com . ESPN . July 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Rachel Hollivay . scarletknights.com . Rutgers Athletics . July 5, 2022.
  3. Web site: Hollivay Becomes All-Time Blocks Leader . scarletknights.com . Rutgers Athletics . July 5, 2022.
  4. Web site: Big Ten Unveils Women's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705192103/https://bigten.org/news/2016/2/29/big_ten_unveils_women_amp_8217_s_basketball_postseason_honors_on_btn.aspx . dead . July 5, 2022 . . Big Ten Conference . July 5, 2022.
  5. News: Former Dandy Dozen Rachel Hollivay picked in WNBA Draft. The Clarion-Ledger. Will. Sammon. April 14, 2016. July 5, 2022.
  6. Web site: Dream Adds Four Players at 2016 WNBA Draft . dream.wnba.com . WNBA . July 5, 2022.
  7. Web site: Megdal . Howard . Atlanta Dream waive two; no Angel McCoughtry yet . highposthoops.com . High Post Hoops . July 5, 2022.
  8. Web site: Stats . ESPN.com . ESPN . July 5, 2022.