Basketball
Shakira Austin Selected No. 3 Overall Pick by the Washington Mystics
By Adam Brown
Sports Editor
adam.brown@hottytoddy.com
Shakira Austin has been selected as the No. 3 overall pick to the Washington Mystics in the 2022 WNBA Draft.
“It’s just amazing, just knowing that the work I’ve put in,” Austin said. “To finally get to this moment and to play back home. I’ll just be continuing to work and believe in the work that I’ve put in.”
Austin played the last two seasons for the Rebels and head coach Yolette McPhee-McCuin. Prior to coming to Ole Miss, Austin played at Maryland. During her time in Oxford she helped lead Ole Miss to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 15 years.
This season, the Fredericksburg, Va., native finished with 11 double-doubles.
Last season when Austin was a junior, Ole Miss made it to the final game of the Women’s NIT Tournament against Rice.
During her tenure in the red and blue, Austin scored 989 points as a Rebel with 114 blocks and 82 steals to go along with 533 rebounds.
| Sat, Aug 31 |  | vs Furman | W, 76-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | vs Middle Tennessee | W, 52-3 |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | @ Wake Forest | W, 40-6 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | vs Georgia Southern | W, 52-13 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Kentucky | L, 20-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | @ South Carolina | W, 27-3 |
| Sat, Oct 12 |  | vs LSU | L, 29-26 (2 OT) |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | vs Oklahoma | W, 26-14 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | @ Arkansas | W, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Georgia | W, 28-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | @ Florida | L, 24-17 |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | vs Mississippi State | W, 26-14 |
| Thu, Jan 2 |  | vs Duke (Gator Bowl) | 6:30 PM • ESPN |