(1996-07-30) July 30, 1996 (age 27) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight
167 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school
Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)
College
Texas (2014–2018)
WNBA draft
2018: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career
2018–present
Coaching career
2023–present
Career history
As player:
2018–present
Washington Mystics
2018–2019
InvestInTheWest ENEA Gorzów
2019–2020
Perth Lynx
2020
Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor
As coach:
2023–present
Michigan
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2019)
2× WNBA All-Star (2021, 2022)
WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2022)
4× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018–2021)
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2018)
2× First-team All-Big 12 (2017, 2018)
Second-team All-Big 12 (2016)
2× Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2017, 2018)
Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2015)
McDonald's All-American (2014)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
Team
World Cup
2022 Australia
Ariel Atkins (born July 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In addition to her playing career, she serves as a player development coach at the University of Michigan[1]during the off-season.
Drafted 7th overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2018 WNBA draft, Atkins quickly established herself as a key player. She helped lead the Mystics to the WNBA Finals in her debut season and was a pivotal figure in their 2019 WNBA Championship victory. Atkins' defensive prowess earned her 4 selections to the WNBA All-Defensive Team so far in her career.
In 2021, Atkins won her first Olympic Gold medal with Team USA at the 2020 summer Olympics.
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