Park Ji-su

Park Ji-su (박지수 born 6 December 1998) is a South Korean professional basketball player.

Park Ji-su
박지수
Ji-Su Park in 2019
No. 19 Las Vegas Aces
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-12-06) 6 December 1998
Seongnam, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolBundang (Seongnam, Gyeonggi)
WNBA draft2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2016–presentCheongju KB Stars
2018–presentLas Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards

Career

Youth level

Park made her international debut 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in the Netherlands, at age 13.[1] Alongside this, Park participated at the 2014 U-17 World Championship in the Czech Republic, as well as the 2013 and 2015 U-19 World Championships in Lithuania and Russia respectively. Park had a prolific youth career at international tournaments, participating in seven FIBA events, across five years. This was highlighted by two bronze medals at FIBA Asia youth events.

Senior level

Park made her debut with the senior national team, at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women in Turkey when she was 15 years old.[2] Park averaged 11 points and 5 five rebounds per game in her senior debut.

WKBL

In 2016, Park began her professional career with the Cheongju KB Stars for the 2016–17 season.[3] In 2017, Park received the WKBL Newcomer Award for the 2016–17 season.

WNBA

In 2018, Park Ji-su was drafted as the seventeenth overall pick by the Minnesota Lynx.[4] After being released by the Lynx, Park was then picked up by the Las Vegas Aces, where she made the final roster and her WNBA debut at age of 19.[5]

In May 2020, Aces announced that Park would sit out the 2020 season to train in South Korea.[6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career high ° League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018 Las Vegas 321113.0.388.000.6193.30.90.30.60.72.8
2019 Las Vegas 2506.5.216.000.4441.10.90.40.20.30.8
Career 571110.2.341.000.5672.40.70.30.40.51.9

References

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