Team: Çukurova Basketbol (Çukurova, Turkey)
Height: 6’1″
Position: Guard
NOTABLE
• WBCA Honorable Mention All-American (2016-17)
• WBCA All-Region Team (2016-17)
• Coaches All-SEC First Team (2016-17)
• AP All-SEC Second Team (2016-17)
• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)
• Dawn Staley Award Midseason Watch List (2016-17, 2015-16)
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List (2016-17, 2015-16)
• John R. Wooden Award Preseason Watch List (2016-17, 2015-16)
• Naismith Trophy Preseason & Top 30 Watch Lists (2016-17, 2015-16)
• Wade Trophy Watch List (2016-17, 2015-16)
• Coaches Preseason All-SEC First Team (2016-17, 2015-16)
• AP Preseason All-American Honorable Mention (2016-17, 2015-16)
• Media Preseason All-SEC First Team (2016-17, 2015-16)
• NCAA Sioux Falls Regional All-Tournament Team (2015-16)
• SEC All-Tournament Team (2016)
• AP All-SEC Second Team (2015-16)
• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2015-16)
• espnW Preseason All-America Second Team (2015-16)
• College Sports Madness Preseason All-America Second Team (2015-16)
• College Sports Madness Preseason All-SEC First Team (2015-16)
• Member of espnW’s “Starting Five” (2015-16)
• USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2013-14)
• espnW National Freshman of the Year (2013-14)
• Full Court National Freshman of the Year (2013-14)
• Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention Team (2013-14)
• Full Court Freshman All-America First Team (2013-14)
• Full Court All-America Honorable Mention (2013-14)
• ACC Rookie of the Year (2013-14)
• All-ACC First Team (2013-14)
• ACC All-Freshman Team (2013-14)
• All-ACC Tournament (2013-14)
• Three-time ACC Rookie of the Week (2013-14)
• ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 2014)
• NCAA.com National Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 2014)
• USBWA and espnW National Player of the Week (Feb. 17 & 18, 2013)
• John R. Wooden Top-15 Watch List (2013-14)
• Naismith Award Midseason Top-30 Watch List (2013-14)
• Preseason All-ACC (2013-14)
• ACC Newcomer Preseason Watch List (2013-14)
AT FIRST GLANCE
DeShields transferred from North Carolina after her freshman season and graduated from Tennessee currently plays for Turkey’s Çukurova club. At Tennessee she was named to 2017 Coaches All-SEC First Team after averaging 17.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg and 3.8 apg. As a Vols sophomore she already joined the 1,000 point club with 1,162 points – the fourth-most points as a sophomore. In her freshman campaign at UNC, she averaged 18.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.6 apg and 1.7 spg.
CAREER CAPSULE
2017-18: In 20 games to date (30.5 mpg), she’s averaging 15.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.10 spg and 0.65 bpg. Shooting 38.4% (108-for-281) from the floor, 25.6% (19-for-74) from three-point range and 78.7% (74-for-94) from the FT line. She currently ranks 12th in the KBSL in scoring, third in steals and 10th in blocks.