Draft Prospect Profiles | Ariel Atkins

 

College: University of Texas
Class: Senior
Height: 5’11”
Position: Guard

NOTABLE
• All-Big 12 (2016 Second Team, 2017 First Team)
• Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2017)
• Bridgeport All-Regional Team (2016)
• Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2015)
• USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Feb. 3, 2015)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 24, 2014, Feb. 2, 2015)
• Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2014-15)
• Academic All-Big 12 (2015 Rookie Team, 2016 First Team, 2017 Second Team)
• USA Basketball U18 National Team (2014)
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Fall 2015)
• Morgan Wootten National High School Player of the Year (2014)
• High School All-American [consensus] (2013-14)
• Texas High School Player of the Year [consensus] (2012-13)

AT FIRST GLANCE
The 2014 FIBA Americas U18 National Team Gold Medalist led Team USA to a 5-0 record where she compiled a box score of 23 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 steals. With the Longhorns, she has led the team to a number two seed for the NCAA tournament. Atkins currently ranks in the top 10 of the Big 12 in five categories, including assist/turnover ratio, three-point percentage and steals. She set a career high in points scored against Oklahoma State (Feb. 2017) and her career high for rebounds of 11 at Iowa State (Jan. 2017).

CAREER CAPSULE
2017-18: Averages 14.6 ppg – 5.6 rpg – 2.7 spg – 54.4 FG% – 85.1 FT% – 26-7– has started all 27 games she has played – in the Big 12, ranks second in both free throw percentage and steals per game, 11th in scoring, 18th in rebounding, ninth in field goal percentage, 11th in assists (3.3 apg) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (40.7%) – set a season high in scoring with 21 point against Oklahoma – set a season high of eight rebounds against TCU.