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Jessica Shepard

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Shepard with the Minnesota Lynx in 2019
Forward
WNBA
(1996-09-11) September 11, 1996Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Lincoln Southeast (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Fremont (Fremont, Nebraska)
Nebraska (2015–2017)
Notre Dame (2017–2019)
2019: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Minnesota Lynx
2019–present
Minnesota Lynx
Dinamo Sassari
Reyer Venezia
Athinaikos
PF Schio
Dallas Wings
NCAA champion (2018)
Lega Basket Femminile champion (2024)
Third-team All-American – AP (2019)
2× First-team All-ACC (2018, 2019)
First-team All-Big Ten (2016)
Second-team All-Big Ten (2017)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2016)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2016)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
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Women's Basketball

Representing United States

FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship

Jessica Shepard (born September 11, 1996) is an American-Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Famila Basket Schio of the Lega Basket Femminile. Shepard began her college career at Nebraska, playing there for two seasons before transferring to Notre Dame to complete her career. She was drafted 16th overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2019 WNBA draft.

A Fremont, Nebraska native, Shepard is the daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard. She has four sisters and one older brother. Shepard won a state title while attending Lincoln Southeast High School in 2013, and finished her high school career at Fremont.

Shepard was selected 16th overall in the 2nd round of the 2019 WNBA Draft. Shepard appeared in 5 games of the 2019 season, and averaged 4.6 ppg. On June 8, 2019, in a game against the Los Angeles Sparks, it was determined Shepard had torn her ACL, effectively ending her rookie season.

Shepard missed the 2020 season as she continued to recover from her ACL injury that she sustained in 2019.

Shepard was suspended for and subsequently missed the entire 2024 season. This was due to contract commitments with her basketball club in Italy, Umana Reyer Venezia and violating the WNBA collective bargaining agreement, which requires players to prioritize the WNBA over other international leagues.

On April 21, 2025, Shepard re-signed with the Lynx. On August 22, in a 95–90 win over the Indiana Fever, she recorded a triple-double in just 21 minutes and 57 seconds of play—the fastest in WNBA history. She finished the game with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists, shooting 10-of-11 from the field. She also became the first player to record a triple-double while shooting over 90% from the field, and joined elite company as only the third player in WNBA history — alongside Alyssa Thomas and Sabrina Ionescu — to record 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 10+ assists, and 0 turnovers in a single game.

Shepard signed a two-year deal with the Dallas Wings in April 2026 ahead of the 2026 WNBA season.

On June 19, 2024, the Basketball Federation of Slovenia announced that Shepard had received Slovenian citizenship and became eligible to play for the Slovenia women's national basketball team.

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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 best	°	League leader

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Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7	Column 8
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 best	°	League leader

Career statistics from WNBA.com · Basketball Reference

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