Ariel Atkins

Ariel Atkins is a professional basketball player who plays in the Women’s National Basketball Association. In 2021, she was named a WNBA All-Star. She was drafted into the WNBA by the Washington Mystics in 2018 and she has played with the team since then. In the 2019-2020 season, she also played for the Perth Lynx in the Women’s National Basketball League in Australia.

Player Profile

Ariel Atkins was born on July 30, 1996, in Dallas, Texas. She stands 173 cm tall and her weight was last listed at 76 kg. She plays the position of Shooting Guard. Before the NBA, she attended Duncanville High School. She also went on to attend the University of Texas where she played for the Texas Longhorn’s women’s basketball team.

Professional Career

Atkins was drafted into the WNBA In 2018. She was chosen in the first round and was the seventh overall pick. She joined the Mystics alongside Natasha Cloud, Elena Delle Donne, and Kristi Toliver.

In her first year with the WNBA, she was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team. From 2018 to 2021, she was also named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team. She was also part of the 2019 Mystics team that won the WNBA Championship. In 2021, she was first named a WNBA All-Star.

In addition to the WNBA, she also played for Perth Lynx and the Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor.

Career Highlights

• 2019 - WNBA champion
• 2021 - WNBA All-Star
• 2018-2021 - WNBA All-Defensive

Second Team

• 2018 - WNBA All-Rookie Team
• 2017, 2018 - First-team All-Big 12
• 2016 - Second-team All-Big 12
• 2017, 2018 - Big 12 All-Defensive

Team

• 2015 - Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2014 - McDonald's All-American

Medal Record, Representing the United States in Women's Basketball

• Gold - 2020 Tokyo Olympics