Asia (AD) Durr[1] (born April 5, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. They[a] played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.

AD Durr
Personal information
Born (1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 (age 27)
Douglasville, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight151 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Pius X Catholic
(Atlanta, Georgia)
CollegeLouisville (2015–2019)
WNBA draft2019: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2019–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2019,
2022
New York Liberty
20222023Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

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After the 2017–18 season, Durr was named the ACC Player of the Year. Durr received 29 of 31 votes for pre-season All-American, prior to the 2018–19 season.[3] Durr finished their career at Louisville with career averages of 17.8 points, 2.2 assists, and 3.2 rebounds.[4]

Louisville statistics

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Source[5]

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  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16Louisville3134243.2%36.1%84.1%2.61.41.10.411.0
2016–17Louisville3669242.4%40.5%78.1%3.41.81.30.419.2
2017–18Louisville3870944.3%41.5%84.8%3.12.31.00.218.7
2018–19Louisville3574243.9%34.3%81.5%3.83.31.50.421.2
Career140248543.5%38.4%81.8%3.22.21.20.317.8

Professional career

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New York Liberty

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Rookie season (2019)

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Durr was drafted by the New York Liberty as the 2nd overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft. They made their debut on May 24, 2019, against the Indiana Fever, scoring 8 points in 25 minutes of playing time. They played in 18 games in their rookie season, averaging 9.7 points in 26.7 minutes per game.

COVID-19 sidelining (2020–2021)

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They missed the entire 2020 season due to coronavirus.[6] Preceding the start of the 2021 WNBA season, Durr was ruled out for the season due to continued struggles with effects from COVID-19. They were placed on the full-season suspended list as a result.[7]

Return to the Liberty and WNBA (2022)

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On May 7, 2022, in what was the first game of New York Liberty's 2022 season, AD returned to the WNBA court, tallying 5.75 minutes off the bench in a victory over the Connecticut Sun.[8] AD struggled to get minutes in their return to the Liberty, only averaging 7 minutes in 10 games. On June 8, 2022, they were traded to the Atlanta Dream.

Atlanta Dream

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AD was traded to the Dream on June 8, 2022, in exchange for Megan Walker and the draft rights to Raquel Carrera.[9]

WNBA career statistics

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  GPGames 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

Regular season

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YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019New York181526.7.467.294.8181.61.70.60.41.29.7
2022New York1007.0.176.111.8750.10.40.40.20.51.4
2022Atlanta15219.9.422.458.7741.91.70.30.11.110.7
2023Atlanta36010.9.380.322.7691.10.70.30.10.84.8
Career3 years, 2 teams791715.7.413.341.7901.21.10.40.20.96.6

Playoffs

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YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2023Atlanta205.0.500.0001.000.00.50.00.00.02.0
Career1 year, 1 team205.0.500.0001.000.00.50.00.00.02.0

Notes

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  1. ^ According to Sports Illustrated, AD prefers "they/them pronouns, and he/him with some of their closest male friends".[2] This article uses singular they for consistency.

References

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  1. ^ "Asia (AD) Durr". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Pickman, Ben (May 5, 2022). "The Return and Rebirth of AD". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sabrina Ionescu headlines AP preseason All-America team". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 1, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Asia Durr Louisville Stats". gocards.com. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Liberty's Asia Durr won't play this season after bout with coronavirus". ESPN. July 7, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "WNBA's Asia Durr Will Miss 2nd Straight Season Over Serious COVID Medical Issues". Fox Bangor. May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Connecticut Sun 79, New York Liberty 81; Barclays Center; Saturday, May 7, 2022". WNBA.com. May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Atlanta Dream Acquire AD in Trade with New York". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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