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12 Shakira Hester
Shakira Hester
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Hometown:
    Bronx, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Harry S. Truman HS
  • Position:
    F
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    10.7
  • fg %
    43.0
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    61.3
  • reb/g
    6.8
  • a/g
    2.0
Bio

2023-24: Started all 28 games… Averaged 12.0 points (team-high), 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists per game, 2.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per game… Tallied nine double-doubles… Scored in double figures 21 times… Scored a season-high 20 points at Caldwell on Feb. 14… Grabbed 15 rebounds versus both Dominican (Nov. 29) and Wilmington (Feb. 3)… Registered multiple steals in 19 games… Dished out six assists on three occasions.

2022-23: Appeared in 11 games… Averaged 8.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game… Scored in double figures on six occasions.

2021-22: Saw action in 17 games… Totaled 12 points, 23 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and two blocks.

High School: Second player ever to record more than 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.  

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 at Bloomfield W, 75-69
Feb 8 No. 20 Holy Family L, 55-52
Feb 11 Caldwell L, 60-57
Feb 16 at Dominican (N.Y.) L, 72-36
Feb 22 at Felician L, 76-48
Mar 1 Post L, 76-54
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 24 16
Games started 24 16
Minutes 765 529
Minutes per game 31.9 33.1
FG 108-251 79-178
FG Pct 43.0 44.4
3PT 3-12 1-8
3PT Pct 25.0 12.5
FT 38-62 28-44
FT Pct 61.3 63.6
Off rebounds 42 30
Def rebounds 122 70
Total rebounds 164 100
Rebounds per game 6.8 6.3
Personal fouls 44 26
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 48 38
Turnovers 66 41
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.9
Steals 37 28
Blocks 28 16
Points 257 187
Points per game 10.7 11.7
Points per 40 min 13.4 14.1
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 65-51 1 36 7-13 53.8 0-0 - 0-0 - 14
Nov 9 vs. D'Youville L, 56-51 1 38 8-17 47.1 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 19
Nov 14 at Molloy L, 55-35 1 25 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 16 Southern Conn. St. L, 59-48 1 29 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 23 American Int'l L, 70-48 1 34 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Nov 26 Mercy L, 75-55 1 23 3-12 25.0 1-1 100.0 1-5 20.0 8
Nov 29 at Central Conn. St. L, 66-25 1 27 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 3 Bloomfield W, 57-49 1 40 7-15 46.7 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 19
Dec 7 at Post L, 55-52 1 39 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 11 at New Haven L, 59-37 1 24 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 14 Southern N.H. L, 61-51 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 Pace L, 68-48 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at Queens (N.Y.) L, 59-42 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 Franklin Pierce L, 50-47 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Chestnut Hill L, 77-56 1 27 6-14 42.9 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 13
Jan 11 Wilmington (Del.) W, 88-43 1 25 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Jan 14 at Caldwell L, 52-44 1 35 4-12 33.3 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 10
Jan 18 at Jefferson L, 63-31 1 21 0-9 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 22 Dominican (N.Y.) L, 49-43 1 32 6-12 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 25 at Goldey-Beacom L, 74-52 1 30 3-11 27.3 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 10
Jan 28 Felician L, 65-54 1 34 8-12 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 16
Feb 1 Georgian Court L, 67-57 1 38 6-15 40.0 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 17
Feb 5 at Bloomfield W, 75-69 1 33 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 5-10 50.0 17
Feb 8 No. 20 Holy Family L, 55-52 1 37 10-13 76.9 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 23
Feb 11 Caldwell L, 60-57 1 29 5-10 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 16 at Dominican (N.Y.) L, 72-36 1 33 1-13 7.7 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 22 at Felician L, 76-48 1 38 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 4
Mar 1 Post L, 76-54 1 38 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 13
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 65-51 1 36 1 12 13 2 5 4 4
Nov 9 vs. D'Youville L, 56-51 1 38 2 2 4 1 2 2 0
Nov 14 at Molloy L, 55-35 1 25 2 9 11 1 3 0 2
Nov 16 Southern Conn. St. L, 59-48 1 29 0 10 10 2 6 2 0
Nov 23 American Int'l L, 70-48 1 34 2 7 9 2 5 0 4
Nov 26 Mercy L, 75-55 1 23 3 2 5 1 0 0 0
Nov 29 at Central Conn. St. L, 66-25 1 27 2 3 5 1 1 1 2
Dec 3 Bloomfield W, 57-49 1 40 8 9 17 1 5 1 1
Dec 7 at Post L, 55-52 1 39 0 4 4 1 7 1 2
Dec 11 at New Haven L, 59-37 1 24 0 7 7 0 3 0 0
Dec 14 Southern N.H. L, 61-51 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 Pace L, 68-48 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at Queens (N.Y.) L, 59-42 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 2 Franklin Pierce L, 50-47 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at Chestnut Hill L, 77-56 1 27 0 4 4 0 1 1 0
Jan 11 Wilmington (Del.) W, 88-43 1 25 3 4 7 4 0 1 2
Jan 14 at Caldwell L, 52-44 1 35 4 7 11 5 3 3 3
Jan 18 at Jefferson L, 63-31 1 21 1 3 4 0 1 1 0
Jan 22 Dominican (N.Y.) L, 49-43 1 32 2 4 6 1 4 4 2
Jan 25 at Goldey-Beacom L, 74-52 1 30 4 3 7 2 3 3 0
Jan 28 Felician L, 65-54 1 34 1 6 7 1 0 0 1
Feb 1 Georgian Court L, 67-57 1 38 1 5 6 3 2 3 1
Feb 5 at Bloomfield W, 75-69 1 33 3 2 5 3 2 0 0
Feb 8 No. 20 Holy Family L, 55-52 1 37 1 4 5 2 1 3 1
Feb 11 Caldwell L, 60-57 1 29 1 5 6 8 2 4 0
Feb 16 at Dominican (N.Y.) L, 72-36 1 33 0 2 2 0 3 0 1
Feb 22 at Felician L, 76-48 1 38 1 2 3 3 5 2 2
Mar 1 Post L, 76-54 1 38 0 6 6 4 2 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 65-51 1 3 - 0.4
Nov 9 vs. D'Youville L, 56-51 1 2 0 0.5
Nov 14 at Molloy L, 55-35 1 0 0 0.3
Nov 16 Southern Conn. St. L, 59-48 1 5 0 0.3
Nov 23 American Int'l L, 70-48 1 2 0 0.4
Nov 26 Mercy L, 75-55 1 4 0 -
Nov 29 at Central Conn. St. L, 66-25 1 1 0 1.0
Dec 3 Bloomfield W, 57-49 1 1 0 0.2
Dec 7 at Post L, 55-52 1 2 - 0.1
Dec 11 at New Haven L, 59-37 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 14 Southern N.H. L, 61-51 - - - -
Dec 18 Pace L, 68-48 - - - -
Dec 21 at Queens (N.Y.) L, 59-42 - - - -
Jan 2 Franklin Pierce L, 50-47 - - - -
Jan 4 at Chestnut Hill L, 77-56 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 11 Wilmington (Del.) W, 88-43 1 2 0 -
Jan 14 at Caldwell L, 52-44 1 2 - 1.7
Jan 18 at Jefferson L, 63-31 1 0 0 0.0
Jan 22 Dominican (N.Y.) L, 49-43 1 2 0 0.3
Jan 25 at Goldey-Beacom L, 74-52 1 0 - 0.7
Jan 28 Felician L, 65-54 1 3 0 -
Feb 1 Georgian Court L, 67-57 1 3 0 1.5
Feb 5 at Bloomfield W, 75-69 1 2 - 1.5
Feb 8 No. 20 Holy Family L, 55-52 1 0 0 2.0
Feb 11 Caldwell L, 60-57 1 4 0 4.0
Feb 16 at Dominican (N.Y.) L, 72-36 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 22 at Felician L, 76-48 1 1 0 0.6
Mar 1 Post L, 76-54 1 1 - 2.0
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 24 31.9 4.5-10.5 0.1-0.5 1.6-2.6 10.7
Conference 16 33.1 4.9-11.1 0.1-0.5 1.8-2.8 11.7
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 11 32.6 5.7-11.2 0.1-0.5 1.9-3.1 13.5
Away 12 30.7 3.1-9.2 0.1-0.5 1.2-2.1 7.5
Neutral 1 38.0 8.0-17.0 1.0-1.0 2.0-3.0 19.0
Result            
Wins 3 32.7 6.3-12.0 0.0-0.0 3.3-6.3 16.0
Losses 21 31.8 4.2-10.2 0.1-0.6 1.3-2.0 10.0
Month            
November 7 30.3 4.0-9.6 0.3-0.6 1.4-2.6 9.7
December 3 34.3 3.7-8.7 0.0-0.0 1.7-3.0 9.0
January 7 29.1 4.7-11.6 0.1-0.4 1.1-1.3 10.7
February 6 34.7 5.0-11.2 0.0-0.8 2.3-4.2 12.3
March 1 38.0 6.0-10.0 0.0-0.0 1.0-1.0 13.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 24 765 108-251 43.0 3-12 25.0 38-62 61.3 257
Conference 16 16 529 79-178 44.4 1-8 12.5 28-44 63.6 187
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 11 11 359 63-123 51.2 1-5 20.0 21-34 61.8 148
Away 12 12 368 37-111 33.3 1-6 16.7 15-25 60.0 90
Neutral 1 1 38 8-17 47.1 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 19
Result                    
Wins 3 3 98 19-36 52.8 0-0 - 10-19 52.6 48
Losses 21 21 667 89-215 41.4 3-12 25.0 28-43 65.1 209
Month                    
November 7 7 212 28-67 41.8 2-4 50.0 10-18 55.6 68
December 3 3 103 11-26 42.3 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 27
January 7 7 204 33-81 40.7 1-3 33.3 8-9 88.9 75
February 6 6 208 30-67 44.8 0-5 0.0 14-25 56.0 74
March 1 1 38 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 13

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 765 31.9 5.6-13.1 0.2-0.6 25.0 2.0-3.2 13.4
Conference 16 529 33.1 6.0-13.5 0.1-0.6 12.5 2.1-3.3 14.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 11 359 32.6 7.0-13.7 0.1-0.6 20.0 2.3-3.8 16.5
Away 12 368 30.7 4.0-12.1 0.1-0.7 16.7 1.6-2.7 9.8
Neutral 1 38 38.0 8.4-17.9 1.1-1.1 100.0 2.1-3.2 20.0
Result                
Wins 3 98 32.7 7.8-14.7 0.0-0.0 - 4.1-7.8 19.6
Losses 21 667 31.8 5.3-12.9 0.2-0.7 25.0 1.7-2.6 12.5
Month                
November 7 212 30.3 5.3-12.6 0.4-0.8 50.0 1.9-3.4 12.8
December 3 103 34.3 4.3-10.1 0.0-0.0 - 1.9-3.5 10.5
January 7 204 29.1 6.5-15.9 0.2-0.6 33.3 1.6-1.8 14.7
February 6 208 34.7 5.8-12.9 0.0-1.0 0.0 2.7-4.8 14.2
March 1 38 38.0 6.3-10.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-1.1 13.7

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 1.8 5.1 6.8 2.0 2.8 1.5 1.2
Conference 16 1.9 4.4 6.3 2.4 2.6 1.8 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 2.0 5.6 7.6 2.6 2.5 1.7 1.1
Away 12 1.5 4.8 6.3 1.5 3.1 1.3 1.3
Neutral 1 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 3 4.7 5.0 9.7 2.7 2.3 0.7 1.0
Losses 21 1.3 5.1 6.4 1.9 2.8 1.7 1.2
Month                
November 7 1.7 6.4 8.1 1.4 3.1 1.3 1.7
December 3 2.7 6.7 9.3 0.7 5.0 0.7 1.0
January 7 2.1 4.4 6.6 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.1
February 6 1.2 3.3 4.5 3.2 2.5 2.0 0.8
March 1 0.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 24 42 122 164 48 66 37 28
Conference 16 16 30 70 100 38 41 28 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 11 11 22 62 84 29 27 19 12
Away 12 12 18 58 76 18 37 16 16
Neutral 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 2 0
Result                  
Wins 3 3 14 15 29 8 7 2 3
Losses 21 21 28 107 135 40 59 35 25
Month                  
November 7 7 12 45 57 10 22 9 12
December 3 3 8 20 28 2 15 2 3
January 7 7 15 31 46 13 12 13 8
February 6 6 7 20 27 19 15 12 5
March 1 1 0 6 6 4 2 1 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 24 2.2 6.4 8.6 2.5 3.5 1.9 1.5
Conference 16 2.3 5.3 7.6 2.9 3.1 2.1 1.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 2.5 6.9 9.4 3.2 3.0 2.1 1.3
Away 12 2.0 6.3 8.3 2.0 4.0 1.7 1.7
Neutral 1 2.1 2.1 4.2 1.1 2.1 2.1 0.0
Result                
Wins 3 5.7 6.1 11.8 3.3 2.9 0.8 1.2
Losses 21 1.7 6.4 8.1 2.4 3.5 2.1 1.5
Month                
November 7 2.3 8.5 10.8 1.9 4.2 1.7 2.3
December 3 3.1 7.8 10.9 0.8 5.8 0.8 1.2
January 7 2.9 6.1 9.0 2.5 2.4 2.5 1.6
February 6 1.3 3.8 5.2 3.7 2.9 2.3 1.0
March 1 0.0 6.3 6.3 4.2 2.1 1.1 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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