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HIGH SCHOOL: Named all-state and all-conference all four years of her high school career...Earned four varsity letters at Morrilton High School and spent three seasons as co-captain and one season as captain of her squad...Started in all 120 games played and totaled 2,690 points, 1,400 rebounds, 726 assists, 474 steals and 605 blocked shots...Had 45 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists in the 2008 state finals her senior year...Twice Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year (2007 and 2008)...Named a McDonald's All-American (2008)...Parade Magazine All-America Second Team (2008) and Third Team (2007)...2008 USA Today All-USA First Team...Helped the Red Team win in the 2008 Women's Basketball Coaches Association High School All-America Game...2008 EA Sports All-America First Team and 2007 Second Team...2008 Slam Magazine All-America First Team...Street & Smith All-American...The 2006 MVP of the Arkansas State AAAA championships after her 30-point, 16-rebound, four-assist and four-block performance in the championship game to lead Morrilton to the title...Orlando Sentinel Arkansas Player of the Year in 2006...Named to the 2006 Arkansas AAAA all-state team.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Named a member of the 2008 USA Women's U18 National Team...Helped the USA Red Team to the bronze medal at the 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival...Most Outstanding Player in the 2006 Basketball Congress International Nationals 15U.
PERSONAL: Shekinna is currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...A member of the Beta Club and Student Council in high school...Lists former Lady Vol Chamique Holdsclaw as the player after whom she models herself...Wants to be a coach someday...Admires Michael Jordan...Has one brother, Joshua, 22...Shekinna Paries Stricklen was born July 30, 1990, in Conway, Ark. ...Her parents are Wayne and Karen Stricklen.
High School Career Stats
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