Ruth Cecilia Hebard (born April 28, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] She played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. While at West Valley High School in Fairbanks, Alaska, Hebard was a three-time Gatorade State Player of the Year from 2013 to 2015,[2][3] and two-time USA Today Alaska Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016.[4][5]
| No. 24 – Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 28, 1998 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | West Valley (Fairbanks, Alaska) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Oregon (2016–2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2020: 1st round, 8th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Chicago Sky | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Nesibe Aydın | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Passalacqua Ragusa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Atomerőmű Szekszárd | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Career edit
College career edit
2016–2017 season edit
As a member of a highly touted freshman class that also included future two-time national player of the year Sabrina Ionescu, Hebard averaged a team-best 14.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. On January 15, 2017 against no. 17 UCLA, Hebard recorded a season high 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting. She was named both All-Pac-12 Conference and Pac-12 all freshman in the same year; the 18th player in Pac-12 history to achieve the feat.[6]
2017–2018 season edit
Hebard started 37 of Oregon's 38 games and helped the Ducks advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. She averaged 17.6 points and a team high 9.0 rebounds per game. On February 9, 2018, Hebard scored a career high 30 points on 13-of-15 shooting and 14 rebounds in a game against Washington.[6] In the same month, she set the NCAA men's and women's record for most consecutive made field goal attempts at 33.[7] She was once again named All-Pac-12.
2018–2019 season edit
Hebard averaged 16.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game for the season and helped the Ducks to their first ever Final Four in the NCAA tournament. She shot 67% from the floor for the second best shooting efficiency in NCAA, and was perfect in two games where she went 9-of-9 in a win against Air Force and 10-of-10 in a win against Colorado. She was named to the All-Pac-12 team for the third year in a row.[6]
2019–2020 season edit
In a 104–46 rout of Colorado on January 3, 2020, Hebard scored 21 points and became the 12th player in Pac-12 history to surpass the 2,000 career points milestone. She joined Ionescu as the only two active Pac-12 players in the 2,000 club.[8]
Professional career edit
WNBA edit
In the 2020 WNBA draft, the Chicago Sky selected Hebard with the 8th overall pick.[9]
Hebard announced that she was pregnant and gave birth prior to the 2023 WNBA season.[10] Due to giving birth, Hebard was placed on the Inactive/Pregnancy List to start the season. On July 3, 2023, the Sky activated Hebard and she was placed on the active roster.[11]
Overseas career edit
Nesibe Aydın edit
After her first WNBA season, Hebard signed to the newly-promoted Nesibe Aydın of the Women's Basketball Super League.[12] Her team finished the regular season in third place. In the playoff they lost against Galatasaray in the semifinal after being defeated 58-70 in the last game of the best-of-five series. Hebard's best match in the regular season was in round 9 against Beşiktaş when she scored 34 points and grabbed 20 rebounds. In the playoffs her best game was the first match of the semifinal against Galatasaray, where she scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Nesibe won 71-68.
KSC Szekszárd edit
At the summer of 2022, Hebard signed to KSC Szekszárd whom played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság the top tier Hungarian women's basketball leagues, and the EuroLeague.[13] She terminated her contract with the team in mid-February of 2023, for personal reasons.[14]
Personal life edit
Hebard, who is African American, was born in Chicago.[9] She was adopted by two white parents and grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska. She is the second of three children adopted by John and Dorothy Hebard.[15] She is a Christian and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.[16]
Career statistics edit
| 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 |
College edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Oregon | 37 | 35 | 27.3 | .588 | .000 | .701 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 14.9 |
| 2017–18 | Oregon | 37 | 37 | 30.3 | .660 | .000 | .684 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 17.6 |
| 2018–19 | Oregon | 37 | 36 | 28.7 | .670 | .000 | .678 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 16.1 |
| 2019–20* | Oregon | 33 | 33 | 28.7 | .685 | .000 | .695 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 17.3 |
| Career | 144 | 141 | 28.7 | .651 | .000 | .689 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 16.4 | |
* 2020 NCAA tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
WNBA edit
| † | Denotes seasons in which Hebard won a WNBA championship |
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2020 | Chicago | 22 | 6 | 14.5 | .682 | .000 | .750 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 2021† | Chicago | 30 | 6 | 16.8 | .529 | .000 | .794 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | Chicago | 24 | 0 | 9.7 | .510 | .000 | .750 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | Chicago | 19 | 0 | 9.2 | .585 | .000 | .650 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Career | 4 years, 1 team | 95 | 12 | 13.0 | .575 | .000 | .743 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chicago | 1 | 1 | 18.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 2021† | Chicago | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | Chicago | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 4 years, 1 team | 12 | 1 | 5.3 | .400 | .000 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Overseas edit
National competition edit
Regular season edit
| Season | Team | League | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2020–21 | Nesibe Aydın |  KBSL |
26 | — | 32.1 | .556 | .000 | .820 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 20.2 |
| 2021–22 | Passalacqua Ragusa |  LBF |
7 | 5 | 23.1 | .565 | .000 | .875 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 2022–23 | Atomerőmű Szekszárd |  NB I/A |
12 | 8 | 23.3 | .551 | .000 | .906 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
Playoffs edit
| Season | Team | League | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Nesibe Aydın | KBSL |
7 | 7 | 31.2 | .457 | .000 | .828 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 2021–22 | Passalacqua Ragusa | LBF |
5 | 5 | 30.5 | .476 | .000 | .737 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 10.8 |
International competition edit
Regular season edit
| Season | Team | League | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2022–23 | Atomerőmű Szekszárd | EuroLeague | 4 | 3 | 33.2 | .548 | .000 | 1.000 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 13.5 |
References edit
- ^ "Ruth Cecilia HEBARD at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Cline, Jaryd. "West Valley's Ruthy Hebard wins third straight Gatorade Player of the Year award". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Gatorade State High School Players of the Year". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Alaska Girls Basketball POY: Ruthy Hebard". USA TODAY High School Sports. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Alaska Girls Basketball POY: Ruthy Hebard". USA TODAY High School Sports. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b c "Ruthy Hebard - Women's Basketball". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ "Oregon's Hebard hits NCAA-best 33 FGs in row". ESPN.com. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Ruthy Hebard passes 2,000 point milestone as Oregon routs previously undefeated Colorado". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ a b "Chicago Sky Select Ruthy Hebard With No. 8 Overall Pick of 2020 WNBA Draft". Chicago Sky. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ Hruby, Emma. "Chicago Sky player reveals offseason surprise: A baby boy". justwomanssports.com. Just Women's Sports. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ @chicagosky (July 3, 2023). "We have activated Ruthy Hebard off of Pregnancy/Childbirth absence, and have released Kristine Anigwe. Thanks for everything, Kristine! 👊🏾" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Rodenberger, Jordan (2 October 2020). "Next Chapter: Ruthy Hebard arrives in Turkey for new season". www.webcenterfairbanks.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Felfrissített kerettel kezdi a szezont a KSC". www.teol.hu (in Hungarian). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Ruthy Hebard távozik a KSC Szekszárdtól". www.teol.hu (in Hungarian). 13 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Family more than skin-deep for Hebard". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ Pease, Joshua (5 April 2019). "Oregon forward Ruthy Hebard's focus, faith have guided her from Fairbanks to the Final Four". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 26 January 2020.