Destiny Slocum - Women's Basketball - Arkansas Razorbacks

#12 Destiny Slocum

12 | G | RSr | 5-7 | Meridian, Idaho | Mountain View HS/Maryland/Oregon State

HONORS

– WBCA All-American Regional Finalist | 2021
– All-SEC Second Team (Coaches) | 2021
– Nancy Lieberman Midseason Watch List | 2021
– Naismith Player of the Year Watch List | 2021
– Wooden Award Watch List | 2021
– WBCA All-American Honorable Mention | 2019, 2020
– WBCA All-American Honorable Mention | 2019, 2020
– AP All-American Honorable Mention | 2019
– All-PAC 12 | 2019, 2020
– Lieberman Award Finalist | 2019
– Lieberman Award Top-10 | 2020
– Naismith Award Watch List | 2019, 2020
– Wooden Award Watch List | 2019

– WBCA National Freshman of the Year | 2017
– Big Ten Freshman of the Year | 2017
– Second Team All-Big Ten | 2017
– Big Ten All-Freshman Team | 2017
– Big Ten All-Tournament Team | 2017
– Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year | 2015, 2016
– McDonald’s All-American | 2016
– Jordan Brand Classic Participant | 2016
– FIBA World Championship Gold Medalist | 2016

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020-21)
Second Team All-SEC selection … Averaged 15.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 0.8 steals, 31.7 minutes per game during her lone season at Arkansas … 48.3 FG %, 39.7 3FG %, 71.4 FT %  …  23 games in double figures, five games with 20+… 10 games in double-figures in SEC play, two games with 20+ … Had six games this season with 10+ points and 5+ assists …  Went for 22 points and 10 assists against Missouri on the road … Was the first 20-point 10-assist game by a Hog since Kimberly Wilson back in 1996 … Only had one turnover in that game …  Torched LSU, scoring a season-high 29 points on 11-15 shooting, including 5-7 from three … Also had a season-high four steals against the Tigers … Scored 26 points against Mississippi State … Scored 17 points in Arkansas’ win over Florida … Went for 14 points and a season-high seven rebounds in the Hogs’ historic win over Baylor … Had eight games with five or more assists … Finished the season with 106 assists, the 15th-best mark in a single-season in program history … Finished her illustrious career, across three schools, with 1,800 points, 611 assists and 384 rebounds.

AT OREGON STATE
The Razorbacks are adding an absolute weapon at lead guard in Slocum, who, in her two years at Oregon State, averaged 15.2 points per game, 4.6 assists per game and 3.2 rebounds per game … Shot at a 45.2 percent clip from the field and 36.8 percent from deep … Was named a WBCA All-American Honorable Mention in both of her seasons in Corvallis, while also being named All-Pac-12 twice over … Was also named a Lieberman Finalist, the award given to the best point guard in women’s college hoops, during her redshirt sophomore season, while making the top 10 for the Lieberman award this past season …  Helped lead Oregon State to a combined 49-17 record during her time there, including a run to the Sweet 16 during the 2018-19 season … Oregon State finished the 2019-20 season at 23-9 and ranked 14th in the AP Poll.

AT MARYLAND
Before her time at Oregon State, Slocum was a freshman sensation at Maryland, where she was named the WBCA National Freshman of the Year after averaging 11.5 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds during her lone season in College Park …  Was also named the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year by both the media and the coaches … Earned Second-Team All-Big Ten Honors … Maryland was a force during Slocum’s lone season there, as the Terrapins finished the season 32-3, falling in the Sweet 16 to Oregon.

AT MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Slocum was a highly touted recruit coming out of Mountain View High School, as she was a McDonald’s All-American, a WBCA High School All-American, while also taking part in the Jordan Brand Classic … Was named Idaho’s Gatorade Player of the Year during both her junior and senior seasons, seasons in which she led her Mavericks to back-to-back 5A state titles.