Sherill Shavette Baker (born December 3, 1982) is a current American collegiate women's basketball associate head coach with the

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and former professional

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player in the WNBA, most recently with the

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. Baker attended

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, then attended college at the

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and graduated in 2006. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 12th overall in the

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by the

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and traded to the

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on June 20, 2007, in exchange for Lisa Willis. She signed with the Indiana Fever on May 22, 2008. She played for Elitzur Ramla in

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during the 2007–08 WNBA off-season. She then spent the 2008-09 off-season in

again, this time for

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Kennesaw State Owls coach bioWNBA Player Profile
1982 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American women's basketball coaches American women's basketball players Auburn Tigers women's basketball coaches Basketball players from Atlanta Detroit Shock players Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball players Indiana Fever players Los Angeles Sparks players New York Liberty draft picks New York Liberty players Shooting guards ŽKK Novi Zagreb players Greater Atlanta Christian School alumni {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub

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