@MizzouWBB Adds St. Louis Native Shug Dickson
5/15/2019 3:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Dickson averaged 11.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in two seasons at Tulsa
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women's Basketball added transfer guard Renetha "Shug" Dickson to its 2019-20 roster, as announced by head coach Robin Pingeton on Wednesday.
Dickson, a St. Louis native, is a 5-9 guard who spent her first two seasons at Tulsa where she earned American Conference All-Freshman Team honors in 2016-17. Dickson attended Texas Tech for the second semester of the 2018-19 season before deciding to join Mizzou.
At Tulsa, Dickson started in 36 of 60 games played and scored in double figures 28 times, including 20+ points in 14 games. She earned All-Freshman Team honors after averaging 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per with 51 assists. Following her outstanding debut campaign, Dickson was invited to participate in the 2017 USA Basketball U19 World Cup Team Trials. During her sophomore campaign, Dickson scored 14.1 points per game and grabbed 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 35.1 percent from three and 88.3 percent game the free throw line.
Dickson was a four-year starter at Lutheran North High School where she was a two-time Class 3A All-State selection and three-time All-Conference performer. During her senior season, Dickson averaged 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game. She was ranked as the No. 25 prospect in the Class of 2016 by ESPN HoopGurlz.
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