Ariel Massengale

Ariel Massengale
Personal information
Born	10 June 1993; Downers Grove, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Career information
High school	Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, Illinois)
College	Tennessee (2011–2015)
WNBA draft	2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29th overall
	Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career	2015–present
Position	Guard
Career history
2016	Catz Lappeenranta
Career highlights and awards
	SEC All-Freshman Team (2012);
Representing United States
Basketball
Summer Universiade
FIBA U19 World Cup
FIBA U17 World Cup
FIBA Americas U16 Championship

Ariel Massengale (born 10 June 1993) is an American professional basketball player.

Career

College

Massengale played college basketball at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee for the Lady Volunteers.[1]

WNBA

In the 2015 WNBA Draft, the Atlanta Dream selected Massengale in the third round as the twenty ninth pick overall.[2] Massengale sat out the 2015 season, to rehab a knee injury. In 2016, Massengale returned to the league and made her professional debut with the Dream. However soon after, Massengale was released by the Dream.[3]

Europe

Massengale headed to Europe, to play in Finland's Naisten Korisliiga with the Catz Lappeenranta for the 2016–17 season. After playing in twelve games, Massengale was released.[4]

National Team

Youth level

Massengale made her international debut at the 2009 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Mexico.[5] She would then go on to represent the USA at both the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Cup and the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, taking home the gold on both occasions. At the Under-19 World Cup, she earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team, alongside teammate Breanna Stewart.[6]

References

"Ariel Massengale - 2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster - University of Tennessee Athletics". utsports.com.
"Pros now but Lady Vols for Life". swishappeal.com.
"Atlanta Dream release Ariel Massengale". knoxnews.com.
"Catz irtisanoi pelintekijänsä Ariel Massengalen". esaimaa.fi.
"Ariel MASSENGALE". archive.fiba.com.
"FIBA U19W – Dantas named MVP, headlines All-Tournament Team". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

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[1] "Ariel Massengale - 2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster - University of Tennessee Athletics". utsports.com.

[2] "Pros now but Lady Vols for Life". swishappeal.com.

[3] "Atlanta Dream release Ariel Massengale". knoxnews.com.

[4] "Catz irtisanoi pelintekijänsä Ariel Massengalen". esaimaa.fi.

[5] "Ariel MASSENGALE". archive.fiba.com.

[6] "FIBA U19W – Dantas named MVP, headlines All-Tournament Team". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.