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Ruthy Hebard

No. 24 – Chicago Sky
Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1998-04-28) April 28, 1998 (age 25) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
High school	West Valley (Fairbanks, Alaska)
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	Oregon (2016–2020)
NBA Draft	2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Pro career	2020–present
League	WNBA
Career history
2020–present	Chicago Sky
2020–21	Nesibe Aydın
2021–22	Passalacqua Ragusa
2022–	Atomerőmű Szekszárd
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2021) 2× Katrina McClain Award (2018, 2020) First-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2020) 3× Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013–2015)
Medals Representing the  United States Pan American Games Gold 2019 Lima 3x3 tournament USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship Gold 2019 USA Basketball Women's 3x3 Oregon Ducks Gold 2018 USA Basketball Women's 3x3 Oregon Ducks

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). 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, and two-time USA Today Alaska Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016.

Career

College career

2016–2017 season

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.

2017–2018 season

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. In the same month, she set the NCAA men's and women's record for most consecutive made field goal attempts at 33. She was once again named All-Pac-12.

2018–2019 season

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.

2019–2020 season

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.

Professional career

WNBA

In the 2020 WNBA draft, the Chicago Sky selected Hebard with the 8th overall pick.

Hebard announced that she was pregnant and gave birth prior to the 2023 WNBA season. 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.

Overseas career

Nesibe Aydın

After her first WNBA season, Hebard signed to the newly-promoted Nesibe Aydın of the Women's Basketball Super League. 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

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. She terminated her contract with the team in mid-February of 2023, for personal reasons.

Personal life

Hebard, who is African American, was born in Chicago. 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. She is a Christian and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Career statistics

College

* 2020 NCAA tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

WNBA

Regular season

Playoffs

Overseas

National competition

Regular season

Season	Team	League	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2020–21	Nesibe Aydın	KBSL	26	N/A	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

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

Regular season