Education
Morrilton High School (Arkansas).
Morrilton High School (Arkansas).
Born in Conway, Arkansas, she went to Morrilton High School which she led to a state championship in 2006, and played collegiately for the Tennessee Lady Volumes She was Freshman of the Year by the USBWA.
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She was also the second leading rebounder with 7.6 per game. Stricklen played on the team presenting the United States of America at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China.
Stricklen averaged 5.3 points per game.
She was selected in the first round of the 2012 Draft (2nd overall) by the Seattle Storm. On January 28, 2015 Stricklen was traded along with Camille Little to the Connecticut Sun for Renee Montgomery, and the third and fifteen overall picks of the 2015 draft.
Stricklen was a member of the United States of America Women"s U18 team which won the gold medal at the International Basketball Federation Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was held in July 2008, when the United States of America team defeated host Argentina to win the championship. Stricklen helped the team win all five games, scoring 8.0 points per game. The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal.