Career Stats
Awards and Honors
- 2021 All-Met Player of the Week honorable mention (March 1)
- 2017 USA Basketball U19 World Cup Team Trials invitee
- 2017 The American All-Freshman Team
2021-22 (Graduate Student at Rutgers): Played in 24 of Rutgers' 31 games with 14 starts at point guard ... Averaged 8.8ppg, 2.8rpg, and led the Scarlet Knights with 87 assists (3.6 per game) ... Dished out a career-high nine assists in the Big Ten Tournament win over Penn State on March 2 to go with 14 points and seven rebounds ... Named to the All-Met Players of the Week honor roll on March after averaging 19.0 points, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the final two contests of the regular season against No. 23 Iowa and Illinois ... Made Rutgers debut against DePaul on Nov. 25 in the Paradise Jame in the Virgin Islands.
2020-21 (Senior at Mizzou): Appeared in 22 games and made one start in her first season in the Black & Gold, averaging 10.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 22.4 minutes per game … Shot 47.6 percent from the field (89-of-187) and 34.9 percent from three (22-of-63) … Her 4.0 assists per game ranked seventh in the SEC and were the most by a Mizzou player since 2012-13 … Scored in double figures in 12 games, including one 20-point contest … Drained multiple three-pointers in six games … Dished out three-plus assists in 16 games and five-plus assists in six contests … Scored 10 points and had a team-high six assists against New Orleans (12/16) … Led Mizzou in scoring with 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field against Southern Illinois (12/20) … Played 27 minutes and had 13 points with four rebounds and three assists against Arkansas (1/3) … Dished out seven assists and had eight points against Texas A&M (1/24) … Had 11 points and seven assists against Arkansas (2/4) … Scored 15 points and sank three treys at South Carolina (2/11) … Scored 20 points, made three three-pointers and had six assists against Florida (2/21) … Drained a season-best four three-pointers with 16 points and three assists at Mississippi State (2/28) … Dished out a career-best eight assists against Alabama (3/4) in the SEC Tournament.
2019-20: Sat out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer requirements.
2018-19 (Tulsa & Texas Tech): Played three games for Tulsa before transferring to Texas Tech and sitting out the rest of the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer requirements.
2017-18 (Sophomore at Tulsa): Started in 23 of 29 games, averaging 14.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game … Scored in double-figures 19 times … Scored 20+ points in nine games … Led the team in scoring 14 times and rebounding eight times … Had 22 points, five rebounds and a block against American (11/10) … Scored 22 points and grabbed five rebounds against Belmont (11/12) … Registered 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists at Alaska-Anchorage (11/23) in the Great Alaska Shootout … Was named to the Great Alaska Shootout all-tournament team … Posted a career-high 33 points, and added six rebounds, two steals and an assist at Saint Louis (12/19) … Tallied 24 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block against Arkansas State (12/22) … Registered 17 points and five rebounds at No. 1 UConn (1/18) … Had 21 points, seven rebounds and two steals against No. 23 South Florida (1/31) … Recorded 29 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals at Temple (2/3) … Registered 29 points, seven rebounds and three steals against Houston (2/10) … Totaled 22 points against Houston (3/3) in The American Championship first round … Posted 17 points and nine rebounds against Cincinnati (3/4) in The American Championship quarterfinals.
2016-17 (Freshman at Tulsa): Played in 31 games and made 13 starts, averaging 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … Had nine double-figure scoring games … Was named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week twice … Was selected to The American All-Freshman team … Ranked second on the team in points (266) and assists (51), and third in rebounds (108) and points per game (8.6) … Became the first freshman in school history with three consecutive 20-point scoring games … Had 21 points, and added six rebounds against Temple (1/14) … Totaled 21 points and four assists, and added four rebounds against No. 1 UConn (1/17) … Posted 22 points, five assists, three rebounds, two steals and a block at Central Florida (1/21) … Posted 11 points, five rebounds and three assists at No. 22 South Florida (1/7) … Tallied 20 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals against SMU (1/28) … Registered 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists against East Carolina (1/31) … Had a team-best 12 points and two assists at No. 1 UConn (2/5).
High School: Was a four-year starter at Lutheran North High School … Averaged 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.8 steals her senior season … Selected to the St. Louis American ‘Fab Five” Girls All-Star Team as a senior … Was named the St. Louis American Co-Player of the Year her senior season … Was a Class 3A all-state selection as a junior and senior … Was a three-time all-conference performer … Averaged 18.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.6 steals her junior season … Was the nation’s No. 25-ranked recruit by ESPNW HoopGurlz.
Personal: Born Renetha “Shug” Dickson on Sept. 22, 1998 … Daughter of Marcel Dickson and Brandee Bunche … Has two siblings, Jaidah Stewart and Makayle Allen … Outside of basketball, enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends and watching TV
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: |
Erica Wheeler |
| Major: |
Educational Technology |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: |
Livi Circle |
| The person I most admire is and why: |
I admire my mom because she has taught me so many life lessons & continues to do so. |
| If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: |
Fashion designer/model |
| Favorite professional athlete: |
Lebron James |
| Favorite professional sports team: |
Lakers |
| One word to describe myself on the field/court: |
Passionate |
| One word to describe myself off the field/court: |
Chill |
| Few people know that I: |
Love tattoos |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: |
Grandpa |
| I started playing my sport because…: |
Something I just always loved to do. |
| I chose Rutgers because…: |
Of the people here & will help me get to the next level. |
| Favorite cereal: |
Apple Jacks |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: |
ATL |
| The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: |
Teyana Taylor |
| Favorite musician/group: |
Lil Durk, G herbo, and NBA Youngboy |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: |
Jackpot |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: |
chew a cup of ice, listen to my playlist, go put up shots . After the game, get food & rewatch it before bed |
| Favorite all-time gift received: |
Necklace |
| Pets I had growing up were: |
Teacup Yorkie |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: |
Basketball player |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: |
Dubai |
| The website I visit most often is: |
Farfetch |
| My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) |
Mr.G, 4th grade |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: |
“Everyone has a story, write yours” |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: |
The Real Shug Dickson |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: |
Matte Grey |
| My spirit animal is: |
Fox |
| One thing on my bucket list is: |
Skydiving |
| Phone app you cannot live without: |
Snapchat |
