Shakira Austin is a 6-foot-5 forward for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. Austin was the 3rd pick of the 2022 WNBA Draft from the Ole Miss Rebels. She previously played for the Maryland Terrapins. In 2021-22, she was named AP Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team All-SEC, and to the Lisa Leslie Award, Wooden Award, and Naismith Award Watch Lists. Following her first season at Maryland in 2018–19, Austin was selected to the All-BIG Ten Freshman Team after a school record 89 blocks. Following Austin's second and final season at Maryland in 2019–20, she was named to the All-BIG Ten Second Team. Austin is from Fredericksburg, Virginia and attended Riverdale Baptist School. Austin was rated as the fourth ranked player in the nation in the 2018 recruiting class and the second ranked forward. She was also a 2018 McDonald's High School All-American.