A name that has stood the test of time through the history of Columbia women’s basketball is Shawnee' Pickney.
 
Raised in the suburbs of south Los Angeles, Pickney came to Columbia as Valedictorian of Washington Prep High School. At Columbia, she made an immediate impact on the court, becoming both the team’s leading scorer and rebounder as a first-year.
 
To this day, Pickney’s name is littered throughout the Columbia record books. In her four years, she was named to the All-Ivy Rookie Team, an All-Ivy Honorable Mention, an All-Ivy Second Team and then finally an All-Ivy First Team selection as a senior in 2001. She remains the only Lion in program history with the unique distinction of all four honors.
 
Pickney is one of the twelve 1,000-point scorers in the program’s 39-year history. She graduated with 1,180 points and 786 rebounds, currently ranking seventh in points and fourth in rebounds. Her name also appears among Columbia’s top 10 in career field goals and free throws, as well as fourth all-time in steals with 162.
 
As a senior, Pickney netted 424 points which, at the time, was the fourth-most points in a season in program history. Her total from that season still ranks top 10, as do her 63 steals and 963 minutes played en route to a First Team All-Ivy League selection.
 
Upon graduating from Columbia with a bachelor's degree in urban studies and sociology, Pickney went on to earn her master's in public administration, with a specialization in education policy from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs in 2002. Today, she is an Advisory Senior Manager for Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP in the San Diego/Del Mar office.