Megan Gustafson
No. 10 – Washington Mystics | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Port Wing, Wisconsin | December 13, 1996
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | South Shore (Port Wing, Wisconsin) |
College | Iowa (2015–2019) |
WNBA draft | 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall |
Selected by the Dallas Wings | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Dallas Wings |
2021–present | Washington Mystics |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Megan Gustafson (born December 13, 1996[1]) is an American basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Gustafson was drafted in the second round (17th overall) by the Wings in the 2019 WNBA draft, but was released before the start of the season. On June 10, 2019, she was signed again by the team that had previously cut her.
Gustafson completed her college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2019. As a senior, she scored 1000 points that year and won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female basketball player.[2][3] On March 15, 2019, ESPN named Gustafson the national player of the year.[4] In 2018 and 2019, Gustafson was named the Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year. Gustafson is from Port Wing, Wisconsin and played for South Shore High School.[5]
On January 26, 2020, Iowa retired Gustafson's number 10.[6]
Iowa statistics[]
Source[7]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–16 | Iowa | 33 | 352 | 55.4% | 0.0% | 61.5% | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
2016–17 | Iowa | 34 | 628 | 64.7% | 0.0% | 78.8% | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
2017–18 | Iowa | 32 | 823 | 67.1% | 0.0% | 80.6% | 12.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 25.7 |
2018–19 | Iowa | 36 | 1001 | 69.6% | 100.0% | 78.9% | 13.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 27.8 |
Career | 135 | 2804 | 65.6% | 50.0% | 76.8% | 10.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 20.8 |
References[]
- ^ "2019 WNBA Draft Profile: Megan Gustafson". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Iowa's Megan Gustafson wins Honda award for basketball". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "Megan Gustafson of Iowa Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Basketball". CWSA. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ Voepele, Mechelle (March 15, 2019). "Women's college basketball player of the year: Iowa's Megan Gustafson". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Linder, Jeff (August 26, 2018). "A day in Port Wing with Megan Gustafson". The Gazette (Folience). Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ Rossow, Adam (January 27, 2020). "Iowa Hawkeyes retire Megan Gustafson's #10 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena". ourquadcities.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
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- Big Ten Athlete of the Year winners
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- Dallas Wings draft picks
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