Megan Walker
No. 2 – Phoenix Mercury | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Richmond, Virginia | November 23, 1998
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Monacan (North Chesterfield, Virginia) |
College | UConn (2017–2020) |
WNBA draft | 2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
Selected by the New York Liberty | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020 | New York Liberty |
2021–present | Phoenix Mercury |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Megan Kayla Walker (born November 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. Walker was selected to the first team All-American by the Associated Press (AP)[1] and by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)[2] in 2020.
Career statistics[]
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career high | ° | League leader |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2017–18 | UConn | 32 | 0 | 15.5 | .444 | .371 | .755 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
2018–19 | UConn | 36 | 36 | 31.3 | .458 | .397 | .742 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 12.1 |
2019–20* | UConn | 32 | 32 | 33.9 | .477 | .451 | .821 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 19.7 |
Career | 100 | 68 | 26.7 | .460 | .406 | .771 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
* 2020 NCAA tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Source: uconnhuskies.com[3]
High school[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2013–14 | Monacan HS | 22 | ... | ... | .38 | .33 | .64 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 19.9 |
2014–15 | Monacan HS | 22 | ... | ... | .41 | .31 | .73 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 19.1 |
2015–16 | Monacan HS | 25 | ... | ... | .41 | .27 | .74 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 21.2 |
2016–17 | Monacan HS | 26 | ... | ... | .42 | .29 | .80 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 25.9 |
Career | 95 | ... | ... | .41 | .30 | .74 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 21.7 |
Source: maxprep.com[4]
References[]
- ^ "2020 women's basketball Associated Press All-America Team announced | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "USBWA > All-America > Women". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "Megan Walker - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "Megan Walker's High School Girls Basketball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Richmond, Virginia
- New York Liberty draft picks
- New York Liberty players
- Phoenix Mercury players
- Small forwards
- UConn Huskies women's basketball players