Megan Walker
Megan Kayla Walker (born November 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty 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.
 Walker attempting a free throw in 2020 | |
| New York Liberty | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 23, 1998 Richmond, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Monacan (Richmond, Virginia) |
| College | UConn (2017–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |
| Career history | |
| 2020–present | New York Liberty |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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