![]() McKay with the Bendigo Braves in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Katanning, Western Australia | 8 January 1997||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | St Mary's (Perth, Western Australia) | ||||||||||||||
College | Saint Mary's (2015–2019) | ||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | TSV 1880 Wasserburg | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Townsville Fire | ||||||||||||||
2021–present | Bendigo Spirit | ||||||||||||||
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Megan McKay (born 8 January 1997) is a professional basketball player from Australia.
McKay was born and raised in Katanning, Western Australia. [1] [2]
In 2015, McKay began her college career after committing to the Saint Mary's Gaels in Moraga, California, participating in NCAA Division I. [3] [4] Her time at Saint Mary's is highlighted by being a two-time All-West Coast Conference First Team Member (2018, 2019). [5]
Source [6]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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2015-16 | Saint Mary's | 32 | 61.9% | – | 62.9% | 5.91 | 0.50 | 0.66 | 0.38 | 7.38 |
2016-17 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 55.7% | – | 63.2% | 7.85 | 1.33 | 0.61 | 0.97 | 10.67 |
2017-18 | Saint Mary's | 30 | 60.8% | – | 69.9% | 7.33 | 0.67 | 0.43 | 0.73 | 15.33 |
2018-19 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 58.2% | 29.4% | 67.6% | 7.85 | 1.09 | 0.55 | 0.21 | 12.64 |
Career | 128 | 58.9% | 26.3% | 66.7% | 7.24 | 0.91 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 11.45 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
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2015-16 | Saint Mary's | 32 | 96 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 70 | 189 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 236 |
2016-17 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 146 | 262 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 95 | 259 | 44 | 20 | 32 | 352 |
2017-18 | Saint Mary's | 30 | 180 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 143 | 220 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 460 |
2018-19 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 159 | 273 | 5 | 17 | 94 | 139 | 259 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 417 |
Career | 128 | 581 | 986 | 5 | 19 | 298 | 447 | 927 | 116 | 72 | 73 | 1465 |
In 2019, McKay would start her professional career in Germany after signing with TSV 1880 Wasserburg in the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga for the 2019–20 season. [7] In her 21 games in the season, McKay averaged 16.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.
In 2020, McKay signed with the Townsville Fire for the 2020–21 season. [8]
On 19 January 2024, McKay signed with the Melbourne Boomers for the rest of the 2023–24 WNBL season as an injury replacement for Penina Davidson. [9] [10]
McKay made her international debut at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in Melbourne, where Australia took home the gold. [11]
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