Brianna Turner

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Brianna Turner
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Turner was MVP of the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game
Perth Lynx
Position Power forward
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1996-07-05) July 5, 1996 (age 29)
Pearland, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school
College Notre Dame (2014–2019)
WNBA draft 2019: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Drafted by Atlanta Dream
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2023 Phoenix Mercury
2019–2020 Adelaide Lightning
2020–2021Nika Syktyvkar
2021–2022 Virtus Bologna
2022Çankaya Üniversitesi S.K.
2023–2025Adelaide Lightning
2024 Chicago Sky
2025 Indiana Fever
2025–present Perth Lynx
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 United States Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Lithuania Team
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Netherlands Team
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Indonesia Team
FIBA 3x3 U-18 World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 Spain Team

Brianna Turner (born July 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and has competed for the United States women's national basketball team.

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Early life

Turner is a native of Pearland, Texas. [1] After spending her freshman season at Westbury Christian School in Houston, she graduated from Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas. [1]

College career

Turner played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana for the Fighting Irish. [1] Turner led Notre Dame to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as a #1 seed after a 30–3 regular season record. During a game against Purdue in the second round of the tournament, Turner ruptured her ACL and was done for the season. She later announced that she would miss the 2017–18 season because of the same injury. [2] She returned for her final season of eligibility in 2018–19 after receiving a hardship waiver from the NCAA.[ citation needed ]

Professional career

WNBA

Phoenix Mercury (2019–2023)

At the 2019 WNBA draft, Turner was selected in the first round by the Atlanta Dream and was then quickly traded to the Phoenix Mercury. [3] In the 2019 WNBA season, she was named to the All-Rookie Team. [4] She was named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team in back-to-back seasons (2020–21), averaging 1.6 blocks and 0.9 steals across her second and third seasons in the league. [5]

Chicago Sky (2024)

On February 6, 2024, Turner was acquired by the Chicago Sky in a trade with the Mercury. [5]

Indiana Fever (2025)

On February 17, 2025, Turner signed with the Indiana Fever for the 2025 WNBA season. [6]

Overseas

Turner joined the Adelaide Lightning of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in Australia for the 2019–20 season. [7]

For the 2020–21 season, Turner joined Russian team Nika Syktyvkar. [8] For the 2021–22 season, she joined Italy team Virtus Bologna. [8] She began the 2022–23 season in Turkey with Çankaya Üniversitesi S.K., but she left in November 2022 after seven games. [8]

For the 2023–24 WNBL season, Turner returned to the Adelaide Lightning. She played a third season with the Lightning in 2024–25. [8]

On October 14, 2025, Turner signed with the Perth Lynx on a short-term contract to start the 2025–26 WNBL season. [9] [10]

National team career

Turner has competed for the United States women's national basketball team at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship and 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. [11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 TO  Turnovers per game PPG Points per game
 Bold Career high * Led Division I
*Denotes season(s) in which Turner won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2025 season

WNBA regular season statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Phoenix 291215.9.538—.7314.10.50.20.70.74.0
2020 Phoenix 222227.9.579.000.6439.01.81.12.01.47.2
2021 Phoenix 323231.1.554.000.7179.41.80.81.31.57.8
2022 Phoenix 353533.4.607—.5006.82.31.21.61.44.3
2023 Phoenix 403326.3.650—.5005.11.31.01.11.53.5
2024 Chicago 2729.4.615—.5002.00.40.30.50.41.2
2025 Indiana 2708.6.406.000.5001.90.60.10.30.31.1
Career7 years, 3 teams21213622.5.575.000.6335.71.30.71.11.14.1

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Phoenix 1123.0.000——4.00.00.01.00.00.0
2020 Phoenix 2239.5.800°—.25012.54.01.02.02.58.5
2021 Phoenix 111131.5.548—.6849.92.51.31.91.28.5
2022 Phoenix 2230.0.444——11.5°2.50.00.51.04.0
2025 Indiana 8017.9.667—.7503.50.60.90.50.92.4
Career5 years, 2 teams241627.1.566—.6307.91.91.01.31.15.7

College

NCAA statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2014–15 Notre Dame 363425.5.651*.000.6057.80.61.02.42.013.7
2015–16 Notre Dame 292927.0.593.000.6397.30.90.83.01.414.5
2016–17 Notre Dame 353528.6.619.000.5947.11.10.82.41.815.3
2017–18 Notre Dame Did not play due to injury
2018–19 Notre Dame 393927.8.631.000.7017.81.51.12.71.514.3
Career13913727.3.624.000.6367.51.10.92.61.714.5

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brianna Turner". UND.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brianna Turner to miss Notre Dame Fighting Irish's season to rehab torn ACL suffered in NCAA tournament". ESPN.com . September 5, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Brianna Turner lands in Phoenix as No. 11 pick in WNBA Draft". ndsmcobserver.com.
  4. ↑ "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team". wnba.com.
  5. 1 2 "Chicago Sky Trade Copper, Bertsch to Phoenix, Acquire Onyenwere, Turner, Draft Picks". wnba.com. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Indiana Fever Sign Forward Brianna Turner". wnba.com. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Lightning signs burgeoning USA star forward Brianna Turner". wnbl.basketball/adelaide. May 7, 2019. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Brianna Turner, Basketball Player, News, Stats - USbasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ "WNBA powerhouse Turner added to Lynx roster". perthlynx.wnbl.com.au. October 14, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ O'Donoghue, Craig (October 14, 2025). "Perth Lynx sign Indiana Fever's Brianna Turner as short-term WNBL replacement for China's Han Xu". The West Australian. Archived from the original on October 14, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Brianna Turner (USA) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. October 14, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
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