Brianna Turner

Brianna Turner

Turner was MVP of the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game
No. 21–Indiana Fever
Position	Power forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1996-07-05) July 5, 1996 (age 28) Pearland, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Manvel (Manvel, Texas)
College	Notre Dame (2014–2019)
WNBA draft	2019: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2023	Phoenix Mercury
2019–2020	Adelaide Lightning
2020–2021	Nika Syktyvkar
2021–2022	Virtus Bologna
2022–2023	Çankaya Üniversitesi S.K.
2023–2025	Adelaide Lightning
2024	Chicago Sky
2025–present	Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2019) 2 ×  WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2020, 2021) NCAA champion (2018) 2x WBCA All-American (2016, 2017) 2x All-American – USBWA (2016, 2017) 2x Second-team All-American – AP (2016, 2017) 3x ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2017, 2019) 3x First-team All-ACC (2015–2017) 4x ACC All-Defensive Team (2015–2017, 2019) ACC Rookie of the Year (2015) ACC All-Freshman Team (2015) Gatorade National Player of the Year (2014) McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2014) First-team Parade All-American (2014)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing the   United States FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women 2012 U17 Amsterdam Team competition

Brianna Turner (born July 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college women's basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. She is a native of Pearland, Texas. ^[1]

She competed for the United States women's national basketball team at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and the 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.

College career

Turner played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana for the Fighting Irish. ^[2] 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. She returned for her final season of eligibility in 2018–19 after receiving a hardship waiver from the NCAA. ^[3]

Professional career

WNBA

Phoenix Mercury (2019–2024)

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. ^[4] There Turner would join a line-up featuring players such as Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner. In September 2019, Turner was named to the 2019 All-Rookie Team. ^[5]

Chicago Sky (2024)

On February 6, 2024, Turner was traded to the Chicago Sky alongside Michaela Onyenwere, the 2024 No. 3 pick, a 2025 second round pick (from CHI), a 2026 first round pick, and the right to swap 2026 second round in exchange for Kahleah Copper and the rights to Morgan Bertsch.

Indiana Fever (2025)

On February 16, 2025, the WNBA announced that the Indiana Fever signed Turner for the 2025 season. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

WNBL

In 2019, Turner was signed by the Adelaide Lightning in Australia's Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). ^[9] There she would play alongside the likes of Crystal Langhorne, Stephanie Talbot and Laura Hodges.

Career statistics

Legend

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	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 2024 regular season

WNBA regular season statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Phoenix	29	12	15.9	.538	—	.731	4.1	0.5	0.2	0.7	0.7	4.0
2020	Phoenix	22	22	27.9	.579	.000	.643	9.0	1.8	1.1	2.0	1.4	7.2
2021	Phoenix	32	32	31.1	.554	.000	.717	9.4	1.8	0.8	1.3	1.5	7.8
2022	Phoenix	35	35	33.4	.607	—	.500	6.8	2.3	1.2	1.6	1.4	4.3
2023	Phoenix	40	33	26.3	.650	—	.500	5.1	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.5	3.5
2024	Chicago	27	2	9.4	.615	—	.500	2.0	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.4	1.2
Career	6 years, 2 teams	185	132	24.6	.583	.000	.639	6.3	1.4	0.8	1.2	1.2	4.6

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Phoenix	1	1	23.0	.000	.000	.000	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
2020	Phoenix	2	2	39.5	.800°	—	.250	12.5	4.0	1.0	2.0	2.5	8.5
2021	Phoenix	11	11	31.5	.548	.000	.684	9.9	2.5	1.3	1.9	1.2	8.5
2022	Phoenix	2	2	30.0	.444	.000	.000	11.5°	2.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	4.0
Career	4 years, 1 team	16	16	31.8	.553	.000	.609	10.1	2.6	1.0	1.7	1.3	7.4

College

NCAA statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2014–15	Notre Dame	36	34	25.5	.651*	.000	.605	7.8	0.6	1.0	2.4	2.0	13.7
2015–16	Notre Dame	29	29	27.0	.593	.000	.639	7.3	0.9	0.8	3.0	1.4	14.5
2016–17	Notre Dame	35	35	28.6	.619	.000	.594	7.1	1.1	0.8	2.4	1.8	15.3
2017–18	Notre Dame	Did not play due to injury
2018–19	Notre Dame	39	39	27.8	.631	.000	.701	7.8	1.5	1.1	2.7	1.5	14.3
Career		139	137	27.3	.624	.000	.636	7.5	1.1	0.9	2.6	1.7	14.5

References

1. "Brianna Turner". UND.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
2. "Brianna Turner – Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website". und.com. July 9, 2018.
3. "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.
4. "Brianna Turner lands in Phoenix as No. 11 pick in WNBA Draft". ndsmcobserver.com.
5. "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team". wnba.com.
6. Peterson, Chloe (February 16, 2025). "Indiana Fever bolster frontcourt depth in signing Brianna Turner". Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana: Gannett. Retrieved February 16, 2025. Turner, No. 11 pick in the 2019 WNBA draft out of Notre Dame, is a six-year league veteran. She played five years with the Phoenix Mercury, mostly in a starting role
7. Lyons, Dan (February 16, 2025). "Fever Add Former All-Defensive Team Forward As Franchise Builds Around Caitlin Clark". Sports Illustrated. Authentic Brands Group. Retrieved February 16, 2025. Indiana is surrounding young superstar Caitlin Clark with significant talent entering her second season, bolstering the team's capabilities on defense and adding veterans with championship experience in the league.
8. "Indiana Fever Sign Forward Brianna Turner" (Press release). Indianapolis Indiana: NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025. 'Throughout her career, Brianna has established herself as an elite defender in the WNBA. She adds depth to our post rotation, bringing exceptional shot blocking and rebounding abilities to our team,' said Fever COO and General Manager Amber Cox. 'Brianna's basketball IQ is off the charts, she plays with great pace and is another fantastic veteran presence for us, both on and off the court.'
9. Adelaide (May 7, 2019). "LIGHTNING SIGNS BURGEONING USA STAR FORWARD BRIANNA TURNER". Adelaide Lightning. wnbl.basketball.

External links

• Career statistics from WNBA.com    and  Basketball Reference  
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio