Lauren Cox

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Lauren Cox
Personal information
Born (1998-04-20) April 20, 1998 (age 26)
Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Flower Mound
(Flower Mound, Texas)
College Baylor (2016–2020)
WNBA draft 2020: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2020–present
Position Power forward
Number13
Career history
20202021 Indiana Fever
2021 Los Angeles Sparks
2022–2023 Valencia Basket Club
2023 Connecticut Sun
2023–2024 Virtus Bologna
2024–present Townsville Fire
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Women's basketball
FIBA Americas U-16 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Mexico National team
FIBA U-17 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Czech Republic National team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Russia National team

Lauren Elizabeth Cox (born April 20, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna (Italy). [1] She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears. [2] She was named a preseason All-American by Lindy's Sports, Athlon Sports, and Street & Smith prior to the 2019 season beginning. In November 2019, ESPN ranked Cox as the second-best collegiate women's basketball player in the country behind Sabrina Ionescu. [3] She would be named Big 12 Player of the Year that season. [4]

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Professional career

Cox was drafted by the Indiana Fever at the 2020 WNBA draft on April 17, 2020 with the 3rd overall pick. In her rookie season she played 14 games, averaging 3.6 points and 3.3 rebounds. During her sophomore season, she played in 11 games for the Fever before being abruptly waived on June 27, 2021. Three days later on June 30, 2021, she signed with the Los Angeles Sparks, finishing the season with them by playing in 15 games and averaging 3.5 points and 3.7 rebounds.

Cox was not signed after finishing the 2021 season with the Sparks. And thus, would miss the entire 2022 season. In June, 2022, it was announced she would be joining Valencia Basket Club for 2022-2023 season of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. [5] She also played in the FIBA World Cup 3x3 Basketball Tournament during the summer of 2022.

On February 7, 2023, the Connecticut Sun announced that they signed Cox and Kristine Anigwe (9th overall pick of the 2019 WNBA Draft) to training camp contracts.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020 Indiana 14113.1.419.500.7333.31.40.40.30.83.6
2021 Indiana 1108.6.316.3331.0002.00.30.40.30.61.4
Los Angeles 15014.0.413.200.7783.70.60.70.90.63.5
2023 Connecticut 100.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Career2 years, 2 teams41111.9.398.357.7713.00.80.50.50.72.9

High school

Cox was one of the top-rated high school basketball players in the country. She was the 2016 Women's Basketball Coaches Association High School Player of the Year. [2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 best°League leader

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016–17 Baylor 37113.4.433.412.7474.11.20.41.4 1.17.6
2017–18 Baylor 343430.2.516.304.7489.72.91.12.71.715.3
2018–19 Baylor 383829.5.522.306.7348.33.70.82.61.513.0
2019–20* Baylor 222230.2.463.333.6148.43.61.32.71.612.5
Career1319525.2.492.322.7257.52.80.82.31.512.0

* 2020 NCAA tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Personal life

Cox was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 7. She wears an insulin pump during games. [6] In each season of Cox's Baylor career, the Lady Bears played a preseason type 1 diabetes benefit game. The 2019 edition of the game, in Cox's final season at Baylor, was especially significant for her personally, as the opponent was defending NCAA Division II champion Lubbock Christian, which featured her younger sister Whitney—who had been diagnosed with the disease at age 17—as a freshman reserve. Near the end of the 2019–20 season, the United States Basketball Writers Association announced that both sisters would receive the Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award for their basketball and community involvement in the face of their condition. [7]

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References

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