Maddy Siegrist

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Maddy Siegrist
Maddy Siegrist (cropped).jpg
Siegrist with Villanova in 2022
No. 20–Dallas Wings
Position Forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-05-22) May 22, 2000 (age 24)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Our Lady of Lourdes
(Poughkeepsie, New York)
College Villanova (2018–2023)
WNBA draft 2023: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–present Dallas Wings
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Madison Siegrist (born May 22, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played her collegiate basketball for the Villanova Wildcats of the Big East Conference. She is the Big East's all-time leading scorer in Women's Basketball. She was selected 3rd overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.

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Early life

Siegrist played basketball for Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, New York. As a junior, she was named Poughkeepsie Journal Player of the Year after averaging 21 points, 12 rebounds and four assists per game and leading her team to the Section 1 Class AA semifinals. [1] In her senior season, Siegrist averaged 32.7 points and 13.1 rebounds per game and repeated as Poughkeepsie Journal Player of the Year. [2] She committed to playing college basketball for Villanova. [3]

College career

Siegrist redshirted her first season at Villanova after suffering a broken ankle. [4] On December 21, 2019, she posted 41 points and 10 rebounds in a 77–69 win over La Salle, breaking the program freshman single-game scoring record. [5] As a freshman, she averaged 18.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, earning first-team All-Big East and Freshman of the Year honors. [6] Siegrist scored 583 points in the season, the most ever by a Villanova freshman. [7] On December 19, 2020, she had a sophomore season-high 34 points and 19 rebounds in a 73–68 victory over Creighton. [8] Siegrist averaged 22.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore, and was a unanimous first-team All-Big East selection. [9]

On February 11, 2022, she scored a junior season-high 42 points, one short of the Big East record, and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 74–63 overtime win against Marquette. [10] As a junior, Siegrist averaged 25.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, leading the Big East and ranking second in the NCAA Division I in scoring. [11] She was named Big East Player of the Year and earned unanimous first-team All-Big East honors. Siegrist was a third-team All-American selection by the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association. [12]

On January 20, 2023, she surpassed Shelly Pennefather for Villanova's career scoring record while scoring 23 points in a 73–57 win over Creighton. [13] On February 11, Siegrist posted a career-high 50 points and 10 rebounds in a 99–65 win over Seton Hall. She broke the Big East and Villanova single-game scoring records and became the Big East's all-time leading scorer. [14] As a senior, she was the nation's leading scorer, averaging 29.0 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. She recorded 13 games of at least 30 points, and scored no less than 21 points in a game this year. She became the Big East's all-time leading scorer, men's or women's, with 1,693 points. Following an outstanding season, she was named Big East Player of the Year and earned unanimous first-team All-Big East honors. [15]

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 ° Led the league ‡ WNBA record

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [16]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2023 Dallas 3908.2.509.333.9311.60.20.20.20.23.7
2024 Dallas 271323.9.505.270.7673.31.00.40.40.69.4
Career2 years, 1 team661314.6.506.288.8332.30.50.30.30.46.1

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2023 Dallas 404.8.6671.0001.0001.00.00.30.00.03.5
Career1 year, 1 team404.8.6671.0001.0001.00.00.30.00.03.5

College

NCAA statistics [17]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019–20 Villanova 312835.144.732.576.18.91.30.91.11.818.8
2020–21 Villanova 242434.548.336.477.49.82.01.51.12.622.8
2021–22 Villanova 272736.149.334.682.19.21.91.41.01.825.3
2022–23 Villanova 373735.451.036.185.89.21.51.21.21.429.2*
Career11911635.348.734.781.99.31.61.21.11.824.3

Personal life

Siegrist's father, George, played college basketball for Marist before joining the team as an assistant coach. [18] At Villanova University, she received a bachelor's degree in communications and is pursuing a master's degree in education. [4]

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