Megan Gustafson

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Megan Gustafson
Megan Gustafson Aces.jpg
Gustafson in 2024
No. 17Las Vegas Aces
Position Power forward / center
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 27)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Spanish
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight88.5 kg (195 lb)
Career information
High school South Shore
(Port Wing, Wisconsin [1] )
College Iowa (2015–2019)
WNBA draft 2019: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2019–present
Career history
20192020 Dallas Wings
2021 Washington Mystics
20212023 Phoenix Mercury
2022–2023 Olympiacos Piraeus
2023–2024 London Lions
2024–present Las Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards

Megan Elizabeth Gustafson (born 13 December 1996) is a professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [2] Born in the United States, she represents Spain at international level and made her Olympic debut in 2024 playing for Spain.

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Early life and education

Gustafson is from Port Wing, Wisconsin and played for South Shore High School. [3]

College career

Gustafson completed her college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2019. As a senior, she scored 1000 points that year and won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female basketball player. [4] [5] On 15 March 2019, ESPN named Gustafson the national player of the year. [6] In 2018 and 2019, she was named the Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year. On January 26, 2020, Iowa retired the number 10 in her honor. [7]

Professional career

WNBA

She was drafted in the second round (17th overall) by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA draft, but was released before the start of the season. On June 10, 2019, Gustafson was signed again by the team.

On February 2, 2024, Gustafson was announced to be joining the Las Vegas Aces for the 2024 WNBA season. [8]

EuroLeague

Gustafson signed for the London Lions in August 2023 ahead of the Euro season. [9] Helping them secure victory in the Betty Codona WBBL final against the Essex Rebels, she was awarded finals MVP.

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 seasons in which Gustafson won the EuroCup

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current as of game on September 8, 2024

Megan Gustafson WNBA Regular Season Statistics [10]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Dallas 2509.5.491.111.9002.50.30.20.20.42.9
2020 Dallas 1004.8.286.000.6671.10.10.00.10.21.4
2021 Washington 1119.9.594.000.6673.60.00.20.10.84.0
2022 Phoenix 3309.6.549.462.7651.90.50.20.20.73.9
2023 Phoenix 34415.1.526.349.8063.90.70.40.41.17.9
2024 Las Vegas 33510.3.470.354.7501.90.20.30.10.43.2
Career6 years, 4 teams1461010.7.514.349.7912.50.40.20.20.64.3

Playoffs

Megan Gustafson WNBA Playoff Statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2022 Phoenix 2023.5.316.0001.0004.52.00.50.50.59.0
2024 Las Vegas
Career2 years, 2 teams2023.5.316.0001.0004.52.00.50.50.59.0

International

EuroCup and EuroLeague

Megan Gustafson EuroCup and EuroLeague Statistics [11]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020–21 EuroCup Flag of Poland.svg ENEA Gorzow 330.9.540.000.73310.70.70.01.32.321.7
2021–22 EuroLeague Flag of Poland.svg VBW Arka Gdynia 1332.2.617.294.7037.21.40.51.21.818.2
2022–23 EuroLeague Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos SFP 1632.4.597.406.7959.41.10.90.92.322.6
2023–24 EuroCup Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Lions 1222.2.609.467.6505.70.90.20.31.313.9
2023–24 EuroLeague 226.8.6671.000.7007.00.00.00.02.516.5

College

Megan Gustafson NCAA Statistics [12]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2015–16 Iowa 331422.5.554.6156.80.80.31.81.710.7
2016–17 Iowa 343428.9.647.000.78810.10.60.61.31.618.5
2017–18 Iowa 323232.7.671.80612.81.40.62.11.925.7*
2018–19 Iowa 3636.341.6961.00078.913.41.70.41.81.627.8*
Career13511629.6.656.500.76810.81.10.51.71.720.8

Personal life

Gustafson has a corgi named Pancake and runs an Instagram account for her. [13]

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