Megan Gustafson

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Megan Gustafson
Megan Gustafson Aces.jpg
Gustafson in 2024
No. 17–Las Vegas Aces
Position Power forward / center
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-12-13) December 13, 1996 (age 28)
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)
College Iowa (2015–2019)
WNBA draft 2019: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Drafted by Dallas Wings
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 Dallas Wings
2021 Washington Mystics
2021–2023 Phoenix Mercury
2022–2023 Olympiacos Piraeus
2023–2024 London Lions
2024–present Las Vegas Aces
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Megan Elizabeth Gustafson (born December 13, 1996) is a professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1] Born in the United States, she represents Spain at the international level and made her Olympic debut in 2024 playing for Spain.

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Early life

Gustafson is from Port Wing, Wisconsin and played for South Shore High School. [2] She is the all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin High School Girls Basketball. [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] [8]

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. [9]

EuroLeague

Gustafson signed for the London Lions in August 2023 ahead of the Euro season. [10] 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 through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [11]
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 38710.7.500.386.7651.90.20.30.10.43.7
Career6 years, 4 teams1511210.8.518.362.7912.50.40.30.20.64.4

Playoffs

Stats current through end of 2024 playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2022 Phoenix 2023.5.316.0001.0004.52.00.50.50.59.0
2024 Las Vegas 407.5.200.000—0.50.30.00.00.30.5
Career2 years, 2 teams6012.8.292.0001.0001.80.80.20.20.33.3

International

EuroCup and EuroLeague

EuroCup and EuroLeague statistics [12]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020–21 EuroCup Flag of Poland.svg ENEA Gorzow 3—30.9.540.000.73310.70.70.01.32.321.7
2021–22 EuroLeague Flag of Poland.svg VBW Arka Gdynia 13—32.2.617.294.7037.21.40.51.21.818.2
2022–23 EuroLeague Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos SFP 16—32.4.597.406.7959.41.10.90.92.322.6
2023–24 EuroCup Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Lions 12—22.2.609.467.6505.70.90.20.31.313.9
2023–24 EuroLeague 2—26.8.6671.000.7007.00.00.00.02.516.5

College

NCAA statistics [13]
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 3636.341.696*1.00078.913.41.70.41.81.627.8*
Career13511629.6.656.500.76810.81.10.51.71.720.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2019 WNBA Draft Profile: Megan Gustafson". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Linder, Jeff (26 August 2018). "A day in Port Wing with Megan Gustafson". The Gazette (Folience). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ↑ https://www.wissports.net/page/show/1582499-wisconsin-high-school-girls-basketball-career-scoring-records
  4. ↑ "Iowa's Megan Gustafson wins Honda award for basketball". USA TODAY. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Megan Gustafson of Iowa Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Basketball". CWSA. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Voepele, Mechelle (15 March 2019). "Women's college basketball player of the year: Iowa's Megan Gustafson". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Rossow, Adam (27 January 2020). "Iowa Hawkeyes retire Megan Gustafson's #10 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena". ourquadcities.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. ↑ Southard, Dargan (26 January 2020). "'Somebody to cheer for': Hawkeyes pour in support for Megan Gustafson's jersey retirement". Hawk Central. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Las Vegas Aces sign Megan Gustafson as Free Agent". WNBA. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "New Signing of Megan Gustafson". London Lions. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Megan Gustafson WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  12. ↑ "Megan Gustafson – Player Profile – FIBA Basketball". FIBA.
  13. ↑ "Megan Gustafson College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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