Megan Huff

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Megan Huff
Personal information
Born (1996-04-17) April 17, 1996 (age 28)
Federal Way, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school Todd Beamer
(Federal Way, Washington)
College
WNBA draft 2019: 3rd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2019–present
Position Forward
Number5
Career history
2019–2020 TTT Riga
2020 Minnesota Lynx
2020 Las Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Big West Sixth Player of the Year (2014, 2015)
  • 2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2016, 2017)
  • Big West All-Freshman Team (2015)
Stats at WNBA.com

Megan Huff (born April 17, 1996) is an American basketball player. Born in Federal Way, Washington, Huff went to Todd Beamer High School and played collegiately for the University of Hawaii and the University of Utah. [1] She was drafted by the New York Liberty with the 26th overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft. [2] She played most recently for the Las Vegas Aces.

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College career

In 2013, Huff committed to University of Hawaii as a two-sport athlete and the goal "to be a pro volleyball player." [3] In her first year at University of Hawaii, she played on both the volleyball and basketball teams and was named UH's Rookie of the Year for her performance on both teams, as well as Big West's Sixth Player of the Year in the sport of basketball. [4] In her second season of basketball at Hawaii, she led the team in double-doubles (4) and blocks (33) and earned Big West Sixth Player of the Year honors for a second consecutive year. [4] In 2016, Huff announced she was transferring to University of Utah to continue her basketball career. [5] At Utah, Huff became a consistent starter and earned the label "quiet superstar." [6] In two seasons at Utah, she scored over 1,000 points and was named to the All-Pac-12 first team twice. [7]

Hawai'i and Utah statistics

Source [8]

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 PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15Hawai'i2114546.1%0.0%65.0%4.90.30.51.26.9
2015–16Hawai'i3231050.2%44.4%74.3%6.51.10.51.09.7
2016–17Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
2017–18Utah3044050.9%38.4%76.8%7.81.40.80.914.7
2018–19Utah3058947.7%37.0%84.3%9.91.61.51.119.6
Career113148449.0%37.4%76.8%7.41.20.81.013.1

Professional career

Huff was drafted by the New York Liberty with the 26th overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft. [2] She appeared in all four preseason games leading up to the 2019 season, but was waived by the Liberty before the season began. [9] During the 2019–2020 winter season, Huff played in Latvia for TTT Riga. [7] On March 14, 2020, she signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun, [10] however she was waived by the team on May 25. [11] On June 17, Huff signed with the Minnesota Lynx. [12] On July 28, Huff made her WNBA debut, playing three minutes in a loss to Seattle. [13] On August 6, Huff was waived by the Lynx to clear a roster spot for Odyssey Sims, who returned to the team after maternity leave. [14] On August 11, Huff signed with the Las Vegas Aces. [15] On August 17, Las Vegas waived Huff. [16]

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 Minnesota 301.7.000.000.0001.00.30.00.00.00.0
2020 Las Vegas 402.8.000.000.0000.30.00.00.00.80.0
Career1 year, 2 teams702.3.000.000.0000.60.10.00.00.40.0

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  1. ↑ "Megan Huff – Women's Basketball – University of Utah Athletics" . Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Megan Huff Picked By New York Liberty In WNBA Draft". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  3. ↑ "RECRUITING: Beamer's Megan Huff headed to Hawaii; Several others also sign with colleges". Federal Way Mirror.
  4. 1 2 "Megan Huff – Women's Basketball". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Megan Huff leaves UH Women's Volleyball Team". Hawaii News Now.
  6. ↑ "Megan Huff, Utah's quiet superstar, has transformed herself and the program — and she vows there's more to come". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  7. 1 2 "Get To Know Megan Huff". Minnesota Lynx.
  8. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  9. ↑ "The Rookie Report: Johannès dazzles in debut, Peddy and Huff forge new paths". Swish Appeal.
  10. ↑ "WNBA Free Agency: Connecticut Sun add Jacki Gemelos, Megan Huff to training camp roster". Swish Appeal.
  11. ↑ "Sun waive four players, cut roster down to 11". The Day.
  12. ↑ "Former Ute Megan Huff Signs With Minnesota Lynx". University of Utah Athletics.
  13. ↑ "Minnesota vs. Seattle – Box Score". ESPN.
  14. ↑ "Lynx Activate Odyssey Sims". Minnesota Lynx.
  15. ↑ "Aces Waive Avery Warley-Talbert, Sign Megan Huff". Las Vegas Aces.
  16. ↑ "Aces Waive Megan Huff". OurSports Central. August 18, 2020.
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