Megan McKay

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Megan McKay
Megan McKay 2023 (cropped).jpg
McKay with the Bendigo Braves in 2023
No. 25–Bendigo Braves
Position Center
League NBL1 South
Personal information
Born (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)
Katanning, Western Australia, Australia
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school St Mary's (Perth, Western Australia)
College Saint Mary's (2015–2019)
WNBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2015 Perry Lakes Hawks
2019Perry Lakes Hawks
2019–2020 TSV 1880 Wasserburg
2020 Townsville Fire
2021Perry Lakes Hawks
2021–2023 Bendigo Spirit
2022–present Bendigo Braves
2024 Melbourne Boomers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Basketball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Taiwan Team

Megan Ann McKay (born 8 January 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player.

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Early life and career

McKay was born and raised in Katanning, Western Australia. [1] [2] She attended St Mary's Anglican Girls' School in Perth. [3]

McKay played for the Perry Lakes Hawks of the State Basketball League (SBL) in 2013, 2014 and 2015. [4]

College career

McKay played four years of college basketball in the United States for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2015 and 2019. [3] [5] She earned first-team All-West Coast Conference in 2017–18 and 2018–19. [6]

Statistics

Source [7]

Ratios
YEARTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RBGAPGBPGSPGPPG
2015-16Saint Mary's3261.9%–62.9%5.910.500.660.387.38
2016-17Saint Mary's3355.7%–63.2%7.851.330.610.9710.67
2017-18Saint Mary's3060.8%–69.9%7.330.670.430.7315.33
2018-19Saint Mary's3358.2%29.4%67.6%7.851.090.550.2112.64
Career12858.9%26.3%66.7%7.240.910.560.5711.45
Totals
YEARTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
2015-16Saint Mary's3296155014470189162112236
2016-17Saint Mary's33146262016095259442032352
2017-18Saint Mary's3018029600100143220201322460
2018-19Saint Mary's331592735179413925936187417
Career12858198651929844792711672731465

Professional career

Coming out of college, McKay returned to the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 2019 State Basketball League season. [8]

For the 2019–20 season, McKay joined TSV 1880 Wasserburg of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga. [9] In 21 games, she averaged 16.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. [10]

McKay joined the Townsville Fire for the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland. [11]

McKay re-joined the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 2021 NBL1 West season. [10]

McKay joined the Bendigo Spirit for the 2021–22 WNBL season. [10] She then played for the Bendigo Braves of the NBL1 South during the 2022 NBL1 season and then re-joined the Spirit for the 2022–23 WNBL season. [10]

With the Braves in 2023, McKay earned NBL1 South MVP and NBL1 South All-Star Five. [12] She helped the Braves win the NBL1 South championship [13] and the NBL1 National championship. [14] [15] She was subsequently named NBL1 National Finals Championship Game MVP and NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five. [12]

On 19 January 2024, McKay signed with the Melbourne Boomers for the rest of the 2023–24 WNBL season as an injury replacement for Penina Davidson. [16] [17]

McKay re-joined the Braves for the 2024 NBL1 South season. [18] She stepped away from the team mid season to take a break from basketball for personal reasons. [19] She returned to the squad for the 2024 NBL1 National Finals, where she helped the team reach the championship game [20] and earned All-Star Five honours. [21]

National team

McKay played for Australia at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in Melbourne, where Australia took home the gold. [22] She played for the Australian University National Team in 2017 at the World University Games in Taipei. [10]

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  2. ↑ Everett, Lachlan (13 February 2023). "Making Bendigo Home: Megan McKay". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Megan McKay - Women's Basketball - SMC California Athletics". smcgaels.com.
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  5. ↑ "WBK Megan McKay Signs To Play For Saint Mary's". smcgaels.com. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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  9. ↑ "Megan McKay geht beim TSV 1880 Wasserburg auf Korbjagd" (in German). wasserburg24.de. 13 August 2019.
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  12. 1 2 "2023 NBL1 Awards Tracker". NBL1.com.au. 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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  15. ↑ "How defence brought Bendigo two titles". NBL1.com.au. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023.
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