Mikayla Pivec

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Mikayla Pivec
No. 0Free Agent
Position Point Guard
Personal information
Born (1997-11-18) November 18, 1997 (age 26)
Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school Lynnwood High School
(Bothell, Washington)
College Oregon State (2016–2020)
WNBA draft 2020: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020 Club Deportivo Promete
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2020)
  • Pac-12 Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2020)
  • 2x All-Pac-12 (2019, 2020)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2017)
  • Oregon State All-Time Rebounding Leader (2016-2020)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima National team

Mikayla Pivec (born November 18, 1997) is an American-born professional basketball player. Born in Bellevue, Washington, Pivec graduated from Lynnwood High School in 2016 and played collegiately for the Oregon State University Beavers of the PAC-12 Conference. [1] She was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the 25th overall pick of the 2020 WNBA draft. [2] In May, with the 2020 WNBA season in jeopardy due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Pivec opted out of the WNBA season as she focused on rehabilitating an injured foot. [3] On July 13, 2020, it was announced Pivec had signed a season-long contract with Club Deportivo Promete in Logrono, Spain as her first professional stop. [4]

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She has played in a number of countries professionally including: Turkey, Spain, Australia, Puerto Rico, and Ireland. She has played for Cadi La Seu in LF Endesa (Spain), Montaneras De Morovis (BSNF Puerto Rico), Bursa Uludag (KBSL-Turkey), Cangrejeras de Santurce & Pollitas de Isabella (Puerto Rico), Casademont Zaragoza (Euroleague), and for the Albury-Wodonga Bandits of the National Basketball League 1 (NBL1) in New South Wales, Australia. Pivec has participated in multiple WNBA training camps including the Minnesota Lynx training camp in 2021 and the Atlanta Dream training camp in 2023. [5]

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016–17 Oregon State 362723.342.327.474.75.02.00.90.31.57.5
2017–18 Oregon State 343429.245.034.873.77.15.00.80.32.911.1
2018–19 Oregon State 343434.252.641.771.19.23.40.90.52.215.2
2019–20 Oregon State 323234.050.136.172.69.34.51.10.32.414.8
Career13612730.048.234.972.77.63.70.90.42.312.1
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [6]

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References

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