Morgan Bertsch

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Morgan Bertsch
No. 22–Hozono Global Jairis
Position Forward
League Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (1997-04-20) April 20, 1997 (age 27)
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school Santa Rosa High School
(Santa Rosa, California)
College
WNBA draft 2019: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 WBC Sparta&K
2020–2021 Polski-Cukier AZS-UMCS Lublin
2021–2022 Arka Gdynia
2022–2023 Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen
2023 Chicago Sky
2023–2024 Uni Girona CB
2024 Phoenix Mercury
2024 Dallas Wings
2024–presentHozono Global Jairis
Career highlights and awards
  • Big West Player of the Year (2019)
  • 3× First-team All-Big West (2017–2019)
  • Big West All-Defensive Team (2019)
  • Second-team All-Big West (2016)
  • Big West All-Freshman Team (2016)
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Morgan Bertsch (born April 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Hozono Global Jairis of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She was drafted by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA Draft. She played college basketball at UC Davis.

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Early life

Bertsch attended Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa, California, where she was a four-year letterwinner on the basketball team. [1] As a junior, she averaged 13.2 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, earning first-team all-North Bay League honors. [1] As a senior, Bertsch averaged 17.3 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks per game and led the Panthers to a 28–5 record. [1] She set school single-season records for points (536), rebounds (336) and blocks (139). [2] Bertsch was named the North Bay League MVP and The Press Democrat All-Empire Player of the Year. [1] She was also an all-state high jumper on the track and field team. [1] Coming out of high school, Bertsch did not play any AAU basketball and UC Davis was the only Division I school to offer her. [3]

College career

Bertsch played college basketball for the UC Davis Aggies. During her freshman season, she redshirted from the basketball team, but competed for the UC Davis Aggies women's track and field team as a high jumper. Bertsch finished in a tie for fourth at the Big West Conference Championship with a jump of 1.71m (5-07.25 ft). [4] She also competed as a high jumper during her sophomore and junior seasons, finishing fourth and third, respectively at the Big West Championships. [5] [6]

During her redshirt-freshman basketball season, Bertsch made an immediate impact for the Aggies. She broke the program record at the Division I level for points as a freshman and ranked second all-time for freshman at UC Davis. [1] She led the team in scoring and became the 6th ever Aggie to be name to the Big West All-Freshman team. She was also named to the All-Big West Second Team during that season. [7]

Bertsch continued her dominance at UC Davis and in the Big West for the next three years. She was named to the Big West First Team for the next three years (2016–2019). [8] [9] During her senior season, Bertsch became the all-timer scorer at UC Davis for men or women with 2,422 points and had her name all over the records books. [1] Bertsch tied a conference single-season record in March 2019 for earning a sixth Big West Player of the Week award. [10] She was also named the Big West Player of the Year in 2019. [11]

Professional career

Dallas Wings (first stint)

Bertsch was selected in the third round of the 2019 WNBA Draft with the 29th overall pick by the Dallas Wings. [12] In the following years, Bertsch was signed to training camp contracts by the Wings or the Connecticut Sun but was cut before each season. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Chicago Sky

On April 18, 2023, Bertsch signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky. [18] Bertsch made it through training camp with the Sky, and was named to the opening day roster for Chicago. [19] She made her first career WNBA start in the Sky's season-opened against the Minnesota Lynx on May 19, 2023. She contributed 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists, as the Sky won. [20] Bertsch suffered an ankle injury during a May game against the Washington Mystics, returning to play in mid-season. [21]

Phoenix Mercury

On February 6, 2024, Bertsch along with teammate Kahleah Copper were traded to the Phoenix Mercury for Brianna Turner, Michaela Onyenwere, a 2024 first-round-pick, 2025 second-round-pick, 2026 first-round-pick and a 2026 pick swap. [22] Bertsch's tenure in Phoenix lasted twelve games into the 2024 season before she was waived on June 10, 2024. [23]

Dallas Wings (second stint)

On June 19, 2024, Bertsch signed a hardship contract with the Wings. [24] She played in three games for the Wings before being released from her hardship contract on June 25, 2024. [25]

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

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [26]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019Did not play (waived)
2020
2021
2022
2023 Chicago 28514.2.456.444.7501.70.70.40.31.14.4
2024 Phoenix 809.8.222.143.8751.50.30.00.11.12.6
Dallas 307.3.000.000.5001.70.00.30.01.30.3
Career2 years, 3 teams39512.8.398.353.7691.60.50.30.21.13.7

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2023 Chicago 105.0.000.000—0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Career1 year, 1 team105.0.000.000—0.00.00.00.00.00.0

College

NCAA statistics [27]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2014–15 UC Davis Did not play due to injury
2015–16 UC Davis 322624.8.582.000.6725.01.01.01.12.813.9
2016–17 UC Davis 333325.9.505.500.7245.21.70.91.72.615.8
2017–18 UC Davis 353526.3.560.429.7814.51.51.01.62.620.1
2018–19 UC Davis 323227.8.496.479.8326.01.81.21.42.523.6
Career13212626.2.531.458.7615.21.51.11.52.618.3

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