Morgan Warburton

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Morgan Warburton
Personal information
Born (1987-04-27) April 27, 1987 (age 37)
Price, Utah
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight149 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarbon (Price, Utah)
College Utah (2005–2009)
WNBA draft 2009: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Position Guard
Career highlights and awards

Morgan Warburton (born April 27, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted by the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2009 WNBA draft. She was waived on June 4, 2009. [1]

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Playing career

High school

At Carbon High School, she earned all-state and all-region honors in basketball, volleyball and softball. She led her school to the state basketball championship in 2005 and paced the team in scoring for three seasons. Honors included being named Class 3A MVP in 2005. [2]

Utah Utes

As a Sophomore, she started all 33 games and averaged 33 minutes per game, while playing in double-digit minutes each outing. Warburton averaged a team-best 15.8 points and led the team (ninth nationally) with an .882 free throw percentage. Against UNLV, Warburton had a double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds).

Heading into her junior year, Warburton was a starter in all 32 games, averaging over 33 minutes per game. She led the team, second in the MWC with 17.2 points per game and tallied double-digit scoring numbers in all 32 games, the longest streak in the conference. [2] She was named honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press. On January 16, she became Utah's 20th 1,000-point scorer in a game against San Diego State on January 16.

In her senior year, Warburton was the preseason Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and a returning All-American. Entering the 2008–09 season, she was Utah's 20th 1,000-point scorer and a two-time all-conference player. [2]

Sacramento Monarchs

She was selected in the 3rd round, 33rd overall in the 2009 WNBA draft. [3] Her WNBA exhibition debut was on May 21 in a 64–55 loss to the Seattle Storm. [4] She played 11 minutes, had 2 field goals, 1 three-pointer, 2 rebounds, 1 block and 6 points. [5]

European League

She played in Spain for Gran Canaria during the 2009–2010 season and Girona for the 2010–2011 season. [6]

Career stats

YearGamesMinutesField GoalsThree PointersReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints
2005–063461467257831712203
2006–0733107916851159103840522
2007–08 [2] 32106319267173691051550
2008–09 [7] 331178195602031131140611

Awards and honors

Coaching career

In June 2011, Morgan joined the coaching staff at the University of Utah as Video Coordinator for the women's basketball team. [8] In 2015, she became an assistant coach for the women's basketball team of Utah State University Eastern. [9]

Personal

In May 2012, Morgan married Tyler Nelson [10] and began using the surname Warburton-Nelson professionally.

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References

  1. ↑ "Monarchs Press Release". wnba.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Morgan Warburton Bio - The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah". cstv.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  4. ↑ "WNBA.com: Monarchs at Storm Boxscore". Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  5. ↑ "Head-to-Head ' + newstr + '". Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  6. ↑ "European Basketball Main Page - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah - Women's Basketball". cstv.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Press release, University of Utah, June 8, 2011" . Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Press release, University of Utah, June 8, 2015" . Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sun Advocate, May 8, 2012" . Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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