Sophie Cunningham (basketball)

Sophie Cunningham

Cunningham with Phoenix Mercury in 2019
No. 8–Indiana Fever
Position	Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1996-08-16) August 16, 1996 (age 28) Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Rock Bridge (Columbia, Missouri)
College	Missouri (2015–2019)
WNBA draft	2019: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2024	Phoenix Mercury
2019–2020	Melbourne Boomers
2025–present	Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2019) 3x First-team All-SEC (2017–2019) SEC Freshman of the Year (2016) SEC All-Freshman Team (2016) McDonald's All-American (2015)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Basketball Representing   United States

Sophie Elizabeth Cunningham (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), as well as an analyst for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and model.

College career

Cunningham played four seasons of college basketball at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri for the Tigers. ^[1]

Professional career

Phoenix Mercury (2019–2025)

Cunningham was selected as the thirteenth (13th) overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury. ^{[2] [3]} Cunningham was the eighth (8th) University of Missouri alum to be drafted into the WNBA and was the highest selection for a former Tiger.

Indiana Fever (2025–present)

On January 31, 2025, Cunningham was involved in a four-team trade involving the Phoenix Mercury, Dallas Wings, Connecticut Sun, and Indiana Fever. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Analyst career

In December 2022, Cunningham became a recurring analyst for the Phoenix Suns on their Suns Live! pregame, halftime, and post-game TV coverage. ^{[7] [8]}

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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 ^[9]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Phoenix	32	5	12.2	.354	.304	.882	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.6	3.1
2020	Phoenix	21	11	18.9	.385	.235	.880	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.7	5.0
2021	Phoenix	30	4	17.5	.437	.410	.704	2.0	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.5	5.6
2022	Phoenix	28	20	29.5	.449	.400	.875	4.4	1.6	1.0	0.4	1.0	12.6
2023	Phoenix	31	31	29.0	.413	.337	.875	2.8	2.1	0.6	0.4	1.5	11.3
2024	Phoenix	40	21	27.8	.429	.378	.870	3.9	2.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	8.4
Career	6 years, 1 team	182	92	22.8	.422	.362	.859	2.7	1.4	0.7	0.2	0.9	7.7

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Phoenix	1	0	8.0	1.000	1.000°	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
2020	Phoenix	2	0	9.5	.500	.333	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.5
2021	Phoenix	8	2	17.5	.484	.565	1.000	2.1	0.8	0.3	0.9	0.8	6.4
2022	Phoenix	2	2	31.0	.455	.375	.333	2.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	2.5	7.5
2024	Phoenix	2	2	31.5	.500	.429	—	4.5	3.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	6.5
Career	5 years, 1 team	15	6	19.5	.491	.500	.625	2.2	1.1	0.4	0.5	1.0	5.8

College

NCAA statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015–16	Missouri	32	32	30.1	.502	.356	.831	5.8	3.0	1.1	0.3	2.4	14.0
2016–17	Missouri	31	31	32.9	.482	.379	.848	5.3	3.4	0.9	0.3	3.4	17.5
2017–18	Missouri	31	31	32.7	.542	.457	.836	4.7	3.0	0.8	0.1	3.0	18.5
2018–19	Missouri	35	35	34.3	.481	.403	.839	5.9	2.8	1.2	0.3	2.9	17.8
Career		129	129	32.5	.501	.403	.839	5.4	3.0	1.0	0.3	2.9	17.0

References

1. "Sophie Cunningham - Women's Basketball - University of Missouri Athletics". mutigers.com.
2. "Sophie Cunningham Drafted by the Phoenix Mercury" . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
3. "Cunningham Makes Phoenix Mercury's Opening Night Roster" . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
4. "Sources: Mercury getting Satou Sabally from Wings in 3-team trade" . Retrieved Jan 31, 2025.
5. "Sources: Report: Mercury acquire All-Star Satou Sabally from Wings, trade Sophie Cunningham" . Retrieved Jan 31, 2025.
6. "Transactions". WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 2, 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025. Sophie Cunningham was traded from the Phoenix Mercury to the Indiana Fever.
7. "Phoenix Mercury Guard Sophie Cunningham to Join Suns Broadcast Team as Guest Analyst". NBA.com. December 15, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
8. "See Sophie Cunningham on Suns Live! and on the Court". USA Today. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
9. "Sophie Cunningham WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 2021-09-29.

External links

• Sophie Cunningham on Instagram
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com    and  Basketball Reference  
• Missouri Tigers bio