Victoria Vivians

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Victoria Vivians
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Vivians with the Indiana Fever in 2018
Adelitas de Chihuahua
Position Shooting guard
LeagueLiga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Femenil
Personal information
Born (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 30)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolScott Central
(Forest, Mississippi)
College Mississippi State (2014–2018)
WNBA draft 2018: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by Indiana Fever
Playing career2018–present
Career history
As a player:
2018–2023 Indiana Fever
2024 Seattle Storm
2025–Adelitas de Chihuahua
As a coach:
2024-present Mississippi State (Assistant)
Career highlights
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (2018)
  • WBCA Coaches' All-American (2018)
  • All-American – USBWA (2018)
  • 4x Gillom Trophy (2015–2018)
  • First-team All-American – AP (2018)
  • Third-team All-American – AP (2017)
  • 3× First-team All-SEC (2016–2018)
  • Second-team All-SEC (2015)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2015)
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Victoria Vivians (born November 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Adelitas de Chihuahua of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Femenil (LNBPF). She is also an assistant coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, her alma mater. She helped lead the Bulldogs to four appearances in the NCAA tournament, including three Sweet Sixteens, and two appearances in the championship game in 2017 and 2018. Vivians was chosen eighth overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2018 WNBA draft.

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Early life and education

Vivians is the daughter of John and Angela Vivians and Deborah Peatry. [1] She graduated from Scott Central High School and, then, attended and played basketball at the Mississippi State University, from which she graduated with a degree in Family Science. In 2017, she was voted MSU Homecoming Queen. [2]

Professional career

Vivians was chosen eighth overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2018 WNBA draft on April 12, 2018. [3]

On March 25, 2024, Vivians signed with the Seattle Storm. [4]

In May 2025, Vivians signed with the Adelitas de Chihuahua of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Femenil. [5]

Vivians has also played in France, Hungary, Israel, and Spain. [6]

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 [7]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2018 Indiana 342627.1.404.399.9313.11.20.90.11.08.9
2019Did not play (injury)
2020 Indiana 6014.2.345.182.8752.30.50.20.01.04.8
2021 Indiana 31821.3.333.252.8333.11.31.10.11.36.8
2022 Indiana 353026.9.336.280.7423.62.41.10.32.19.8
2023 Indiana 381417.7.380.287.7673.11.30.70.20.85.2
2024 Seattle 351512.8.333.319.6672.00.80.40.20.63.1
Career6 years, 2 teams1799320.8.357.309.7983.01.40.80.21.16.6

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2024 Seattle 107.0.000——0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Career1 year, 1 team107.0.000——0.00.00.00.00.00.0

College

NCAA statistics [8]
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Mississippi State 34505.368.327.7465.01.01.40.414.9
2015–16 Mississippi State 36616.382.309.7325.81.01.70.317.1
2016–17 Mississippi State 39633.372.280.7614.21.51.40.316.2
2017–18 Mississippi State 39773.485.404.8096.11.91.40.319.8
Career1482,527.404.324.7655.31.41.40.317.1

Personal life

Vivians is a lesbian and, in 2022, got engaged to her partner, former professional basketball player Tierra Ruffin-Pratt. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "VictoriaVivians". WNBA . Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi State bio". HailState.com. Mississippi State University. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Victoria Vivians is headed to WNBA's Indiana Fever". Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Storm Signs guard Victoria Vivians". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ Coronado, Daniel (April 16, 2025). "Victoria Vivians, refuerzo de lujo para las Adelitas de Chihuahua". El Heraldo de Chihuahua  [ es ] (in Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Victoria Vivians agreed terms with Adelitas". latinbasket.com. April 24, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Victoria Vivians WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  8. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "How many WNBA players are gay? Here's the complete list". MSN . 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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