Victoria Vivians

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Victoria Vivians
Victoria Vivians.jpg
Vivians with the Indiana Fever in 2018
No. 35Seattle Storm
Position Shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 29)
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
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2018–present
Career history
As player:
20182023 Indiana Fever
2024–present Seattle Storm
As coach:
2024-present Mississippi State (Assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 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) [1] is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm [2] of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). 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 on April 12, 2018. [3]

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Education

Vivians graduated from Scott Central High School. She then attended and played basketball at Mississippi State University and graduated with a degree in Human Development and Family Science. [4]

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 [5]
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 107.0.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
Career1 year, 1 team107.0.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0

College

NCAA statistics [6]
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 the daughter of John and Angela Vivians and Deborah Peatry.

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References

  1. "2018 WNBA Draft Profile: Victoria Vivians". Women's National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  2. "Storm Signs guard Victoria Vivians". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  3. "Victoria Vivians is headed to WNBA's Indiana Fever". Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  4. "Mississippi State bio". HailState.com. Mississippi State University. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  5. "Victoria Vivians WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  6. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2018.