Yvonne Turner

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Yvonne Turner
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No. 22–Valencia Basket
Position Guard
League Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (1987-10-13) October 13, 1987 (age 37)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight127 lb (58 kg)
Career information
High school Bellevue East (Bellevue, Nebraska)
College Nebraska (2006–2010)
WNBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012Eisvögel USC Freiburg
2012–2013 WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk
2013–2014 Antakya Belediyespor
2015 CDB Zaragoza
2015–2016 Wisła Can-Pack Kraków
2016–2019 Sopron Basket
2017–2019 Phoenix Mercury
2019–2020 Nadezhda Orenburg
2020–2021Flammes Carolo Basket
2021–2022 Çukurova Basketbol
2022 Minnesota Lynx
2022 Atlanta Dream
2022 Phoenix Mercury
2023 Seattle Storm
2023–2024Sopron Basket
2024–present Valencia Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2010)
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2010)
  • 3× Big 12 All-Defensive team (2008–2010)
Stats at WNBA.com
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Yvonne Turner (born October 13, 1987) is an American-Hungarian professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played college basketball at Nebraska. Turner went undrafted in the 2010 WNBA draft, but went on to play five seasons in the league with the Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta Dream and Seattle Storm. She has also had a prolific international career, playing professionally in countries such as Australia, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Spain, and Turkey. During the 2016–17 season, she led the EuroLeague in scoring while playing for Uniqa Sopron.

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Nebraska Statistics

Source [1]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006-07Nebraska286533.9%25.9%60.0%1.60.70.60.12.3
2007-08Nebraska3327744.4%32.5%65.8%3.32.32.50.38.4
2008-09Nebraska3136437.5%31.8%70.4%3.41.82.20.311.7
2009-10Nebraska3439539.8%36.4%66.2%3.41.61.90.111.6
Career126110139.7%11.1%66.9%17.71.61.80.28.7

Professional career

WNBA

Phoenix Mercury (2017–2019)

Turner made her WNBA debut in 2017 with Phoenix. She averaged 5.1 points and 12.8 minutes per game in her 34 appearances, which included four starts. Turner scored a season high of 18 on July 17 at Minnesota in a loss.

Minnesota Lynx (2022)

Turner signed a training camp contract on February 18, 2022, with the Minnesota Lynx. [2] Turner was waived from camp on May 3, but was brought back on a hardship contract due to the Lynx having multiple players missing due to overseas commitments or injuries. [3] [4] Turner was released from her hardship contract with the Lynx on May 16, 2022.

Atlanta Dream (2022)

On June 23, 2022, Turner signed a hardship contract with the Dream. [5] Turner appeared in 2 games for the Dream before being released from her Hardship Contract on June 27, 2022.

Phoenix Mercury (2022)

Turner signed with the Mercury on a Hardship Contract on August 8, 2022. The Mercury were able to sign her due to Diana Taurasi's season-ending injury. [6]

Seattle Storm (2023)

Turned signed with the Seattle Storm for the 2023 season. [7]

WNBA 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 Phoenix 34412.8.410.241.7631.01.10.60.01.15.1
2018 Phoenix 32313.3.376.324.6821.81.30.70.10.64.1
2019 Phoenix 291420.5.343.329.8782.82.30.60.12.06.4
2022 Minnesota 4222.0.308.429.8572.52.50.50.03.06.3
Atlanta 208.0.000—.5001.00.50.50.00.50.5
Phoenix 3011.7.400—1.0000.72.30.00.00.03.3
2023 Seattle 2179.2.463.333.7781.10.90.40.10.72.5
Career5 years, 4 teams1253014.3.379.308.7971.71.50.60.11.14.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 Phoenix 5523.8.548.529.8572.41.61.00.01.09.8
2018 Phoenix 7320.1.432.208.5561.92.01.00.30.96.9
2019 Phoenix 1019.0.200.0001.0004.03.01.00.02.06.0
2022 Phoenix 2112.0.286.000.0003.01.50.00.00.02.0
Career4 years, 1 team15920.2.448.326.7502.31.90.90.10.97.1

Personal

Turner grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Bellevue East High School in Bellevue, Nebraska. [8] She became one of the oldest players to make their debut in the WNBA when she signed with Phoenix. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. ↑ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Yvonne Turner and Natasha Mack". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lynx Sign Guard Odyssey Sims". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ Youngblood, Kent. "Lynx Add Two Players Before Friday's Season Opener". startribune.com. Star Tribune. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dream Sign Yvonne Turner". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ Phoenix Mercury [@PhoenixMercury] (August 8, 2022). "The Phoenix Mercury has signed Yvonne "Vonnie" Turner to a hardship contract due to an injury suffered by Diana Taurasi" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Yvonne Turner brings key experience to Storm's 2023 lineup". storm.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  8. ↑ Vailliencourt, Andrew (July 24, 2017). "After 7 years overseas, WNBA's oldest rookie gets shot with Mercury". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Planos, Josh (June 24, 2017). "For W.N.B.A.'s Oldest Rookie, a Lot of Persistence Goes a Long Way". The New York Times . Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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