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 weight183 lb (83 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
20182023 Indiana Fever
2024–present Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (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)

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 played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. 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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Personal life

Vivians is the daughter of John and Angela Vivians and Deborah Peatry. She graduated from Scott Central High School. She also graduated from Mississippi State University, majoring in Human Development and Family Science. She represented the Bulldogs as a guard in basketball. [4]

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
2018 Indiana 342627.1.404.399.9313.11.20.90.11.08.9
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
Career5 years, 1 team1447822.8.360.308.8053.21.50.90.21.37.5

Collegiate career

Mississippi State statistics

Source: [5]

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
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

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References

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  2. "Storm Signs guard Victoria Vivians". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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  5. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2018.