Megan Gustafson

Megan Gustafson (born December 13, 1996) is a Spanish-naturalized American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[2]

Megan Gustafson
Gustafson in 2019
No. 17 – Las Vegas Aces
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-12-13) December 13, 1996
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Shore High School
(Port Wing, WI[1])
CollegeIowa (2015–2019)
WNBA draft2019: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2019–present
PositionPower forward
Number10
Career history
2019–2020Dallas Wings
2021Washington Mystics
2021–2023Phoenix Mercury
2022–2023Olympiacos Piraeus
2023–2024London Lions
2024–presentLas Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards
  • Naismith Player of the Year (2019)
  • AP Player of the Year (2019)
  • ESPNW National Player of the Year (2019)
  • Honda Sports Award (2019)
  • First-team All-American – AP, USBWA, ESPNW (2019)
  • Lisa Leslie Award (2019)
  • Senior CLASS Award (2019)
  • 2× Big Ten Player of the Year (2018, 2019)
  • Big Ten tournament MOP (2019)
  • No. 10 retired by Iowa Hawkeyes
  • EuroCup champion (2024)

Gustafson completed her college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2019. As a senior, she scored 1000 points that year and won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female basketball player.[3][4] On March 15, 2019, ESPN named Gustafson the national player of the year.[5] In 2018 and 2019, Gustafson was named the Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year. Gustafson is from Port Wing, Wisconsin and played for South Shore High School.[6] Gustafson was drafted in the second round (17th overall) by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA draft, but was released before the start of the season. On June 10, 2019, she was signed again by the team. On January 26, 2020, Iowa retired Gustafson's number 10.[7]

Gustafson signed for the London Lions in August 2023 ahead of the Euro season.[8] Helping them secure victory in the Betty Codona WBBL final against the Essex Rebels, Gustafson was awarded finals MVP. On 2nd February 2024, Gustafson was announced to be joining the Las Vegas Aces for the 2024 WNBA season. [9]

Iowa statistics

Source[10]

Legend
  GP Games 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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Iowa 33 352 55.4% 0.0% 61.5% 6.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 10.7
2016–17 Iowa 34 628 64.7% 0.0% 78.8% 10.1 0.6 0.6 1.3 18.5
2017–18 Iowa 32 823 67.1% 0.0% 80.6% 12.8 1.4 0.6 2.1 25.7
2018–19 Iowa 36 1001 69.6% 100.0% 78.9% 13.4 1.7 0.4 1.8 27.8
Career 135 2804 65.6% 50.0% 76.8% 10.8 1.1 0.5 1.7 20.8

WNBA 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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019 Dallas 2509.5.491.111.9002.50.30.20.20.42.9
2020 Dallas 1004.8.286.000.6671.10.10.00.10.21.4
2021 Washington 1119.9.594.000.6673.60.00.20.10.84.0
2022 Phoenix 3309.6.549.462.7651.90.50.20.20.73.9
2023 Phoenix 34415.1.526.349.8063.90.70.40.41.17.9
Career 5 years, 3 teams 113510.9.523.346.7952.70.40.20.20.74.6

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022 Phoenix 2023.5.316.0001.0004.52.00.50.50.59.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 2023.5.316.0001.0004.52.00.50.50.59.0

See also
  • List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career scoring leaders
  • List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career rebounding leaders
  • List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career field-goal percentage leaders
  • List of NCAA Division I women's basketball players with 2,500 points and 1,000 rebounds
  • List of NCAA Division I women's basketball season scoring leaders

References
  1. "A day in Port Wing with Megan Gustafson".
  2. "2019 WNBA Draft Profile: Megan Gustafson". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. "Iowa's Megan Gustafson wins Honda award for basketball". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  4. "Megan Gustafson of Iowa Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Basketball". CWSA. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  5. Voepele, Mechelle (March 15, 2019). "Women's college basketball player of the year: Iowa's Megan Gustafson". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  6. Linder, Jeff (August 26, 2018). "A day in Port Wing with Megan Gustafson". The Gazette (Folience). Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  7. Rossow, Adam (January 27, 2020). "Iowa Hawkeyes retire Megan Gustafson's #10 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena". ourquadcities.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  8. "New Signing of Megan Gustafson". London Lions. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  9. "Las Vegas Aces sign Megan Gustafson as Free Agent". WNBA. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  10. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
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