Megan Elizabeth Gustafson (born 13 December 1996) is a professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[2] Born in the United States, she represents Spain at international level.
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 15 March 2019, ESPN named Gustafson the national player of the year.[5] In 2018 and 2019, she 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] She 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 10 June 2019, Gustafson was signed again by the team. On 26 January 2020, Iowa retired the number 10 in her honor.[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, she was awarded finals MVP. On 2 February 2024, Gustafson was announced to be joining the Las Vegas Aces for the 2024 WNBA season. [9]
Iowa statistics
Source[10]
| 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
| 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 | 25 | 0 | 9.5 | .491 | .111 | .900 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | Dallas | 10 | 0 | 4.8 | .286 | .000 | .667 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | Washington | 11 | 1 | 9.9 | .594 | .000 | .667 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | Phoenix | 33 | 0 | 9.6 | .549 | .462 | .765 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | Phoenix | 34 | 4 | 15.1 | .526 | .349 | .806 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas | 0 | 0 | .0 | – | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 6 years, 4 teams | 113 | 5 | 10.9 | .523 | .346 | .795 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 23.5 | .316 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 2 | 0 | 23.5 | .316 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
Personal Life
Gustafson has a corgi named Pancakes and runs an Instagram account for her. [11]
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
- ^ "A day in Port Wing with Megan Gustafson".
- ^ "2019 WNBA Draft Profile: Megan Gustafson". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Iowa's Megan Gustafson wins Honda award for basketball". USA TODAY. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Megan Gustafson of Iowa Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Basketball". CWSA. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Voepele, Mechelle (15 March 2019). "Women's college basketball player of the year: Iowa's Megan Gustafson". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Linder, Jeff (26 August 2018). "A day in Port Wing with Megan Gustafson". The Gazette (Folience). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Rossow, Adam (27 January 2020). "Iowa Hawkeyes retire Megan Gustafson's #10 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena". ourquadcities.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "New Signing of Megan Gustafson". London Lions. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Las Vegas Aces sign Megan Gustafson as Free Agent". WNBA. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Pancake Rose Gustafson @its_panny_thecake". Instagram. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Iowa Hawkeyes bio
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