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UCONN WNBA PLAYER UPDATES: Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Crystal Dangerfield, and Renee Montgomery
Diana Taurasi is averaging 5.9 free throw attempts per game in 2020 (through 17 games) compared to 5.6 in her All-WNBA campaign in 2018. She’s actually attempting more on a per-36 minute basis in 2020 (7.5) than she did in 2018 (6.8).
Speaking of Taurasi, she currently has 8898 career points, 102 away from becoming the first player to reach the 9000-point barrier (she was the first to reach 7500 career points and 8000 career points).
In addition to being ranked #1 on the list of career points, Taurasi also ranks #1 in career made field goals, #1 in career made three-point baskets, and #1 in career made free throws. Taurasi is also 55 assists away from becoming the fourth player to reach 2000 career assists (Sue Bird ranks #1, with 2879 career assists and counting).
Finally, Taurasi became just the 7th player in WNBA history to have at least 450 career steals and at least 300 career blocked shots.
Sue Bird leads all WNBA players in +/-, at 11.9 (10 games played), with Breanna Stewart third at 10.4 (19 games played).
And speaking of Bird, she needs 30 made threes to tie Katie Smith for 2nd place on the all-time career list (Taurasi is #1).
Finally, Bird became the third player in WNBA history to have at least 2000 career assists and at least 500 career steals and the first player to have at least 2600 assists and 650 career steals. Bird recently passed Sheryl Swoopes to move into 4th place on the career steals list.
In terms of player efficiency, Breanna Stewart ranks #2 in the league (22.9), while Napheesa Collier ranks #3 (22.0) and Diana Taurasi ranks #9 (19.2).
Among eligible rookies, Crystal Dangerfield ranks #2 in scoring, #2 in assists, and #4 in steals.
If Dangerfield wins the WNBA Rookie of the Year award as expected, she will be:
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Diana Taurasi is averaging 5.9 free throw attempts per game in 2020 (through 17 games) compared to 5.6 in her All-WNBA campaign in 2018. She’s actually attempting more on a per-36 minute basis in 2020 (7.5) than she did in 2018 (6.8).
Speaking of Taurasi, she currently has 8898 career points, 102 away from becoming the first player to reach the 9000-point barrier (she was the first to reach 7500 career points and 8000 career points).
In addition to being ranked #1 on the list of career points, Taurasi also ranks #1 in career made field goals, #1 in career made three-point baskets, and #1 in career made free throws. Taurasi is also 55 assists away from becoming the fourth player to reach 2000 career assists (Sue Bird ranks #1, with 2879 career assists and counting).
Finally, Taurasi became just the 7th player in WNBA history to have at least 450 career steals and at least 300 career blocked shots.
Sue Bird leads all WNBA players in +/-, at 11.9 (10 games played), with Breanna Stewart third at 10.4 (19 games played).
And speaking of Bird, she needs 30 made threes to tie Katie Smith for 2nd place on the all-time career list (Taurasi is #1).
Finally, Bird became the third player in WNBA history to have at least 2000 career assists and at least 500 career steals and the first player to have at least 2600 assists and 650 career steals. Bird recently passed Sheryl Swoopes to move into 4th place on the career steals list.
In terms of player efficiency, Breanna Stewart ranks #2 in the league (22.9), while Napheesa Collier ranks #3 (22.0) and Diana Taurasi ranks #9 (19.2).
Among eligible rookies, Crystal Dangerfield ranks #2 in scoring, #2 in assists, and #4 in steals.
If Dangerfield wins the WNBA Rookie of the Year award as expected, she will be:
- 1st Second Round pick to win the award (16th overall player selected)
- 1st player selected outside of the top seven to win the award (the previous lowest drafted winner was Tracy Reid, taken 7th in the first round in 1998)
- 6th UConn player to win the award (2004 - Taurasi; 2010 - Charles; 2011 - Moore; 2016 - Stewart; 2019 - Collier)
- 2nd time UConn alumni have won ROY in consecutive seasons)
- 1st time picks taken outside of the top five have won in consecutive seasons (2019 - Collier, 6th)
- 2nd time a franchise has won ROY in consecutive years (Seattle, 2015 - Jewell Loyd, 2016 - Breanna Stewart)
- 5th time the Minnesota Lynx franchise has had a ROY winner (2000 - Betty Lennox; 2006 - Seimone Augustus; 2011 - Maya Moore; 2019 - Napheesa Collier)
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