Megan Gustafson

Megan Elizabeth Gustafson (born December 13, 1996) is a professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).^[1] Born in the United States, she represents Spain at the international level and made her Olympic debut in 2024 playing for Spain.

Megan Gustafson

Gustafson in 2024
No. 17 – Las Vegas Aces
Position	Power forward / center
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1996-12-13) December 13, 1996 (age 28) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality	American / Spanish
Listed height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	88.5 kg (195 lb)
Career information
High school	South Shore (Port Wing, Wisconsin)
College	Iowa (2015–2019)
WNBA draft	2019: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Drafted by	Dallas Wings
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	Dallas Wings
2021	Washington Mystics
2021–2023	Phoenix Mercury
2022–2023	Olympiacos Piraeus
2023–2024	London Lions
2024–present	Las Vegas Aces
2025–present	Fenerbahçe
Career highlights
EuroCup champion (2024) Greek League champion (2022–23) Naismith College Player of the Year (2019) AP Player of the Year (2019) ESPNW National Player of the Year (2019) USBWA National Player of the Year (2019) Honda Sports Award (2019) Lisa Leslie Award (2019) Senior CLASS Award (2019) Big Ten tournament MOP (2019) WBCA Coaches' All-American (2019) First-team All-American – AP, USBWA, ESPNW (2019) Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2019) All-American – USBWA (2018) Second-team All-American – AP (2018) Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year (2019) 2× Big Ten Player of the Year (2018, 2019) Big Ten Tournament MOP (2019) 3x First-team All-Big Ten (2017–2019) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2016) No. 10 retired by Iowa Hawkeyes 2× NCAA season scoring leader (2018, 2019)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life

Gustafson is from Port Wing, Wisconsin and played for South Shore High School.^[2] She is the all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin High School Girls Basketball.^[3]

College career

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.^[4][5] On 15 March 2019, ESPN named Gustafson the national player of the year.^[6] In 2018 and 2019, she was named the Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year. On January 26, 2020, Iowa retired the number 10 in her honor.^[7][8]

Professional career

WNBA

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 June 10, 2019, Gustafson was signed again by the team.

On February 2, 2024, Gustafson was announced to be joining the Las Vegas Aces for the 2024 WNBA season.^[9]

EuroLeague

Gustafson signed for the London Lions in August 2023 ahead of the Euro season.^[10] Helping them secure victory in the Betty Codona WBBL final against the Essex Rebels, she was awarded finals MVP.

Career statistics

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
TO	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high	*	Led Division I

Denotes seasons in which Gustafson won the EuroCup

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics^[11]

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	38	7	10.7	.500	.386	.765	1.9	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.4	3.7
Career	6 years, 4 teams	151	12	10.8	.518	.362	.791	2.5	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.6	4.4

Playoffs

Stats current through end of 2024 playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

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
2024	Las Vegas	4	0	7.5	.200	.000	—	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5
Career	2 years, 2 teams	6	0	12.8	.292	.000	1.000	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.3	3.3

International

EuroCup and EuroLeague

EuroCup and EuroLeague statistics^[12]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2020–21 EuroCup	ENEA Gorzow	3	—	30.9	.540	.000	.733	10.7	0.7	0.0	1.3	2.3	21.7
2021–22 EuroLeague	VBW Arka Gdynia	13	—	32.2	.617	.294	.703	7.2	1.4	0.5	1.2	1.8	18.2
2022–23 EuroLeague	Olympiacos SFP	16	—	32.4	.597	.406	.795	9.4	1.1	0.9	0.9	2.3	22.6
2023–24 EuroCup	London Lions	12	—	22.2	.609	.467	.650	5.7	0.9	0.2	0.3	1.3	13.9
2023–24 EuroLeague		2	—	26.8	.667	1.000	.700	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	16.5

College

NCAA statistics^[13]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015–16	Iowa	33	14	22.5	.554	—	.615	6.8	0.8	0.3	1.8	1.7	10.7
2016–17	Iowa	34	34	28.9	.647	.000	.788	10.1	0.6	0.6	1.3	1.6	18.5
2017–18	Iowa	32	32	32.7	.671*	—	.806	12.8	1.4	0.6	2.1	1.9	25.7*
2018–19	Iowa	36	36	.341	.696*	1.000	78.9	13.4	1.7	0.4	1.8	1.6	27.8*
Career		135	116	29.6	.656	.500	.768	10.8	1.1	0.5	1.7	1.7	20.8

See also

• Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball statistical leaders
• 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