Monika Czinano

Monika Sharon Czinano^[1] (/sɪˈnɒnoʊ/; si-NON-oh;^[2] born January 20, 2000) is an American professional basketball player.^[3] She plays the power forward and center positions. Czinano, who hails from Watertown, Minnesota, joined the Hawkeye women’s basketball program in 2018. As a freshman, she played behind former Hawkeye Megan Gustafson in the 2018–19 season, and took over the starting center position in 2019–20.^[4]

Monika Czinano

Czinano with Iowa in 2023
No. 25 – TFSE-MTK
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (Budapest, Hungary)
Personal information
Born	(2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 25) Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	Watertown Mayer (Watertown, Minnesota)
College	Iowa (2018–2023)
WNBA draft	2023: 3rd round, 26th overall pick
Drafted by	Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career	2023–present
Number	25
Career history
2023–2024	TFSE-MTK
Career highlights
2× Honorable mention All-American – AP (2022, 2023) 4× First-team All-Big Ten (2020–2023)
Stats at Basketball Reference

She achieved a major milestone during her senior season at Iowa, becoming the fifth Hawkeye to surpass 2,000 career points and the 38th all-time in Big Ten Conference history. Czinano and her teammate Caitlin Clark made history as the first pair of teammates to surpass 2,000 career points in the same season in Big Ten women's basketball history.^[5] Together, Czinano and Clark were known as The Law Firm.

She was drafted in the third round of the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks but was waived on May 15th.^[6] For the 2023/24 season, Czinano played for TFSE-MTK Budapest in Eurobasket's Hungary-A Division.^[7] In November 2024, she announced she was moving on from basketball and pursuing a career as a doctor.^[8]

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

College

Monika Czinano NCAA statistics^[9][10]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018–19	Iowa	34	0	5.3	.549	—	.500	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.9
2019–20	Iowa	29	28	28.0	.679	—	.709	5.0	0.8	0.4	0.6	1.9	16.0
2020–21	Iowa	30	30	29.6	.668*	—	.680	5.8	1.3	0.4	0.6	2.0	19.3
2021–22	Iowa	31	31	28.7	.679*	—	.843	6.2	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.3	21.2
2022–23	Iowa	38	38	27.9	.674	.000	.794	6.5	1.4	0.8	0.4	2.0	17.1
Career		162	127	23.7	.671	.000	.753	4.9	0.9	0.4	0.4	1.5	14.9

See also

• List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career field-goal percentage leaders