Yvonne Turner

Yvonne Turner (born October 13, 1987) is an American-Hungarian professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played college basketball at Nebraska. Turner went undrafted in the 2010 WNBA draft, but went on to play five seasons in the league with the Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta Dream and Seattle Storm. She has also had a prolific international career, playing professionally in countries such as Australia, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Spain, and Turkey. During the 2016–17 season, she led the EuroLeague in scoring while playing for Uniqa Sopron.

Yvonne Turner

No. 22 – Valencia Basket
Position	Guard
League	Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born	(1987-10-13) October 13, 1987 (age 37) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	127 lb (58 kg)
Career information
High school	Bellevue East (Bellevue, Nebraska)
College	Nebraska (2006–2010)
WNBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2012	Eisvögel USC Freiburg
2012–2013	WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk
2013–2014	Antakya Belediyespor
2015	CDB Zaragoza
2015–2016	Wisła Can-Pack Kraków
2016–2019	Sopron Basket
2017–2019	Phoenix Mercury
2019–2020	Nadezhda Orenburg
2020–2021	Flammes Carolo Basket
2021–2022	Çukurova Basketbol
2022	Minnesota Lynx
2022	Atlanta Dream
2022	Phoenix Mercury
2023	Seattle Storm
2023–2024	Sopron Basket
2024–present	Valencia Basket
Career highlights
Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2010) First-team All-Big 12 (2010) 3× Big 12 All-Defensive team (2008–2010)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Nebraska Statistics

Source^[1]

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
2006-07	Nebraska	28	65	33.9%	25.9%	60.0%	1.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	2.3
2007-08	Nebraska	33	277	44.4%	32.5%	65.8%	3.3	2.3	2.5	0.3	8.4
2008-09	Nebraska	31	364	37.5%	31.8%	70.4%	3.4	1.8	2.2	0.3	11.7
2009-10	Nebraska	34	395	39.8%	36.4%	66.2%	3.4	1.6	1.9	0.1	11.6
Career		126	1101	39.7%	11.1%	66.9%	17.7	1.6	1.8	0.2	8.7

Professional career

WNBA

Phoenix Mercury (2017–2019)

Turner made her WNBA debut in 2017 with Phoenix. She averaged 5.1 points and 12.8 minutes per game in her 34 appearances, which included four starts. Turner scored a season high of 18 on July 17 at Minnesota in a loss.

Minnesota Lynx (2022)

Turner signed a training camp contract on February 18, 2022, with the Minnesota Lynx.^[2] Turner was waived from camp on May 3, but was brought back on a hardship contract due to the Lynx having multiple players missing due to overseas commitments or injuries.^[3][4] Turner was released from her hardship contract with the Lynx on May 16, 2022.

Atlanta Dream (2022)

On June 23, 2022, Turner signed a hardship contract with the Dream.^[5] Turner appeared in 2 games for the Dream before being released from her Hardship Contract on June 27, 2022.

Phoenix Mercury (2022)

Turner signed with the Mercury on a Hardship Contract on August 8, 2022. The Mercury were able to sign her due to Diana Taurasi's season-ending injury.^[6]

Seattle Storm (2023)

Turned signed with the Seattle Storm for the 2023 season.^[7]

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
2017	Phoenix	34	4	12.8	.410	.241	.763	1.0	1.1	0.6	0.0	1.1	5.1
2018	Phoenix	32	3	13.3	.376	.324	.682	1.8	1.3	0.7	0.1	0.6	4.1
2019	Phoenix	29	14	20.5	.343	.329	.878	2.8	2.3	0.6	0.1	2.0	6.4
2022	Minnesota	4	2	22.0	.308	.429	.857	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.0	3.0	6.3
	Atlanta	2	0	8.0	.000	—	.500	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5
	Phoenix	3	0	11.7	.400	—	1.000	0.7	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3
2023	Seattle	21	7	9.2	.463	.333	.778	1.1	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.7	2.5
Career	5 years, 4 teams	125	30	14.3	.379	.308	.797	1.7	1.5	0.6	0.1	1.1	4.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017	Phoenix	5	5	23.8	.548	.529	.857	2.4	1.6	1.0	0.0	1.0	9.8
2018	Phoenix	7	3	20.1	.432	.208	.556	1.9	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.9	6.9
2019	Phoenix	1	0	19.0	.200	.000	1.000	4.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	6.0
2022	Phoenix	2	1	12.0	.286	.000	.000	3.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Career	4 years, 1 team	15	9	20.2	.448	.326	.750	2.3	1.9	0.9	0.1	0.9	7.1

Personal

Turner grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Bellevue East High School in Bellevue, Nebraska.^[8] She became one of the oldest players to make their debut in the WNBA when she signed with Phoenix.^[9]