GabbyWilliams

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Drafted No. 4 overall by Chicago in 2018 WNBA Draft
• 2022 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team
• 2x Olympic Medalist with France (2024 Silver; 2020 Bronze)

2024 (SEATTLE): Appeared in 12 games for Seattle after signing as a free agent on Aug. 20 following participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics…averaged career-best 10.3 points per game, adding 4.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game…scored in double-figures in seven games…averaged 13.4 points while shooting 56.3% from the field and 40.9% from three-point range over final eight games of regular season…scored season high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, adding six rebounds, four steals and three assists against Los Angeles (Sept. 15)…tallied 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting against New York (Sept. 5) including scoring her 1,000th career point…matched that total with 17 points two games later, adding a season-high two blocks and three steals against Los Angeles (Sept. 11)…averaged 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game in two playoff games…scored playoff-career-high 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting in Game Two of first round series against Las Vegas (Sept. 24)…had 14 points, eight rebounds, and two assists in Game One (Sept. 22).

2023 (SEATTLE): Signed as a restricted free agent with Seattle on July 3, missing the first half of the season due to an injury suffered while playing overseas…appeared in 10 games before suffering season-ending foot injury on Aug. 8…averaged 8.4 points, 3.8 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in 10 games…scored season-high 17 points along with six rebounds, four assists and a block against Chicago (July 28)…had 14 points with six assists, with four steals and two blocks against Phoenix (Aug. 5)…also recorded 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting with four assists and three steals against Indiana (July 30)…pulled down 500th career rebound on July 25 against New York.

2022 (SEATTLE): Traded to Seattle from Los Angeles on Feb. 3…started all 36, averaging 7.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per game…named to WNBA All-Defensive Second Team for first time in career…tallied career-highs with 111 assists and 13 blocks, nearly missing career-high with 54 steals…scored season-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting while adding nine rebounds and three assists at New York (June 19)…had 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting including 2-of-3 from three-point range, adding seven rebounds and three assists against Chicago (Aug. 9)…had season-high 10 rebounds and added eight assists against Minnesota (June 14)…recorded season-best nine assists against Dallas (June 10)…played in 100th career game on June 7 against Atlanta…dished out 250th career assist on July 28 at Connecticut…averaged 10.0 points 4.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.5 steals in four playoff games…missed first two games of semifinal series against Las Vegas after suffering a concussion in final game of first-round series against Washington.

2021 (LOS ANGELES): Traded from Chicago to LA on May 9, but did not play during the 2021 season due to commitment with the French National Team.

2020 (CHICAGO): Appeared in 22 games, making four starts…averaged 7.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 steals…scored in double-figures in seven games…scored season-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting against Indiana (Aug. 31)…opened the season by scoring 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting while pulling down seven rebounds against Las Vegas (July 26)…tallied 16 points with season-high nine rebounds while adding four assists and two steals against Washington (Aug. 1)…scored 12 points and added four steals on her birthday against Atlanta (Sept. 9)…scored 16 points with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in lone playoff game against Connecticut (Sept. 15).

2019 (CHICAGO): Appeared in 33 games, making two starts…averaged 5.6 points, 2.2 rebounds 2.1 assists, and 0.7 steals in 15.9 minutes per game…opened season with 11 points and four assists against Minnesota (May 25)…scored season-high 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and added four rebounds against Washington (June 5)…matched season-best with 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting against Minnesota (July 10)…closed out season with 11 points, three steals and a block against Washington (Sept. 8).

2018 (CHICAGO): Drafted No. 4 overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2018 WNBA Draft…appeared in 34 games, making 30 starts…averaged 7.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.7 steals…led WNBA rookies in steals (second overall in WNBA) and ranked fourth in rebounds, sixth in assists, eighth in scoring among rookie class…scored in double-figures in 10 games…made first WNBA start and tallied first career points on May 19 against Indiana…tallied first double-digit scoring game with 12 points while adding three steals against New York (May 20)…scored career-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting against Phoenix (June 8)…scored 12 points and added eight rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block against Washington (June 22)…matched that with 12 points and eight rebounds against Phoenix (June 24)…pulled down season-high 10 rebounds and had season-best two blocks against Las Vegas (June 3)…matched her season-high of 10 boards against Los Angeles (June 10).

OVERSEAS:

• 2024-25: Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
  • 2024 EuroCup Champion, EuroCup MVP
• 2022-24: ASVEL (France)
  • 2023 EuroCup Champion
• 2020-22: Sopron Basket (Hungary)
  • 2022 – helped Sopron to its first-ever Euroleague title…named Euroleague Finals MVP with 16 pts, 4 reb and 4 stl in the championship game…averaged 13.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, and 3.8 apg in Euroleague play
  • 2021 – EuroLeague Defensive Player of the Year and All-EuroLeague First Team
• 2019-20: Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration (France)
• 2018-19: Dike Napoli (Italy)
  • 2019 Liga Dia Champion

INTERNATIONAL: Represents France in international competition…Made Olympic debut in 2020 Tokyo Games (played in 2021), helping France finish with a bronze medal…averaged 10.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists in six games…scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting including 4-of-5 from three-point range with eight rebounds and four assists in bronze medal game against Serbia…led France to silver medal at 2024 Paris Olympics as the home side nearly pulled off monumental upset of the USA, falling 67-66…named Paris 2024 Best Defensive Player and All-Star Five…averaged 15.5 points, 4.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.8 steals in six games, scoring at least 12 points in each game…scored 19 points and added seven rebounds, three steals and two assists in gold medal final…had 14 points, seven assists, six steals, and five rebounds in win over Nigeria…averaged 16.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.7 steals while shooting 60% from three-point range to lead France to a perfect 3-0 record in Olympic Qualifying tournament in China.

COLLEGE (UConn):

[SENIOR SEASON, 2017-18] Started all 36 games during senior season in 2017-18…2018 Cheryl Miller Award winner (best small forward in NCAA)…averaged 11.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game…WBCA, AP, and USBWA Second-Team All-American…lead team with 191 assists and 87 steals…finished career with 1,582 points, 1,007 rebounds, 482 assists, 305 steals, and 103 blocks with UConn posting a 148-3 overall record during her four seasons.

[JUNIOR SEASON, 2016-17] Started all 37 games as a junior in 2016-17…WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year…WBCA and USBWA First-Team All-American…AP Second-Team All-American…AAC First Team and Defensive Player of the Year…All-NCAA Tournament Team…NCAA All-Bridgeport Regional Team…averaged 14.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game…ranked third in AAC in field goal percentage (58.1%)…led team in assists with 190 becoming first post player to do so…scored in double-figures in 30 games including 20+ points in five games…recorded fifth triple-double in UConn history vs East Carolina (Jan. 24, 2017).

[SOPHOMORE SEASON, 2015-16] Part of UConn’s 38-0 National Championship team as a junior in 2015-16…played in all 38 games as a junior, making 12 starts…averaged 8.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.3 assists…opened the season with back-to-back double-doubles including a 10-point, 11-reboun performance against No. 7 Ohio State in season opener…scored in double-figures in 15 games…led the team shooting 63.6% from the field.

[FRESHMAN SEASON, 2014-15] Appeared 38 games as a true freshman…AAC Sixth Player of the Year and All-Freshman Team…selected as AAC Freshman of the Week three times…averaged 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game…shot team-high 63.7% from the field…scored in double-figures 19 times including 13 double-figure scoring games that came in 20-minutes of playing time or less…a career-high 16 boards in only 22-minutes in the win at SMU (Jan. 11)…scored 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting with six rebounds in 14 minutes in NCAA debut at UC Davis (Nov. 14)…scored season-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting with 14 rebounds against Cincinnati (Feb. 3).