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CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
<ul>
<li>Selected No. 4 overall by the New York Liberty in the 2014 WNBA Draft. Traded to the Sun just after being selected along with Kelsey Bone and New York’s first round pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft for Tina Charles.</li>
</ul>
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
<ul>
<li>5x WNBA All-Star (2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)</li>
<li>2x All-WNBA First Team (2023, 2024)</li>
<li>All-WNBA Second Team (2022)</li>
<li>2x WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2020, 2023)</li>
<li>4x WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2017, 2019, 2022, 2024)</li>
<li>10x WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week</li>
<li>4x WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month</li>
<li>2023 WNBA Peak Performer in Rebounds (9.9rpg)</li>
<li>2022 AP Comeback Player of the Year</li>
<li>WNBA All-Time Leader in Regular Season Triple-Doubles (11)</li>
<li>WNBA All-Time Leader in Postseason Triple-Doubles (4)</li>
<li>Set a new WNBA single-season record for assists (316) and double-doubles (28) in 2023 regular season.</li>
<li>Connecticut Sun franchise all-time leader in games played, rebounds, assists, steals, field goals made, free throws made and double-doubles.</li>
<li>Finished second in the 2023 WNBA Most Valuable Player race (439), receiving the most first-place votes (23).</li>
</ul>
2024 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in all 40 regular season games for the Sun in 2024.</li>
<li>Averaged 10.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game.</li>
<li>2024 WNBA All-Star</li>
<li>All-WNBA First Team</li>
<li>WNBA All-Defensive Second Team</li>
<li>WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month- May.</li>
<li>WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week- 5/21.</li>
<li>Finished second in the WNBA in assists per game (7.9).</li>
<li>Moved into first all-time in steals, double-doubles and field goals made in Connecticut Sun history.</li>
<li>Recorded three triple-doubles during the 2024 regular season (May 14 vs. Indiana, July 4 at Minnesota and September 8 at Los Angeles).</li>
<li>Became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 100 points, 50 rebounds and 50 assists in a single season (seven games).</li>
<li>Set a new franchise record for assists in a single season (317).</li>
<li>Notched 28 games with at least seven assists (most in the WNBA).</li>
<li>Played in her 300th career-game on July 7 against Atlanta.</li>
<li>Eclipsed 3,500 career-points on May 20 at Indiana.</li>
<li>Led the Sun in scoring five times, rebounding 25 times, assists 37 times, steals 13 times and blocks 10 times during the regular season.</li>
</ul>
2023 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in all 40 regular season games for the Sun in 2023.</li>
<li>Averaged 15.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 7.9 assists. 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game.</li>
<li>2023 WNBA All-Star</li>
<li>All-WNBA First Team</li>
<li>WNBA All-Defensive First Team</li>
<li>WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month- June</li>
<li>3x WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week (6/6, 6/27, 8/8)</li>
<li>WNBA Peak Performer in Rebounds (league-best 9.9 rpg).</li>
<li>Finished second in the WNBA in assists per game (7.9) and third in steals per game (1.8).</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Finished second in the 2023 WNBA Most Valuable Player race (439), receiving the most first-place votes (23).</li>
<li>Moved into first all-time in WNBA history in regular season triple-doubles (8).</li>
<li>Recorded six triple-doubles during the 2023 regular season- most in a single-season in league history.</li>
<li>Moved into first all-time in Connecticut Sun history in games played, assists, rebounds and free throws.</li>
<li>Became the first player in WNBA history to record 600+ points, 300+ rebounds and 300+ assists in a single season.</li>
<li>Became the first player in WNBA history to record 20+ points, 15+ rebounds and 10+ assists in a single game (8/1 vs. MIN).</li>
<li>Became fastest player in WNBA history (261 games) to record 3,000+ points, 1,500+ rebounds, 1,000+ assists and 400+ steals.</li>
<li>Achieved 3,000 career points on 6/15 against Atlanta.</li>
<li>Achieved 2,000 career rebounds on 8/24 against New York.</li>
<li>Achieved 1,000 career assists on 7/20 against Atlanta.</li>
<li>Set a new single-game assist record in franchise history with a career-high 16 assists against Minnesota on 6/1.</li>
<li>Set a new career-high with 20 rebounds against Minnesota on 8/1.</li>
<li>Set a new career-high with 10 made free throws against Washington on 5/23.</li>
<li>Led the Sun in assists 33 times, in rebounding 29 times and steals 21 times in 2023.</li>
<li>Finished in double-figures scoring 35 times, 15+ points 22 times and 20+ points 10 times.</li>
<li>Played 40+ minutes in 12 games in 2023 (no other player in the WNBA played 40+ minutes more than four times in 2023).</li>
</ul>
2022 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in all 36 regular season contests for Connecticut.</li>
<li>Finished with 484 points, 294 rebounds, 218 assists, 62 steals and seven blocks.</li>
<li>Averaged 13.4 points, 8.2 steals, 6.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game in 2022.</li>
<li>Recorded two regular season triple-doubles (7/24 and 8/2), making her one of three players to record multiple triple-double in a single season in league history (Candace Parker, Sabrina Ionescu).</li>
<li>Named WNBA All-Star for the third time in her career (2017, 2019, 2022).</li>
<li>Named the AP Comeback Player of the Year after missing all but six games of the 2021 season with a torn Achilles tendon.</li>
<li>2022 AP Second Team</li>
<li>2022 All-WNBA Second Team</li>
<li>2022 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team</li>
<li>2x WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week (5/23, 7/25)</li>
<li>2x WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month (May, July)</li>
<li>Moved into second in rebounding (1633), third in assists (830), third in steals (359), and fifth in games played (239) in Connecticut Sun history.</li>
</ul>
2021 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Missed the first 30 games of the season as she was recovering from an Achilles injury that she suffered in January 2021.</li>
<li>Played in the final two regular season games and totaled 35 minutes, 11 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and one steal.</li>
</ul>
2020 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 21 of the team’s 22 regular season games, starting in each of them. Also started in all seven of the Sun’s playoff games. Missed her first game since the 2018 season on Sept. 3 against the Las Vegas Aces.</li>
<li>Played in her 200th career regular season game. Has now appeared in 201 regular season games and has started 194 of them.</li>
<li>Sits fifth in Connecticut Sun history for all-time points (2352), fifth in franchise history in games played (201) and fifth in all-time assists (608).</li>
<li>Finished the season with 325 points, 190 rebounds, 101 assists and 42 steals.</li>
<li>Averaged a career-high 15.5 points and 9.0 rebounds during the regular season including a career-high 4.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game.</li>
<li>Matched her career-high 28 points against Washington (7/28) in the second game of the season.</li>
<li>Finished the season with her 29th career double-double after recording seven during the regular season.</li>
<li>Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against Los Angeles (7/30) in the third game of the season.</li>
<li>Tallied her 1300th career rebounds and 600th career assist.</li>
<li>She is 1-of-56 players in WNBA history to have amassed at least 2200 points and 1300 rebounds and 1-of-30 players with at least 2200 points, 1300 rebounds and 600 assists.</li>
<li>Named to the WNBA All-Defensive first team for the first time in her career.</li>
<li>Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (8/31)</li>
<li>Named AP All-WNBA Second Team</li>
</ul>
2019 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 34 regular season games with 34 starts. Started in all eight post-season contests for the Sun.</li>
<li>Concluded the season with 396 points, 264 rebounds, 105 assists.</li>
<li>Ranked sixth in the league in total rebounding and third in total steals.</li>
<li>Finished third on the team in points, second in rebounds, third in assists and first in steals.</li>
<li>Tallied 21 games with double-figures.</li>
<li>Finished with 12 double-doubles including five in the playoffs.</li>
<li>Recorded a career-high 28 points and 12 FGM against Dallas (6/26/19)</li>
<li>Named a 2019 WNBA All-Star</li>
<li>Selected to 2019 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team</li>
</ul>
2018 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Started in all 24 regular season contests for the Sun.</li>
<li>Finished the season with 248 points, 195 rebounds, 101 assists.</li>
<li>Finished second on the team in rebounds, third in steals and top five in scoring.</li>
<li>Recorded six double-doubles and reached double-figures in 14 contests.</li>
<li>Tallied a career-high 10 assists against Phoenix (7/13/18)</li>
</ul>
2017 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 33 games with 33 starts.</li>
<li>Missed game at Indiana (5/20) because of concussion protocol.</li>
<li>Averaged career-high 14.8 points</li>
<li>Led the Sun with career highs of 147 assists, 188 made field goals, 52 steals and 982 minutes.</li>
<li>Second on the team with career-highs of 225 rebounds, 114 made free throws and 13 blocks.</li>
<li>Had five double-doubles.</li>
<li>Had at least five assists in 20 games</li>
<li>Had five games with at least eight assists.</li>
<li>Had a career-high 26 points with 10 rebounds and five assists at Washington (8/29)</li>
<li>Had a career-high 13 rebounds against Dallas (8/12)</li>
<li>Tied a franchise record with a career-high seven steals at San Antonio (7/5)</li>
<li>Had a career-high nine assists against Seattle (6/29)</li>
<li>Scored in double figures 27 times, including streaks of 14 games and 12 games in a row.</li>
<li>Scored 1,000th career point against Minnesota (6/17)</li>
<li>Earned first WNBA All Star selection.</li>
<li>Selected to 2017 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team</li>
<li>Twice named Eastern Conference Player of the Week</li>
</ul>
2016 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 31 games with 31 starts.</li>
<li>Missed three games with a concussion suffered at Atlanta (6/12)</li>
<li>Set new career highs for points (343), scoring average (11.1 ppg.), rebounds (187), rebound average (6.0 rpg.), assists (70), assist average (2.3 apg.), steals (44), field goals (130), free throw attempts (131) and field goal percentage (48.7)</li>
<li>Had two double-doubles.</li>
<li>Scored in double-figures 19 times.</li>
<li>Had season-high 12 rebounds against Los Angeles (7/15)</li>
<li>Had season-high seven assists twice.</li>
</ul>
2015 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 24 games with 23 starts.</li>
<li>Missed 10 games with shoulder injury suffered against Tulsa (8/12)</li>
<li>Returned to average nine points and six rebounds in last two games.</li>
<li>Second on the team in rebound average (5.3 rpg.)</li>
<li>Third on the team in scoring average (8.8 ppg.)</li>
<li>Led the Sun in free throws made (72) and attempted (104), despite missing 10 games.</li>
<li>Led the Sun in offensive rebounds (61)</li>
<li>Tied a then career-high with 11 rebounds at Washington (8/9)</li>
<li>Had a career-high eight offensive rebounds at Phoenix (6/19)</li>
<li>Had a career high eight defensive rebounds at Los Angeles (6/21)</li>
<li>Had 12 double-figure scoring games, including four in a row from June 11-19th.</li>
<li>Played career-high 40 minutes at Phoenix (6/19)</li>
<li>Had 12 games with five or more rebounds.</li>
<li>Averaged over seven rebounds during six-game stretch from 6/16-7/2.</li>
</ul>
2014 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 34 games with 28 starts.</li>
<li>Was second on the team in minutes (927)</li>
<li>One of the top rookies in the Class of 2014</li>
<li>Voted to WNBA All-Rookie team.</li>
<li>Ranked third on the Sun in rebounds (5.1 per game), and fourth on the team in scoring (10 ppg.)</li>
<li>Reached double figures 15 times, including eight of the last nine games.</li>
<li>Scored a career-high 24 points against Tulsa (7/3)</li>
<li>Collected first double-double with 23 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a victory over Chicago (6/25)</li>
<li>Had 18 games with five or more rebounds.</li>
</ul>
WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER:
2024 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in seven postseason games for the Sun.</li>
<li>Averaged 14.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 9.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.</li>
<li>Recorded her fourth career postseason triple-double in Game 1 of the First Round of the Playoffs against the Indiana Fever- 12 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.</li>
<li>Recorded five double-doubles, bringing her career postseason double-double to 25 (third in league postseason history).</li>
<li>Moved into third all-time in assists in WNBA postseason history (313).</li>
</ul>
 
2023 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in seven postseason games for the Sun.</li>
<li>Averaged 18.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, 10.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game.</li>
<li>Recorded her third career postseason triple-double in Game 4 of the WNBA Semifinals against New York- 17 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists.</li>
<li>Recorded four double-doubles, bringing her career postseason double-double total to 20 (fourth in league postseason history).</li>
<li>Moved into first all-time in games played in Connecticut Sun postseason history (40).</li>
<li>Moved into seventh all-time in assists in WNBA postseason history (247).</li>
</ul>
2022 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in all 12 playoff contests.</li>
<li>Finished the 2022 postseason with 147 points, 114 rebounds, 75 assists, 18 steals and eight blocks.</li>
<li>Notched back-to-back triple-doubles in Games 3 and 4 of the 2022 WNBA Finals, making her the first player to ever record a triple-double in a Finals games, the first player to record two triple-doubles in back-to-back games (regular season or playoffs) and the first player to record four triple-doubles in a single season in WNBA history (7/24, 8/2, 9/15 &amp; 9/18).</li>
<li>Grabbed a postseason career-high 15 rebounds in the win over Las Vegas on 9/15.</li>
<li>Moved into first all-time in postseason scoring (486), rebounding (282), assists (175) and steals (57) in Connecticut Sun franchise history.</li>
</ul>
2021 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Played in all four playoff games against Chicago Sky</li>
<li>Totaled 47 points, 24 rebounds, 15 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks throughout the series.</li>
<li>Averaged 11.8 points, 6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game.</li>
<li>Recorded a double-double in the second game of the series (9/30) with 15 points and 11 rebounds, becoming her 8th double-double in playoff competition career.</li>
<li>Was 40.8% from the floor shooting 20-49, and 64% from the free throw line going 7-11</li>
<li>Recorded 93 minutes played during the series, averaging 23 minutes per game.</li>
<li>Surpassed Katie Douglas to become 4th all-time in playoff career free throws made and free throws attempted in Sun playoff history, with 67 and 88 respectively.</li>
<li>Became 2nd all-time in Sun playoff total rebounds and defensive rebounds with a total of 168 and 115, respectively.</li>
<li>Improved to 2nd all-time in career playoff steals, totaling 39 during playoff competition.</li>
</ul>
2020 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Scored 127 points in seven games during the post season as well as 57 rebounds, 28 assists and 12 steals.</li>
<li>Recorded a postseason career-high 28 points against Chicago (9/15) and matched her career-high 13 rebounds against Chicago (9/15).</li>
<li>Grabbed 10 offensive rebounds and set a new WNBA playoff record.</li>
<li>Tallied three double-doubles during the postseason and now has the most playoff career double-doubles in franchise history with nine.</li>
</ul>
2019 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Averaged 18.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 7.6 assists and is the only player to average 15+ points, 7+ rebounds, and 7+ assists in the WNBA finals.</li>
<li>Combined for 75 total points in game two of the WNBA Finals which set a new finals record for points scored by three players on the same team in a regulation game. (Alyssa Thomas [21], Jonquel Jones [32], Courtney Williams [22]).</li>
</ul>
2018 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in one playoff contest for the Sun, tallying 17 points, three rebounds and three assists in a loss to Phoenix on 8/23.</li>
</ul>
2017 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in one playoff contest for the Sun, tallying 20 points, 10 rebounds, one assist and two steals against Phoenix on 9/10.</li>
</ul>
OVERSEAS CAREER:
<ul>
<li>2014-2015: Bucheon KEB Hana Bank (South Korea)</li>
<li>2015-2016: Yakin Dogu (Turkey)</li>
<li>2016-2018: Yongin Samsung Blueminx (South Korea)</li>
<li>2018-2023: USK Prague (Czech Republic)</li>
<li>2023-2024: Shanxi (China)</li>
</ul>
COLLEGE CAREER:
<ul>
<li>Three-time AAC Player of the Year</li>
<li>Two-time WBCA Coaches’ All-American</li>
<li>First Team AP All-American as a senior</li>
<li>Second Team AP All-American as a junior</li>
<li>2011 AAC Rookie of the Year</li>
<li>Wrapped up her career at Maryland as the all-time leader in eight statistical categories – games started (135), points (2,356), points per game (17.5), field goals made (890), field goals attempted (1,868), free throws made (557), rebounds (1,235) and double-doubles (60)</li>
<li>Her scoring and rebounding totals are the most for any Maryland player, male or female.</li>
<li>Had six triple-doubles in her career.</li>
<li>Is just one of three players in NCAA history to have six or more triple-doubles in her career.</li>
<li>Three-time All-ACC Tournament Team member</li>
<li>ACC Tournament MVP in 2012</li>
<li>Nine-time ACC Player of the Week</li>
<li>Seven-time ACC Rookie of the Week as a freshman</li>
<li>Ninth player in Maryland program history to have her jersey honored in the rafters on March 2, 2014.</li>
<li>Helped lead the Terrapins to a record of 109-28 during her career, including four NCAA. Tournament appearances, three Sweet Sixteens, two Elite Eights and the 2014 Final Four.</li>
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