Brianna Turner (born July 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Virtus Bologna of the EuroCup Women. She played college women's basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. She is a native of Pearland, Texas.[1]
_(cropped).JPG) Turner was MVP of the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game | |||||||||||||||
| No. 21 – Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 5, 1996 Pearland, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Manvel (Manvel, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2014–2019) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2019: 1st round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Adelaide Lightning | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Nika Syktyvkar | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Chicago Sky | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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She competed for the United States women's national basketball team at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and the 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.
College
editTurner played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana for the Fighting Irish.[2] Turner led Notre Dame to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as a #1 seed after a 30–3 regular season record. During a game against Purdue in the second round of the tournament, Turner ruptured her ACL and was done for the season. She later announced that she would miss the 2017–18 season because of the same injury. She returned for her final season of eligibility in 2018–19 after receiving a hardship waiver from the NCAA.[3]
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2014–15 | Notre Dame | 36 | – | 25.5 | .651 | .000 | .605 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 13.7 |
| 2015–16 | Notre Dame | 29 | – | 27.0 | .593 | .000 | .639 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 14.5 |
| 2016–17 | Notre Dame | 35 | – | 28.6 | .619 | .000 | .594 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| 2017–18 | Notre Dame | Injured | |||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Notre Dame | 39 | – | 27.8 | .631 | .000 | .701 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| Career | 139 | – | 27.3 | .624 | .000 | .636 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 14.5 | |
Career
editWNBA
editPhoenix Mercury (2019-2024)
editAt the 2019 WNBA draft, Turner was selected in the first round by the Atlanta Dream and was then quickly traded to the Phoenix Mercury.[4] There Turner would join a line-up featuring players such as Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner. In September 2019, Turner was named to the 2019 All-Rookie Team.[5]
Chicago Sky (2024-present}
editOn February 6, 2024, Turner was traded to the Chicago Sky alongside Michaela Onyenwere, the 2024 No. 3 pick, a 2025 second round pick (from CHI), a 2026 first round pick, and the right to swap 2026 second round in exchange for Kahleah Copper and the rights to Morgan Bertsch.
WNBL
editIn 2019, Turner was signed by the Adelaide Lightning in Australia's Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[6] There she would play alongside the likes of Crystal Langhorne, Stephanie Talbot and Laura Hodges.
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
WNBA
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2019 | Phoenix | 29 | 12 | 15.9 | .538 | — | .731 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | Phoenix | 22 | 22 | 27.9 | .579 | .000 | .643 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | Phoenix | 32 | 32 | 31.1 | .554 | .000 | .717 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 2022 | Phoenix | 35 | 35 | 33.4 | .607 | — | .500 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | Phoenix | 40 | 33 | 26.3 | .650 | — | .500 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Career | 5 years, 1 team | 158 | 134 | 27.1 | .582 | .000 | .641 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
Postseason
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2019 | Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 23.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 39.5 | .800 | .000 | .250 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| 2021 | Phoenix | 11 | 11 | 31.5 | .548 | .000 | .684 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 30.0 | .444 | .000 | .000 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Career | 4 years, 1 team | 16 | 16 | 31.8 | .553 | .000 | .609 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
References
edit- ^ "Brianna Turner". UND.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ "Brianna Turner – Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website". und.com. July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Brianna Turner to miss Notre Dame Fighting Irish's season to rehab torn ACL suffered in NCAA tournament". ESPN.com. September 5, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ "Brianna Turner lands in Phoenix as No. 11 pick in WNBA Draft". ndsmcobserver.com.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team". wnba.com.
- ^ Adelaide (May 7, 2019). "LIGHTNING SIGNS BURGEONING USA STAR FORWARD BRIANNA TURNER". Adelaide Lightning. wnbl.basketball.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
