Monique Charice Billings (born May 2, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted into the WNBA in 2018 by the Dream.
| No. 25 – Dallas Wings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 2, 1996 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Santiago (Corona, California) |
| College | UCLA (2014–2018) |
| WNBA draft | 2018: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by the Atlanta Dream | |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2023 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2018–2019 | Asan Woori Bank Wibee |
| 2020–2021 | Nadezhda Orenburg |
| Besiktas J.K. | |
| 2024–present | Dallas Wings |
College career
editUCLA
editBillings played basketball at Santiago High School in Corona, California. She was a 4-year letterman there and also participated in the high jump on the track and field team. Billings was ranked in the top 30 by many recruiting services coming out of high school. She also received an invite to the United States National Team Under-18 trials in 2014.[1]
While at UCLA, Billings contributed from the start. In her freshman season; she played in 37 games for the Bruins and was named to the Pac-12 all-freshman team. During her sophomore season, she started all 35 games. She led the team to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (the "Sweet 16"), where they lost to Texas. Billings also led the team in rebounds that year and was named an honorable mention to the all Pac-12 team. Billings again started all 34 games for the Bruins in her junior year, again leading the team to the NCAA tournament. The Bruins again fell in the Sweet 16. Billings led the team in scoring that year and was named to the All Pac-12 team. During her senior season, Billings led the Pac-12 in rebounds, double-doubles, and offensive rebounds. She started 34 of 35 games for the Bruins, who reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999.[1]
Career statistics
editUCLA statistics
editSource[2]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | UCLA | 37 | 213 | 46.8% | 0.0% | 47.7% | 5.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 2015-16 | UCLA | 35 | 445 | 49.2% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 8.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 12.7 |
| 2016-17 | UCLA | 34 | 568 | 47.2% | 0.0% | 63.6% | 10.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 16.7 |
| 2017-18 | UCLA | 35 | 535 | 47.2% | 0.0% | 71.6% | 9.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 15.3 |
| Career | 141 | 1761 | 47.7% | 0.0% | 64.3% | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 12.5 |
Professional career
editWNBA
editAtlanta Dream
editBillings was drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Dream in the 2018 WNBA draft.[3]
Overseas
editAsan Woori Bank Wibee
editAfter the 2018 WNBA season, Billings played for the Asan Woori Bank Wibee of the Women's Korean Basketball League.[4]
WNBA 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 |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Atlanta | 32 | 0 | 11.0 | .441 | .000 | .750 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | Atlanta | 29 | 2 | 19.1 | .389 | 1.000 | .783 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | Atlanta | 22 | 16 | 27.1 | .400 | .000 | .761 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 8.5 |
| 2021 | Atlanta | 31 | 9 | 23.9 | .495 | .000 | .675 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | Atlanta | 23 | 8 | 17.4 | .470 | .000 | .765 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | Atlanta | 39 | 9 | 16.7 | .407 | .000 | .836 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Career | 6 years, 1 team | 176 | 44 | 18.7 | .434 | .125 | .759 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 5.9 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 12.8 | .474 | .000 | .579 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 23.5 | .286 | .000 | .625 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 7 | 2 | 15.9 | .423 | .000 | .593 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Monique Billings Bio". uclabruins.com. UCLA. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "WNBA Draft Board, Round 2". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Monique Billings' Asan Woori Bank Wibee Player Profile Page". Retrieved February 21, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- UCLA Bruins bio
