# Megan Gustafson

Megan Elizabeth Gustafson (born December 13, 1996) is a professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Born in the United States, she represents Spain at the international level and made her Olympic debut in 2024 playing for Spain.

## Early life

Gustafson is from Port Wing, Wisconsin and played for South Shore High School. She is the all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin High School Girls Basketball.

## College career

Gustafson completed her college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2019. As a senior, she scored 1000 points that year and won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female basketball player. On 15 March 2019, ESPN named Gustafson the national player of the year. In 2018 and 2019, she was named the Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year. On January 26, 2020, Iowa retired the number 10 in her honor.

## Professional career
### WNBA

She was drafted in the second round (17th overall) by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA draft, but was released before the start of the season. On June 10, 2019, Gustafson was signed again by the team.
On February 2, 2024, Gustafson was announced to be joining the Las Vegas Aces for the 2024 WNBA season.

### EuroLeague

Gustafson signed for the London Lions in August 2023 ahead of the Euro season. Helping them secure victory in the Betty Codona WBBL final against the Essex Rebels, she was awarded finals MVP.

## Career statistics

* Denotes seasons in which Gustafson won the EuroCup

### WNBA
#### Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season
WNBA regular season statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2019 | Dallas | 25 | 0 | 9.5 | .491 | .111 | .900 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | Dallas | 10 | 0 | 4.8 | .286 | .000 | .667 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | Washington | 11 | 1 | 9.9 | .594 | .000 | .667 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | Phoenix | 33 | 0 | 9.6 | .549 | .462 | .765 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | Phoenix | 34 | 4 | 15.1 | .526 | .349 | .806 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas | 38 | 7 | 10.7 | .500 | .386 | .765 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Career | 6 years, 4 teams | 151 | 12 | 10.8 | .518 | .362 | .791 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.4 |

#### Playoffs

Stats current through end of 2024 playoffs
WNBA playoff statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2022 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 23.5 | .316 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas | 4 | 0 | 7.5 | .200 | .000 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 6 | 0 | 12.8 | .292 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 |

### International
#### EuroCup and EuroLeague

EuroCup and EuroLeague statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2020–21 EuroCup | ENEA Gorzow | 3 | — | 30.9 | .540 | .000 | .733 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 21.7 |
| 2021–22 EuroLeague | VBW Arka Gdynia | 13 | — | 32.2 | .617 | .294 | .703 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 18.2 |
| 2022–23 EuroLeague | Olympiacos SFP | 16 | — | 32.4 | .597 | .406 | .795 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 22.6 |
| 2023–24 EuroCup | London Lions | 12 | — | 22.2 | .609 | .467 | .650 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| 2023–24 EuroLeague | London Lions | 2 | — | 26.8 | .667 | 1.000 | .700 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 16.5 |

### College

NCAA statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2015–16 | Iowa | 33 | 14 | 22.5 | .554 | — | .615 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 2016–17 | Iowa | 34 | 34 | 28.9 | .647 | .000 | .788 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 18.5 |
| 2017–18 | Iowa | 32 | 32 | 32.7 | .671* | — | .806 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 25.7* |
| 2018–19 | Iowa | 36 | 36 | .341 | .696* | 1.000 | 78.9 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 27.8* |
| Career | Career | 135 | 116 | 29.6 | .656 | .500 | .768 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 20.8 |