Owned and operated by SportsNet New York, part of the SNY Blog Network. WNBA (W) Teams. [9], Her tenure with the Storm ended on February 3, 2022, when she and the 2022 WNBA draft ninth pick were traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Gabby Williams. In 2016, ESPNW named her national freshman of the year. Samuelson, who played for UConn from 2015 to 2019, is a four-year WNBA veteran who just completed her first season her hometown Los Angeles Sparks. During that stretch, she's averaged 12.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 29.5 minutes per game. 4 overall to the Chicago Sky in 2019, Traded to Seattle from Dallas for the No. It was another rough shooting performance for the forward, as Samuelson was held under 10 points for a third time across her last four matchups. Most Valuable Player: Jonquel Jones. The Sparks might have lost this game, but Samuelson was extremely efficient -- she missed just five of her field goals -- and also left her mark in other categories as well. hile the Seattle Storm are riding a two-game winning streak and visiting the White House Monday to celebrate their 2020 WNBA Championship, the team announced that they have signed forward Karlie Samuelson to a rest of season contract. Samuelson chipped in 16 points (6-8 FG, 4-5 3Pt, 0-1 FT), three rebounds, two assists and one block across 32 minutes during Tuesday's 94-81 loss to the Mystics. During the season, Samuelson scored 11.0 points per game and led the team with 78 made three-pointers, which was the second-most ever by a Connecticut freshman. [2], In 201617, Samuelson started in all 37 of the Huskies' games. Samuelson was named the 2016 national freshman of the year by ESPNw. Pronunciation: \nuh-FEE-suh\ Position: Forward. Draft: Minnesota Lynx, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 2019 Draft. When Katie Lou Samuelson met up with Kobe Bryant in California this summer she had yet to study the game that ended UConn's season. This will be my first Christmas in Australia with two of my fav teammates & their family Grateful for the people and places I meet playing #FelizNavidad #MerryChristmas. The Samuelson sisters truly seem to buy in to the idea that one sisters success is all of their success. Its clear that the backyard competitions and gym workouts have paid off for all threenot only in creating well-rounded players on the court, but also in developing a close bond off the court. The sisters still wound up playing together in Spain, as Samuelson signed with Karlie's team Perfumeras Avenida. 2 in career three-point field goals (382), No. Samuelson has responded with back-to-back double-digit scoring performances after totaling just 10 points (4-17 FG) during the first two games in August. She scored a season-high 22 points against Robert Morris on March 19. Katie Lou Samuelson (33) Guard - CAREER HONORS Three-time WBCA Coaches' All-American (2017, '18, '19) Two-time AP First Team All-American (2017, '18) Two-time Player profiles, league standings, game results, stats leaders Our content is available on this website, but also through our API for basketball websites (medias, leagues, teams), and on our basketball app available on iOS and Android. Samuelson is currently playing overseas for Avenida (Spain). Find a player / a team. Average Fantasy Points are determined when. During her high school years, Samuelson played at Huntington Beach's Edison and Mater Dei High School, in Santa Ana before heading off to play in college at Stanford University alongside older sister Bonnie. Nov 18, 2017 at 2:10 pm. Samuelson was a teammate with Williams for three years at UConn, and both women were selected fourth overall by the Chicago Sky in consecutive years, Williams having been picked in 2018. During her high school career, she set Mater Dei single-season records for points average (29.2), field goal percentage (62.0), free throw percentage (89.4), free throws made (178), free throws attempted (211), and three-pointers made (117). She was also named to the American Athletic Conference all-freshman team and the AAC all-tournament team. Katie Lou has two older sisters who both played at Stanford: Bonnie, who after college decided to instead study optometry; and Karlie, who has played in the WNBA with the Los Angeles Sparks and Dallas Wings. They shot 46% from the field, 42% on 3-pointers, and 86% from the free throw line. Los Angeles Sparks. von Oelhoffen's efficient outburst was just the seventh 40-point effort on 85.0 percent shooting in the country since 1999-00 and the first since UConn's Katie Lou Samuelson had 40 points on . Samuelson averaged 9.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists across 32 games played for the Sparks in 2022. Samuelson is the younger sister of Bonnie and Karlie, both currently at Stanford. [2], On January 13, 2019, Samuelson surpassed the 2,000 career point mark in a win over South Florida. Katie Lou told High Post Hoops that she would "definitely" watch her sister compete in EuroBasket, despite the time difference. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. After all, she does have three gold medals in the discipline, which makes its Olympic debut this . us, High School: Latest on Los Angeles Sparks forward Katie Lou Samuelson including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN . She was also selected as a first team All-American by the AP, WBCA, and USBWA, and made the AAC first team. United States. League Champion: Chicago Sky. Per PBP Stats, the Sparks have a +19.8 point differential in scoring with Brown and Samuelson on the court compared to when they're both off, a 105.9 offensive rating as opposed to an 86.1 . Samuelson is the daughter of Karen and Jon Samuelson. Samuelson was chosen fourth overall by Chicago. in Fullerton, California 5 in single-season points in 2016-17 (747), No. Still, she seemed like the logical choice to fill a role on the USA Basketball Women's 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Team. Katie Lou Samuelson stats Jun 13, 1997 (25 years old) American 1m90 / 6-3 SF Regular season averages Pts 9.6 Reb 3.0 Ast 2.0 Stl 1.0 Blk 0.2 Player Profile Game by game Totals Splits Records Embed this player on your website Katie Lou Samuelson is a basketball player born on June 13, 1997. PPG Leader: Tina Charles (23.4) RPG Leader: Jonquel Jones (11.2) APG Leader: Courtney Vandersloot (8.6) Samuelson is in the starting lineup Wednesday against Phoenix. She would played for the Dallas Wings, Seattle Storm, and most recently the Sparks. The four-year veteran is having a career-best season with averages of 10.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game so far. Instagram: Twitter: 6 of 9 7 of 9. Love our 24/7 womens basketball coverage? South Bay ended the game on an 8-0 run to hit the 115 point Target Score. [5] However, Karlie was waived before the season began. Seattle Storm's Katie Lou Samuelson in action against the Las Vegas Aces during a WNBA basketball game Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Katie Lou Samuelson #33 and Sue Bird #10 of the Seattle Storm react during the third quarter against the Washington Mystics at Angel of the Winds Arena on September 07, 2021 in Everett, Washington. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 163 lb (74 kg) Career information High school Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) College UConn(2015-2019) WNBA draft 2019/ Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall 5x5 TEAMS: G/S: MIN/G: . As a Junior (2017-18):Played in and started 32 games led the team with 17.4 points per game led the nation with a 47.5 three-point field goal percentage scored double-digit points in 30 games scored 17 points and added seven assists vs. South Carolina (3/26) notched first career double-double with 18 points and 10 assists while adding seven rebounds vs. Saint Francis (3/17) tallied 21 points vs. Tulane (3/4) scored 23 points at Tulane (2/21) posted 27 points while shooting 4-of-5 from three vs. Temple (2/18) shot 7-of-9 from the field, including 6-of-8 from three, for 22 points while adding nine assists vs. Wichita State (2/10) posted 19 points and nine assists at ECU (1/3) notched a season-high 33 points while shooting 11-of-14 from the field and 8-of-9 from three vs. Duquesne (12/22) missed four straight games from 11/19-11/28 scored 21 points in season opener vs. Stanford. She was then drafted by the Chicago Sky, 4th overall by in the 2019 WNBA Draft. Samuelson was traded to the Dallas Wings for Azura Stevens on February 14, 2020, making Katie Lou and her sister Karlie teammates for the first time as professionals. Katie Lou Samuelson may have spoken this family reunion into existence by accident. basketball app available on iOS and Android. Her father Jon played basketball at Cal State Fullerton and professionally in Europe. Katie Lou Samuelson is a 20-year-old native of Huntington Beach, California, who is a guard/forward for the UCONN women's Huskies, #33. James Wade has no regrets about trading Katie Lou Samuelson for Azura Stevens and it's not for the reasons you're thinking. She missed the national championship game due to an injury. Bonnie has retired from basketball and is set to graduate from optometry school in 2020. Samuelson played from 2013 to 2017, while also graduating in human biology. Samuelson was a teammate with Williams for three years at UConn, and both women were selected fourth overall by the Chicago Sky in consecutive years, Williams having been picked in 2018. All Leagues NBA; NBA G League; NCAA; Euro League; Australia NBL; China CBA; Japan B1 League; Liga Endesa; Betclic Elite; EN . Stanford senior Karlie Samuelson and sister, Katie Lou, a UConn sophomore, both will be on the court at the Final Four. UConn. 33 after Larry Bird. The Dallas Wings announced today the team acquired the number one overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft from Seattle via New York for forward Katie Lou Samuelson and Dallas's second-round pick. Her mother Karen was a Netball player. Her height is six foot three (1m90 / 6-3). only one DI men's college basketball player has ever gone at least 10-for-10 on 3 . She is originally from Houston, Texas and spent the past two years covering the Oklahoma City Thunder. *Statistics unavailable: 2013 3x3 U18 FAC: 5 *Statistics unavailable: Totals 34 . [13], Dallas Wings and Perfumeras Avenida (2020-2021), American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year, Gatorade High School Basketball Player of the Year Award, List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders. On March 6, 2017, Samuelson scored a career-high 40 points against USF; she also set the NCAA single-game record for most three-pointers made without a miss, with 10. Scoring a career-high 40 points against USF on March 6, 2017, Samuelson set the NCAA single-game record for most 3-pointers made without single miss, finishing with 10. Her tweet was retweeted by Katie Lou and quote tweeted by older sister Bonnie (who wrote, "I always knew she was a model"). The following season, Samuelson averaged 29.2[1] points and 9.4 rebounds. She started all 37 games as a sophomore in 2016-17 season, averaging 20.2 points while shooting 42 percent from 3-point range,Samuelson hit 119 3's that season, which was the second-highest in UConn history, and was among best players in the American Athletic Conference as she led UConn to the Final Four. Dec 23, 2022. As a sophomore in 201213, she averaged 20.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game and helped Mater Dei to a 302 record. She played college basketball at University of Connecticut. 2022-2023: Katie Lou Samuelson game by game stats, records by season. Personal:Daughter of Karen and Jon Samuelson has two older sisters, Bonnie and Karlie both sisters played basketball at Stanford father played basketball collegiately at Cal State Fullerton and professionally in Europe mother was on the All-England Netball Team wears No. After her collegiate career, Samuelson played professionally in Europe for a year before joining the U.S. national team. Katie Lou Samuelson has gone on to perform above and beyond any expectations one could've had of her going into the season. Hartford Courant. Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers. Katie Lou Samuelson (born June 13, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bonnie is also the only sister who shot better than 90 percent from the free throw line and averaged less than one turnover per game in her career. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. And Katie Lou Samuelson, a member of the US Olympic 3x3 women's basketball team, announced on Instagram that she will not be able to compete in the Games after being diagnosed with Covid-19. She became the tenth UConn player to achieve this milestone. 4 overall in 2019 by the Chicago Sky, Karlie went un-drafted in 2017 and has since been in and out of the league, mostly playing for the Sparks. Do not encumber, license, modify, publish, sell, transfer or transmit, or in any way exploit, any of the content of the site, nor will you attempt to do so. Stay up-to-date on 2019 UConn graduates Katie Lou Samuelson (Chicago Sky) and Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx) as they play their first year in the WNBA. She became the 10th UConn player to achieve the milestone. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 2023 University of Connecticut Athletics, Mens & Womens Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program, Husky Advantage Center of Athletic Leadership & Enrichment, Three-time WBCA Coaches All-American (2017, 18, '19), Two-time AP First Team All-American (2017, 18), Two-time USBWA First Team All-American (2017, 18), Two-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2017, 18), Three-time American Athletic Conference First Team (2017, 18, '19), Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team (2017, 18), 2019 NCAA Albany Regional All-Tournament Team, 2017 American Athletic Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player, 2016 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team, No. Samuelson made 27 appearances (24 starts) for Seattle last season and averaged 7.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 21.0 minutes while shooting 45.6 percent overall and 35.1 percent from deep, easily her most productive season in the WNBA. Both sisters. And Katie Lou was drafted at No. Samuelson was drafted to the Chicago Sky with the 4th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. 10 in 2018-19 (89), No. She fell in love with sports at a young age and looks to bring that competitive spirit to each of her stories. katielou33, Born: . The 25-year-old basketball player was born in . We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The UConn women's basketball program also tweeted the Vogue photo on Thursday. Katie Lou Samuelson Stats, News, Bio | ESPN Katie Lou Samuelson Sparks #33 F HT/WT 6' 3", 163 lbs Birthdate 6/13/1997 (24) College UConn Draft Info 2019: Rd 1, Pk 4 (CHI) Status. They have even participated in training camps for two different countries senior national teams, the United States and Great Britain. WNBA. Katie Lou Samuelson (born June 13, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). . As a Senior (2018-19): Started 34 games scored in double digits in 33 games second on team with 18.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game notched six double-doubles scored 20 points and added six assists vs. Notre Dame (4/5) tallied 29 points with seven three pointers vs. Louisville (3/31) notched 32 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists vs. Memphis (2/20) went 12-for-12 from the free throw line at UCF (2/17) posted 29 points on 10-for-19 shooting and went 8-for-8 from the free throw line vs. South Carolina (2/11) scored 31 points with 11 free throws while adding eight rebounds, five assists, three blocks and four steals vs. ECU (2/6) posted 23 points and 10 rebounds vs. Cincinnati (1/9) had four straight double-doubles from 12/8-1/3 posted 26 points and 16 rebounds vs. Seton Hall (12/8) posted 20 points and eight assists at Saint Louis (12/4) scored 23 points vs. DePaul (11/28). 2020 ESPN Internet Ventures. She was named the 2017 AAC co-player of the year and the AAC tournament most outstanding player. By Paul Doyle. SNY trademarks and copyrights are the property of SportsNet New York, LLC. College Years. UConn sophomore Katie Lou Samuelson went 10-for-10 from beyond the arc on Monday night and scored 40 points in her team's 100-44 defeat of USF for the AAC crown even though she sat out the . 2 in single-season three pointers in 2016-17 (119), No. Her 20.2 points per game and 42.0 three-point field goal percentage both ranked second in the AAC. Katie Lou Samuelson scored 40 points on a 10-for-10 3-point shooting day vs. USF. Katie Lou Samuelson (born June 13, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). WNBA free agency took a turn for the unexpected Wednesday afternoon, and in a flutter of deals involving four different franchises, three former Huskies Kia Nurse, Katie Lou Samuelson and . Samuelson was traded to the Dallas Wings for Azura Stevens on February 14, 2020, making Katie Lou and her sister Karlie teammates for the first time as professionals.
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