Megan Mahoney
Megan Marie Mahoney (born February 13, 1983) is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Italian women's basketball team Cras Basket Taranto.
High School & College
Mahoney attended Sturgis Brown High School in Sturgis, South Dakota.[1] As a senior, she was named Gatorade and USA Today South Dakota Player of the Year, High School Girls Athlete of the Year by the South Dakota Sports Writers Association, and Miss Basketball South Dakota. Mahoney also excelled academically, earning membership in the National Honor Society.[2]
Mahoney attended Kansas State University and was a 2003 All Big-12 First Team selection. During her career, she set the all-time school record for assists (589), and she ranks second all-time in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.62).
Kansas State statistics
Source[3]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Kansas State | 34 | 286 | 44.9 | 37.0 | 66.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| 2002-03 | Kansas State | 34 | 473 | 50.0 | 43.4 | 74.0 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 13.9 |
| 2003-04 | Kansas State | 31 | 259 | 46.0 | 32.4 | 66.7 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 8.4 |
| 2004-05 | Kansas State | 30 | 289 | 47.9 | 23.9 | 80.0 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| Career | Kansas State | 129 | 1307 | 47.5 | 36.7 | 71.9 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
Career
In the 2005 WNBA Draft, Mahoney was selected in the third round (34th overall) by the Connecticut Sun.[4] During her first season (2006), Mahoney appeared in 31 games, starting once, and averaged 11.7 minutes per game.
On March 6, 2008, the Connecticut Sun traded Megan Mahoney to the Houston Comets in exchange for Barbara Turner.[5] On April 29, 2008, Mahoney was waived by the Comets.[6]
In 2006 and in 2007 Megan played in Italy with Parma and next year she started to play with Cras Basket Taranto and she won Italian title in 2008/2009 2009/2010 (mvp of the finals) 2011/2012
In 2010/2011 during the Eurolegue Women Mahoney was called in the "rest of World" team against the Representative of Europe. She did 8 points in 5 minutes
Vital statistics
- Position: Guard
- Height: 6 feet, 0 inches
- Uniform Number: 4
- Hometown: Black Hawk, South Dakota
- High School: Sturgis Brown
- College: Kansas State University
- Major: Family Studies & Human Services
- Team: Cras Basket Taranto
References
- ↑ "Megan Mahoney finds basketball comfort in Europe". Rapid City Journal. June 16, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Megan Mahoney - #24". Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "2005 WNBA Draft Board". Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ↑ "Sun Acquire Barbara Turner in Trade with Comets". Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ↑ "2008 WNBA Transactions". Retrieved 2008-05-08.
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