Personal information | |
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Born | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | August 29, 2000
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Gig Harbor High School (Gig Harbor, Washington) |
College | Utah (2019–2022) Gonzaga (2022–2024) |
WNBA draft | 2024: 2nd round, 13th overall pick |
Selected by the Chicago Sky | |
Playing career | 2024–present |
Position | Guard |
Brynna Maxwell (born August 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. She was drafted by the Chicago Sky in the 2024 WNBA draft. She played college basketball for the Utah Utes and Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Early life
[edit]Maxwell was born on August 29, 2000, in Portland, Oregon.[1] The daughter of two college basketball players, she began playing the sport at an early age.[2] She grew up in Gig Harbor, Washington, and attended Gig Harbor High School.[3] She was a top player at Gig Harbor and finished as the team's all-time leading scorer (1,968 points), also setting other records including for most points in a game (48).[4] She was twice selected first-team all-state and was named Gig Harbor's female athlete of the year as a senior, when she averaged 26.8 points per game.[4] She helped the team win the state championship that year, 51–48, with Maxwell totaling 31 points in the game.[5] The News-Tribune named her the 2019 area player of the year.[5] Highly recruited, she committed to play college basketball for the Utah Utes.[4][5]
College career
[edit]As a freshman at Utah in the 2019–20 season, Maxwell started all 31 games and was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference as well as first-team Pac-12 All-Freshman.[6] She led the team with averages of 26.5 minutes and 13.1 points per game, also placing first in the Pac-12 for three-point shots made (83) and three-point shots made per game (2.7), as well as second in three-point percentage (.472).[6] She was fourth nationally in three-point percentage and her 83 three-point shots set a Utah freshman record.[6] In her second season, Maxwell again led the Utes in points per game (12.8) and repeated as an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection.[7] In 2021–22, she averaged 10.8 points and helped Utah compile a record of 21–12 while reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament.[8]
Maxwell transferred to the Gonzaga Bulldogs for the 2022–23 season, ending her stint at Utah having started 63-of-85 games played in.[9] In her first year there, she placed third on the team with 13.5 points per game and was among the top three-point and free-throw shooters nationally, making 94.9% of her free throws and 48.1% of her three-point attempts; the latter total placed second in the country.[10] She was selected first-team All-West Coast Conference (WCC) for her performance.[10] In her final season, 2023–24, Maxwell had a career-best 14.2 points per game and repeated as a first-team All-WCC selection.[11][12] She helped them compile a record of 32–4, the best in team history, as the Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.[13]
Professional career
[edit]Maxwell was selected in the second round (13th overall) of the 2024 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky.[11] She suffered an injury to her knee during training camp, and on May 13, 2024, Maxwell was waived by the Chicago Sky.[14][15]
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 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2019–20 | Utah | 31 | 31 | 26.5 | 47.1 | 47.2 | 94.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 13.1 |
2020–21 | Utah | 21 | 21 | 32.0 | 36.0 | 33.6 | 92.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 12.8 |
2021–22 | Utah | 33 | 11 | 20.7 | 39.7 | 38.0 | 88.5 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 10.6 |
2022–23 | Gonzaga | 33 | 29 | 29.0 | 46.6 | 48.1 | 94.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 13.5 |
2023–24 | Gonzaga | 36 | 36 | 26.9 | 46.2 | 44.0 | 86.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 14.2 |
Career | 154 | 128 | 26.6 | 43.7 | 42.7 | 91.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 12.9 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[16] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Brynna Maxwell". Women's National Basketball Association.
- ^ Sommerfield, Seth (March 16, 2023). "As basketball shifts ever more to outside shooting, Brynna Maxwell is helping Gonzaga reach new heights with her elite sharpshooting". Inlander.
- ^ Quinn, Andrew (January 6, 2023). "Brynna Maxwell putting up big numbers for Gonzaga women's basketball". KREM.
- ^ a b c Hutchinson, Chase (July 1, 2019). "What's life like with a new coach and no Brynna Maxwell? Everything is new this summer for Gig Harbor girls basketball". The Wenatchee World.
- ^ a b c Manley, John (April 16, 2024). "WNBA next for star who led Gig Harbor to a championship before a stellar college career". The News-Tribune.
- ^ a b c "Brynna Maxwell". Utah Utes.
- ^ Drew, Jay (October 12, 2021). "Here's where the Utah women's basketball team is picked to finish in the Pac-12". Deseret News.
- ^ Allen, Jim (November 8, 2022). "Gonzaga transfer Brynna Maxwell brings competitiveness, intensity off bench". The Spokesman-Review.
- ^ Allen, Jim (April 20, 2022). "Gonzaga women add transfer guard Brynna Maxwell from Utah". The Spokesman-Review.
- ^ a b Lee, Greg (October 17, 2023). "Gonzaga's Brynna Maxwell named to Ann Meyers Drysdale watchlist for top shooting guard". The Spokesman-Review.
- ^ a b Costabile, Annie (April 15, 2024). "Sky select Gonzaga guard Brynna Maxwell with 13th overall pick in WNBA Draft". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Lee, Greg (March 18, 2024). "Gonzaga sharpshooter Brynna Maxwell sets sights on deep NCAA run. She may need to go through her former team, Utah". The Spokesman-Review.
- ^ Lee, Greg (April 15, 2024). "Chicago Sky select Gonzaga's Brynna Maxwell with 13th pick in WNBA draft; Kaylynne Troung goes 21st to Washington". The Spokesman-Review.
- ^ "WNBA Player Movement & Transactions | WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Chicago Sky announce 2024 roster, waive 2nd round pick Brynna Maxwell". NBC Sports Chicago. 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Brynna Maxwell College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2024.