Brooke McCarty-Williams
Brooke Michelle McCarty-Williams (born October 2, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who played for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1][2] She currently plays for Luleå Basket in the Swedish Basketball League.
Personal information | |
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Born | Madisonville, Texas | October 2, 1995
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Clear Springs |
College | Texas (2014–2018) |
WNBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–2019 |
Position | Guard |
Number | 1 |
Career history | |
2019 | Dallas Wings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career WNBA statistics | |
Points | 81 (2.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 45 (1.3 rpg) |
Assists | 64 (1.9 apg) |
Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
College career
McCarty-Williams starred for Texas as soon as she arrived on campus, making the Big 12 All-Freshman team in her first year, 2015. She continued on to make the All Big 12 First Team in each of the next three seasons. In 2018, her senior year, she was also a USA Today Third Team All-American, and a AP All American Honorable Mention. She was also named to the Big 12 Tournament team in her senior season. In total, she played in 139 games for the Longhorns, scoring 1,619 points.[3]
Texas statistics
Source[4]
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 |
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2014–15 | Texas | 35 | 250 | 38.2% | 34.3% | 78.0% | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
2015–16 | Texas | 36 | 424 | 45.6% | 41.1% | 71.6% | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.8 |
2016–17 | Texas | 34 | 481 | 45.7% | 43.0% | 76.7% | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14.1 |
2017–18 | Texas | 34 | 464 | 42.5% | 38.6% | 88.9% | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 13.6 |
Career | 139 | 1619 | 43.4% | 39.8% | 78.5% | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11.6 |
WNBA career
McCarty-Williams was undrafted in the 2018 WNBA draft. She participated in training camp with the Los Angeles Sparks, but was ultimately cut from the roster. In the following year, 2019, McCarty-Williams participated in training camp with the Dallas Wings, and made the roster.[2] She made her WNBA debut on May 24, 2019 vs. the Atlanta Dream. She played 29 minutes, and scored 8 points in a 72–76 loss.[5]
Career statistics
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 |
Personal life
McCarty-Williams is married to Kamron Williams, an officer in the All-Volunteer Force of the U.S. Navy.[6]
References
- Gentry, Dorothy (June 4, 2019). "One year after being cut in training camp, Brooke McCarty-Williams making an impression with Wings". The Athletic. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- Lopez, Selby (May 19, 2019). "How former Texas guard Brooke McCarty-Williams made the Wings' looming roster decisions even more difficult". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "Brooke McCarty Bio". texassports.com. University of Texas. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- "Dallas Wings @ Atlanta Dream". wnba.com. WNBA. May 24, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "In more ways than one, Brooke McCarty is engaged". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 26 April 2021.