Megan Huff

Megan Huff (born April 17, 1996) is an American basketball player. Born in Federal Way, Washington, Huff went to Todd Beamer High School and played collegiately for the University of Hawaii and the University of Utah.[1] She was drafted by the New York Liberty with the 26th overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft.[2] She played most recently for the Las Vegas Aces.

Megan Huff
Personal information
Born (1996-04-17) April 17, 1996
Federal Way, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High schoolTodd Beamer
(Federal Way, Washington)
College
WNBA draft2019: 3rd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2019–present
PositionForward
Number5
Career history
2019–2020TTT Riga
2020Minnesota Lynx
2020Las Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards
  • Big West Sixth Player of the Year (2014, 2015)
  • 2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2016, 2017)
Stats at WNBA.com

College career

In 2013, Huff committed to University of Hawaii as a two-sport athlete and the goal "to be a pro volleyball player."[3] In her first year at University of Hawaii, she played on both the volleyball and basketball teams and was named UH's Rookie of the Year for her performance on both teams, as well as Big West's Sixth Player of the Year in the sport of basketball.[4] In her second season of basketball at Hawaii, she led the team in double-doubles (4) and blocks (33) and earned Big West Sixth Player of the Year honors for a second consecutive year.[4] In 2016, Huff announced she was transferring to University of Utah to continue her basketball career.[5] At Utah, Huff became a consistent starter and earned the label "quiet superstar."[6] In two seasons at Utah, she scored over 1,000 points and was named to the All-Pac-12 first team twice.[7]

Hawai'i and Utah statistics

Source[8]

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
2014–15 Hawai'i 21 145 46.1% 0.0% 65.0% 4.9 0.3 0.5 1.2 6.9
2015–16 Hawai'i 32 310 50.2% 44.4% 74.3% 6.5 1.1 0.5 1.0 9.7
2016–17 Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
2017–18 Utah 30 440 50.9% 38.4% 76.8% 7.8 1.4 0.8 0.9 14.7
2018–19 Utah 30 589 47.7% 37.0% 84.3% 9.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 19.6
Career 113 1484 49.0% 37.4% 76.8% 7.4 1.2 0.8 1.0 13.1

Professional career

Huff was drafted by the New York Liberty with the 26th overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft.[2] She appeared in all four preseason games leading up to the 2019 season, but was waived by the Liberty before the season began.[9] During the 2019–2020 winter season, Huff played in Latvia for TTT Riga.[7] On March 14, 2020, she signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun,[10] however she was waived by the team on May 25.[11] On June 17, Huff signed with the Minnesota Lynx.[12] On July 28, Huff made her WNBA debut, playing three minutes in a loss to Seattle.[13] On August 6, Huff was waived by the Lynx to clear a roster spot for Odyssey Sims, who returned to the team after maternity leave.[14] On August 11, Huff signed with the Las Vegas Aces.[15] On August 17, Las Vegas waived Huff.[16]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020 Minnesota 301.7.000.000.0001.00.30.00.00.00.0
2020 Las Vegas 402.8.000.000.0000.30.00.00.00.80.0
Career 1 year, 2 teams 702.3.000.000.0000.60.10.00.00.40.0

References

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