Monique Billings

Monique Charice Billings (born May 2, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted into the WNBA in 2018 by the Dream.

Monique Billings
No. 25 – Atlanta Dream
PositionPower forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-05-02) May 2, 1996
Riverside, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolSantiago (Corona, California)
CollegeUCLA (2014–2018)
WNBA draft2018: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–presentAtlanta Dream
2018–2019Asan Woori Bank Wibee
2020–2021Nadezhda Orenburg

College career

UCLA

Billings played basketball at Santiago High School in Corona, California. She was a 4-year letterman there and also participated in the high jump on the track and field team. Billings was ranked in the top 30 by many recruiting services coming out of high school. She also received an invite to the United States National Team Under-18 trials in 2014.[1]

While at UCLA, Billings contributed from the start. In her freshman season; she played in 37 games for the Bruins and was named to the Pac-12 all-freshman team. During her sophomore season, she started all 35 games. She led the team to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (the "Sweet 16"), where they lost to Texas. Billings also led the team in rebounds that year and was named an honorable mention to the all Pac-12 team. Billings again started all 34 games for the Bruins in her junior year, again leading the team to the NCAA tournament. The Bruins again fell in the Sweet 16. Billings led the team in scoring that year and was named to the All Pac-12 team. During her senior season, Billings led the Pac-12 in rebounds, double-doubles, and offensive rebounds. She started 34 of 35 games for the Bruins, who reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999.[1]

Career statistics

UCLA statistics

Source[2]

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 UCLA 37 213 46.8% 0.0% 47.7% 5.0 0.3 1.0 1.4 5.8
2015-16 UCLA 35 445 49.2% 0.0% 67.9% 8.1 1.0 1.6 1.6 12.7
2016-17 UCLA 34 568 47.2% 0.0% 63.6% 10.5 0.9 1.8 1.9 16.7
2017-18 UCLA 35 535 47.2% 0.0% 71.6% 9.5 1.2 1.1 1.6 15.3
Career 141 1761 47.7% 0.0% 64.3% 8.2 0.8 1.4 1.6 12.5

Professional career

Atlanta Dream

Billings was drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Dream in the 2018 WNBA draft.[3]

Asan Woori Bank Wibee

After the 2018 WNBA season, Billings played for the Asan Woori Bank Wibee of the Women's Korean Basketball League.[4]

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
2018 Atlanta 32011.0.441.000.7502.80.40.40.00.43.3
2019 Atlanta 29219.1.3891.000.7836.90.60.60.41.65.5
2020 Atlanta 221627.1.400.000.7618.51.21.10.81.98.5
2021 Atlanta 31923.9.495.000.6756.51.01.21.01.48.1
2022 Atlanta 23817.4.470.000.7656.31.10.80.31.36.5
Career 5 years, 1 team 1373519.3.441.250.7426.00.80.80.51.36.2

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018 Atlanta 5012.8.474.000.5792.60.80.00.60.45.8
Career 1 year, 1 team 5012.8.474.000.5792.60.80.00.60.45.8

References
  1. "Monique Billings Bio". uclabruins.com. UCLA. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. "WNBA Draft Board, Round 2". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  4. "Monique Billings' Asan Woori Bank Wibee Player Profile Page". Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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