Stephanie Watts
American basketball player
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| Intro | American basketball player | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| is | Athlete Basketball player | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
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| Birth | 1997, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA | |||
| Age | 28 years | |||
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Biography
Stephanie Courtney Watts (born April 12, 1997) is an American professional basketball player. She played briefly for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks in the first round of the 2021 WNBA draft and was traded to Chicago during the 2021 season.
High School career
Watts is from Wesley Chapel, North Carolina and attended Weddington High School. She was named a McDonald's All-American and was North Carolina's Gatorade Player of the Year. She was a five-star recruit going into college and was ranked the No. 21 player overall in her recruiting class.
College career
She started her college career at the University of North Carolina before transferring to the University of Southern California as a graduate. She returned to UNC as a sixth-year transfer to finish a graduate degree.
Watts was a three-year starter during her first stint at UNC, when she was named ACC Freshman of the Year. She was also named to the All-ACC second team that year. She also set a UNC freshman record for three pointers made. She crossed the 1,000 career points mark as a junior.
North Carolina and Southern California statistics
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| YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | North Carolina | 32 | 36.0% | 29.2% | 71.3% | 7.22 | 2.50 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 14.72 |
| 2016-17 | North Carolina | 26 | 39.2% | 32.5% | 65.1% | 7.89 | 2.19 | 1.19 | 2.04 | 16.85 |
| 2018-19 | North Carolina | 27 | 41.5% | 37.3% | 66.0% | 5.48 | 3.11 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 15.22 |
| 2019-20 | Southern California | 4 | 39.4% | 31.6% | 90.0% | 6.00 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 1.00 | 10.25 |
| 2020-21 | North Carolina | 23 | 38.5% | 30.5% | 85.9% | 5.39 | 3.09 | 0.83 | 1.74 | 11.96 |
| Career | 112 | 38.7% | 32.4% | 72.8% | 6.54 | 2.66 | 1.14 | 1.72 | 14.61 |
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | North Carolina | 32 | 159 | 442 | 76 | 260 | 77 | 108 | 231 | 80 | 44 | 45 | 471 |
| 2016-17 | North Carolina | 26 | 158 | 403 | 81 | 249 | 41 | 63 | 205 | 57 | 31 | 53 | 438 |
| 2018-19 | North Carolina | 27 | 147 | 354 | 82 | 220 | 35 | 53 | 148 | 84 | 27 | 51 | 411 |
| 2019-20 | Southern California | 4 | 13 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 41 |
| 2020-21 | North Carolina | 23 | 92 | 239 | 36 | 118 | 55 | 64 | 124 | 71 | 19 | 40 | 275 |
| Career | 112 | 569 | 1471 | 281 | 866 | 217 | 298 | 732 | 298 | 128 | 193 | 1636 |
Professional career
Watts became the highest UNC player selected in the WNBA Draft since La'Tangela Atkinson in 2006. She is the 21st player from the program to be selected and the fourth Top Ten pick.
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2021 | Chicago | 6 | 0 | 14.0 | .211 | .100 | .750 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 6 | 0 | 14.0 | .211 | .100 | .750 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 |