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Megan Huff Picked By New York Liberty In WNBA Draft
4/10/2019 7:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK CITY – University of Utah women's basketball forward Megan Huff was selected by the New York Liberty with the 26thpick overall and the second in the third round in the 2019 WNBA Draft.
Huff is the sixth player in Utah women's basketball history to be drafted by the WNBA and the first for head coach Lynne Roberts.
"We are so proud of Megan," Roberts said. "In my talking with a lot of teams in the WNBA in the last month, everyone is aware of her huge upside. The New York Liberty is getting a tremendous talent with so much potential to grow. We are proud of her and we are so happy to have another Ute in the league."
Huff became just the second player for Utah to earn back-to-back first-team all-Pac-12 honors this season after averaging 19.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Her points per game this season (19.6) ranks fifth all-time at Utah in single-season scoring while her 9.9 rebounds lands her at No. 8 in the Ute record book.
In just 60 games with the Utes, she became a 1,000-point scorer, just the third in program history to do it in two seasons. With her 1,029 points at Utah and 455 at Hawaii, the Federal Way, Wash. native has put together 1,484 points in Division I Women's Basketball.
Huff finished the season ranked in the top-15 in the Pac-12 in scoring (fifth), rebounding (second), field goal percentage (11th), free throw percentage (third), steals (11th), three-point field goal percentage (13th), blocks (seventh), and offensive (sixth) and defensive (second) rebounds.
In the 30 games Utah played this past season, Huff scored in double digits in 29, scored in the 20-point range in 15 and had 17 double-doubles to rank second in the Pac-12 and in the top-25 nationally. She finished her collegiate career with 23 double-doubles that included five during her time at Hawaii.
In her time at Utah, Huff has quickly jumped into the record books, ranking in the top-10 all-time in single-game points, single-season points, single-season scoring, single-season rebounding, career scoring, career rebounding, career three-point percentage and career free throw percentage.
Her career-high 38 points against No. 4 Oregon, who played in this year's Final Four, ranks second all-time at Utah in single-game points and was the second-most scored by a player in the Pac-12 during the regular season. She finished the season with 589 points, which ranks sixth in the Utah record books.
Utah Women's Basketball WNBA Draft History
2019: Megan Huff (Third Round, 26thoverall pick to the New York Liberty)
2014: Michelle Plouffe (Second Round, 19thoverall pick to the Seattle Storm)
2009: Morgan Warburton (Third Round, 33rdoverall pick to the Sacramento Monarchs)
2008: Leilani Mitchell (Second Round, 25thoverall pick to the Phoenix Mercury)
2006: Shona Thorburn (First Round, 7thoverall pick to the Minnesota Lynx)
2006: Kim Smith (First Round, 13thoverall pick to the Sacramento Monarchs)
Huff is the sixth player in Utah women's basketball history to be drafted by the WNBA and the first for head coach Lynne Roberts.
"We are so proud of Megan," Roberts said. "In my talking with a lot of teams in the WNBA in the last month, everyone is aware of her huge upside. The New York Liberty is getting a tremendous talent with so much potential to grow. We are proud of her and we are so happy to have another Ute in the league."
Huff became just the second player for Utah to earn back-to-back first-team all-Pac-12 honors this season after averaging 19.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Her points per game this season (19.6) ranks fifth all-time at Utah in single-season scoring while her 9.9 rebounds lands her at No. 8 in the Ute record book.
In just 60 games with the Utes, she became a 1,000-point scorer, just the third in program history to do it in two seasons. With her 1,029 points at Utah and 455 at Hawaii, the Federal Way, Wash. native has put together 1,484 points in Division I Women's Basketball.
Huff finished the season ranked in the top-15 in the Pac-12 in scoring (fifth), rebounding (second), field goal percentage (11th), free throw percentage (third), steals (11th), three-point field goal percentage (13th), blocks (seventh), and offensive (sixth) and defensive (second) rebounds.
In the 30 games Utah played this past season, Huff scored in double digits in 29, scored in the 20-point range in 15 and had 17 double-doubles to rank second in the Pac-12 and in the top-25 nationally. She finished her collegiate career with 23 double-doubles that included five during her time at Hawaii.
In her time at Utah, Huff has quickly jumped into the record books, ranking in the top-10 all-time in single-game points, single-season points, single-season scoring, single-season rebounding, career scoring, career rebounding, career three-point percentage and career free throw percentage.
Her career-high 38 points against No. 4 Oregon, who played in this year's Final Four, ranks second all-time at Utah in single-game points and was the second-most scored by a player in the Pac-12 during the regular season. She finished the season with 589 points, which ranks sixth in the Utah record books.
Utah Women's Basketball WNBA Draft History
2019: Megan Huff (Third Round, 26thoverall pick to the New York Liberty)
2014: Michelle Plouffe (Second Round, 19thoverall pick to the Seattle Storm)
2009: Morgan Warburton (Third Round, 33rdoverall pick to the Sacramento Monarchs)
2008: Leilani Mitchell (Second Round, 25thoverall pick to the Phoenix Mercury)
2006: Shona Thorburn (First Round, 7thoverall pick to the Minnesota Lynx)
2006: Kim Smith (First Round, 13thoverall pick to the Sacramento Monarchs)
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