 Gustafson in 2024 | |
| No. 17 – Las Vegas Aces | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward /center |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1996-12-13)December 13, 1996 (age 28) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Spanish |
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 88.5 kg (195 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Shore (Port Wing, Wisconsin) |
| College | Iowa (2015–2019) |
| WNBA draft | 2019: 2nd round, 17th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Dallas Wings |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Dallas Wings |
| 2021 | Washington Mystics |
| 2021–2023 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2022–2023 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| 2023–2024 | London Lions |
| 2024–present | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2025–present | Fenerbahçe |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Megan Elizabeth Gustafson (born December 13, 1996) is a professionalbasketball player for theLas Vegas Aces of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] Born in the United States, she representsSpain at the international level and made her Olympic debut in 2024 playing forSpain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
Gustafson is fromPort Wing, Wisconsin and played forSouth Shore High School.[3] She is the all-time leading scorer in Wisconsin High School Girls Basketball.[4]
Gustafson completed her college career with theIowa Hawkeyes in 2019. As a senior, she scored 1000 points that year and won theHonda Sports Award as the nation's top female basketball player.[5][6] On 15 March 2019, ESPN named Gustafson the national player of the year.[7] In 2018 and 2019, she was named theBig Ten Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year. On January 26, 2020, Iowa retired thenumber 10 in her honor.[8][9]
She was drafted in the second round (17th overall) by theDallas Wings in the2019 WNBA draft, but was released before the start of the season. On June 10, 2019, Gustafson was signed again by the team.
On February 2, 2024, Gustafson was announced to be joining theLas Vegas Aces for the 2024 WNBA season.[10] After an injury kept her out for the first half of the WNBA season, Gustafson played a role off the bench in the Aces second half surge that ended with the2025 WNBA Finals championship. In Game 3 of the finals, with the game tied at 88-88 and 20 seconds left, she came up with a key defensive stop with a partial block and rebound that allowed A’Ja Wilson to hit a game-winner with less than a second left. The Aces would go on to sweep the series.
Gustafson signed for theLondon Lions in August 2023 ahead of the Euro season.[11] Helping them secure victory in the Betty Codona WBBL final against theEssex Rebels, she was awarded finals MVP.
| 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 |
| TO | Turnovers per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | * | Led Division I |
| Denotes seasons in which Gustafson won theEuroCup |
Stats current through end of 2024 season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dallas | 25 | 0 | 9.5 | .491 | .111 | .900 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | Dallas | 10 | 0 | 4.8 | .286 | .000 | .667 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | Washington | 11 | 1 | 9.9 | .594 | .000 | .667 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 2022 | Phoenix | 33 | 0 | 9.6 | .549 | .462 | .765 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | Phoenix | 34 | 4 | 15.1 | .526 | .349 | .806 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas | 38 | 7 | 10.7 | .500 | .386 | .765 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Career | 6 years, 4 teams | 151 | 12 | 10.8 | .518 | .362 | .791 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
Stats current through end of 2024 playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 23.5 | .316 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas | 4 | 0 | 7.5 | .200 | .000 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 6 | 0 | 12.8 | .292 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 EuroCup |  ENEA Gorzow | 3 | — | 30.9 | .540 | .000 | .733 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 21.7 |
| 2021–22 EuroLeague | VBW Arka Gdynia | 13 | — | 32.2 | .617 | .294 | .703 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 18.2 |
| 2022–23 EuroLeague |  Olympiacos SFP | 16 | — | 32.4 | .597 | .406 | .795 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 22.6 |
| 2023–24 EuroCup |  London Lions | 12 | — | 22.2 | .609 | .467 | .650 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| 2023–24 EuroLeague | 2 | — | 26.8 | .667 | 1.000 | .700 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Iowa | 33 | 14 | 22.5 | .554 | — | .615 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 2016–17 | Iowa | 34 | 34 | 28.9 | .647 | .000 | .788 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 18.5 |
| 2017–18 | Iowa | 32 | 32 | 32.7 | .671* | — | .806 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 25.7* |
| 2018–19 | Iowa | 36 | 36 | .341 | .696* | 1.000 | 78.9 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 27.8* |
| Career | 135 | 116 | 29.6 | .656 | .500 | .768 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 20.8 | |
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