Brooke McCarty-Williams explained

Brooke McCarty-Williams
League:WNBA
Height Ft:5
Height In:4
Nationality:American
Birth Date:October 2, 1995
Birth Place:Madisonville, Texas
High School:Clear Springs
College:Texas (2014–2018)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Career End:2019
Career Position:Guard
Career Number:1
Team1:Dallas Wings
Highlights:
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:81 (2.4 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:45 (1.3 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:64 (1.9 apg)
Stats League:WNBA
Wnba Profile:brooke-mccarty-williams
Bbr Wnba:mccarbr01w

Brooke Michelle McCarty-Williams (born October 2, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who played for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] [2] She currently plays for Luleå Basket in the Swedish Basketball League.

College career

McCarty-Williams starred for Texas as soon as she arrived on campus, making the Big 12 All-Freshman team in her first year, 2015. She continued on to make the All Big 12 First Team in each of the next three seasons. In 2018, her senior year, she was also a USA Today Third Team All-American, and a AP All American Honorable Mention. She was also named to the Big 12 Tournament team in her senior season. In total, she played in 139 games for the Longhorns, scoring 1,619 points.[3]

Texas statistics

Source[4]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15Texas3525038.2%34.3%78.0%2.61.50.90.27.1
2015–16Texas3642445.6%41.1%71.6%2.82.51.20.211.8
2016–17Texas3448145.7%43.0%76.7%3.63.60.80.114.1
2017–18Texas3446442.5%38.6%88.9%4.54.41.50.113.6
Career139161943.4%39.8%78.5%3.33.01.10.111.6

WNBA career

McCarty-Williams was undrafted in the 2018 WNBA draft. She participated in training camp with the Los Angeles Sparks, but was ultimately cut from the roster. In the following year, 2019, McCarty-Williams participated in training camp with the Dallas Wings, and made the roster.[2] She made her WNBA debut on May 24, 2019 vs. the Atlanta Dream. She played 29 minutes, and scored 8 points in a 72–76 loss.[5]

Career statistics

WNBA

|-| style="text-align:left;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Dallas| 34 || 3 || 13.1 || .289 || .360 || .971 || 1.3 || 1.9 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.8 || 2.4

Personal life

McCarty-Williams is married to Kamron Williams, an officer in the All-Volunteer Force of the U.S. Navy.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Gentry . Dorothy . One year after being cut in training camp, Brooke McCarty-Williams making an impression with Wings . The Athletic . June 4, 2019 . August 8, 2019.
  2. News: Lopez . Selby . How former Texas guard Brooke McCarty-Williams made the Wings' looming roster decisions even more difficult . . May 19, 2019 . August 8, 2019.
  3. Web site: Brooke McCarty Bio. texassports.com. University of Texas. August 9, 2019.
  4. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-05-23.
  5. Web site: Dallas Wings @ Atlanta Dream. wnba.com. WNBA. May 24, 2019. August 9, 2019.
  6. Web site: In more ways than one, Brooke McCarty is engaged . The Daily Texan . 26 April 2021.