Megan McKay explained

Megan McKay
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
League:NBL1 South
Team:Bendigo Braves
Number:25
Birth Date:1997 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Katanning, Western Australia, Australia
High School:St Mary's (Perth, Western Australia)
College:Saint Mary's (2015–2019)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2015
Team1:Perry Lakes Hawks
Years2:2019
Team2:Perry Lakes Hawks
Years3:2019–2020
Team3:TSV 1880 Wasserburg
Years4:2020
Team4:Townsville Fire
Years5:2021
Team5:Perry Lakes Hawks
Years6:2021–2023
Team6:Bendigo Spirit
Years7:2022–present
Team7:Bendigo Braves
Years8:2024
Team8:Melbourne Boomers
Highlights:

Megan Ann McKay (born 8 January 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player.

Early life and career

McKay was born and raised in Katanning, Western Australia.[1] [2] She attended St Mary's Anglican Girls' School in Perth.[3]

McKay played for the Perry Lakes Hawks of the State Basketball League (SBL) in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[4]

College career

McKay played four years of college basketball in the United States for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2015 and 2019.[5] She earned first-team All-West Coast Conference in 2017–18 and 2018–19.[6]

Statistics

Source[7]

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2015-16Saint Mary's3261.9%62.9%5.910.500.660.387.38
2016-17Saint Mary's3355.7%63.2%7.851.330.610.9710.67
2017-18Saint Mary's3060.8%69.9%7.330.670.430.7315.33
2018-19Saint Mary's3358.2%29.4%67.6%7.851.090.550.2112.64
Career12858.9%26.3%66.7%7.240.910.560.5711.45
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2015-16Saint Mary's3296155014470189162112236
2016-17Saint Mary's33146262016095259442032352
2017-18Saint Mary's3018029600100143220201322460
2018-19Saint Mary's331592735179413925936187417
Career12858198651929844792711672731465

Professional career

Coming out of college, McKay returned to the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 2019 WSBL season.[8]

For the 2019–20 season, McKay joined TSV 1880 Wasserburg of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga.[9] In 21 games, she averaged 16.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.[10]

McKay joined the Townsville Fire for the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland.[11]

McKay re-joined the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 2021 NBL1 West season.

McKay joined the Bendigo Spirit for the 2021–22 WNBL season. She then played for the Bendigo Braves of the NBL1 South during the 2022 NBL1 season and then re-joined the Spirit for the 2022–23 WNBL season.

With the Braves in 2023, McKay earned NBL1 South MVP and NBL1 South All-Star Five.[12] She helped the Braves win the NBL1 South championship[13] and the NBL1 National championship.[14] [15] She was subsequently named NBL1 National Finals Championship Game MVP and NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five.

On 19 January 2024, McKay signed with the Melbourne Boomers for the rest of the 2023–24 WNBL season as an injury replacement for Penina Davidson.[16] [17]

McKay re-joined the Braves for the 2024 NBL1 South season.[18] She stepped away from the team mid season to take a break from basketball for personal reasons.[19] She returned to the squad for the 2024 NBL1 National Finals, where she helped the team reach the championship game[20] and earned All-Star Five honours.[21]

National team

McKay played for Australia at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in Melbourne, where Australia took home the gold.[22] She played for the Australian University National Team in 2017 at the World University Games in Taipei.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who to watch at the 2023 NBL1 National Finals. NBL1.com.au. 15 August 2023. live. https://archive.today/20230815153523/https://nbl1.com.au/news/who-to-watch-at-the-2023-nbl1-national-finals. 15 August 2023. 15 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Everett. Lachlan. Making Bendigo Home: Megan McKay. NBL1.com.au. 13 February 2023. live. https://archive.today/20230817020906/https://nbl1.com.au/news/making-bendigo-home-megan-mckay/. 17 August 2023. 17 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Megan McKay - Women's Basketball - SMC California Athletics . smcgaels.com.
  4. Web site: Player statistics for Megan McKay – 2013. WA State Basketball League. 27 April 2024.
  5. Web site: WBK Megan McKay Signs To Play For Saint Mary's . 26 October 2020 . smcgaels.com. 14 November 2014 .
  6. Web site: 2019-20 WBB Record Book (PDF) - West Coast Conference . wccsports.com.
  7. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-07-07.
  8. Web site: Player statistics for Megan McKay – 2019. WA State Basketball League. 27 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Megan McKay geht beim TSV 1880 Wasserburg auf Korbjagd . 13 August 2019 . wasserburg24.de . German.
  10. Web site: Megan McKay. australiabasket.com. 27 April 2024. subscription.
  11. News: WELCOME TO THE WNBL . Townsville Fire . 24 June 2020 . wnbl.basketball . Townsville .
  12. Web site: 2023 NBL1 Awards Tracker. NBL1.com.au. 11 August 2023. 13 October 2023. live. https://archive.today/20231013075640/https://nbl1.com.au/news/2023-nbl1-awards-tracker/. 13 October 2023.
  13. Web site: NBL1 South Recap | Women's Grand Final 2023. NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. 12 August 2023.
  14. Web site: NBL1 National Finals Recap | Women's Championship Game 2023. NBL1.com.au. 20 August 2023. live. https://archive.today/20230820090957/https://nbl1.com.au/news/nbl1-national-finals-recap-or-womens-championship-game-2023. 20 August 2023.
  15. Web site: How defence brought Bendigo two titles. NBL1.com.au. 5 September 2023. live. https://archive.today/20230907101025/https://nbl1.com.au/news/how-defence-brought-bendigo-two-titles. 7 September 2023.
  16. Web site: NEW BOOMER ALERT. facebook.com/MelbourneBoomers. 19 January 2024. 19 January 2024.
  17. Web site: NBL1 MVP signs with Melbourne Boomers. NBL1.com.au. 19 January 2024. 19 January 2024.
  18. Web site: West. Luke. McKay hungry for more Braves' success after "surreal" 2023. bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 23 November 2023. 27 April 2024.
  19. Web site: Megan McKay's statement. NBL1.com.au. 24 May 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611082551/https://nbl1.com.au/article/megan-mckays-statement. 11 June 2024.
  20. Web site: Recap NBL1 National Finals Women's Championship Game. NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240818042102/https://nbl1.com.au/article/recap-nbl1-national-finals-or-womens-championship-game. 18 August 2024.
  21. Web site: Our Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 National Finals women's All-Star Five. facebook.com/NBL1. 18 August 2024. 18 August 2024.
  22. Web site: 13 - Megan Ann McKay . archive.fiba.com.