Queen Egbo Explained

Queen Egbo
League:WNBA
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:29 June 2000
Birth Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
High School:Travis (Richmond, Texas)
College:Baylor (2018–2022)
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2022
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:10
Draft Team:Indiana Fever
Years1:
Team1:Indiana Fever
Team2:Washington Mystics
Team3:Connecticut Sun
Team4:Los Angeles Sparks
Highlights:

Queen Kamsiyochukwu Egbo (born June 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She also previously played in the WNBA for the Indiana Fever, Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun. She played college basketball at Baylor. She represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup and won a gold medal.

High school career

Egbo attended Travis High School in Richmond, Texas. During her freshman year in 2015, she averaged 14.2 points, and 13 rebounds per game and 150 total blocks. She also had two triple-doubles and 19 double-doubles during her first varsity season.[1] During her sophomore year in 2016, she averaged 14.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game.[2]

During her junior year in 2017, she averaged 18.8 points, 13.1 rebounds, 4.1 blocks, and 2.1 steals per game. She also had 21 double-doubles in 33 regular season games for the Lady Tigers'. Following an outstanding season she was named district MVP.[3] [4] During her senior year, she averaged 17.3 points, 12.4 rebounds, 5.0 blocks and 3.9 steals per game. She was named a McDonald's All-American in 2018.[5] [6]

College career

During the 2018–19 season, in her freshman year, she averaged 5.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 35 games for Baylor. During the 2019–20 season, in her sophomore year, she averaged 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 0.9 steals per game in 30 games.[7] Following the season, she was named the Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year.[8]

During the 2020–21 season, in her junior year, she ranked tenth in the Big 12 in rebounds per game (7.2), fourth in offensive rebounds (3.1), and seventh in blocks per contest (1.2). She averaged 10.9 points in just 19.9 minutes per game and led the team in field goal percentage at a .504.[7] She was named a top-five finalist for the Lisa Leslie Award.[9] During the 2021–22 season, in her senior year, she averaged 11.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and was named a top-ten finalist for the Lisa Leslie Award.[10]

On March 27, 2022, Egbo renounced her extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic and declared for the 2022 WNBA draft.[11]

Professional career

On April 11, 2022, Egbo was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Indiana Fever in the 2022 WNBA draft.[12]

On July 4, 2023 Egbo was traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Amanda Zahui B.[13]

On May 7, 2024, Egbo was traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, and the rights to Bernadett Határ.[14] [15] On June 5, 2024, Egbo was waived by the Sun. She appeared in three game for Connecticut during the 2024 WNBA season, logging two points and two rebounds in seven minutes of action.[16]

On June 22, 2024, Egbo signed a hardship contract with the Los Angeles Sparks.[17] On June 29, 2024, her birthday, she was waived by the Sparks.[18]

National team career

Egbo was named to the 2018 United States women's national under-18 basketball team, however, she withdrew due to school commitments.[19] Egbo represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, where she averaged 7.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and won a gold medal.[20]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2018–19| style="text-align:left;" | Baylor| 35 || 0 || 10.1 || .453 || .000 || .506 || 4.2 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 1.0 || 5.1|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2019–20| style="text-align:left;" | Baylor| 30 || 8 || 18.5 || .604 || .000 || .488 || 6.8 || 0.4 || 0.9 || 1.1 || 1.7 || 10.8 |-| style="text-align:left;" | 2020–21| style="text-align:left;" | Baylor| 30 || 30 || 24.9 || .500 || .000 || .639 || 8.6 || 0.9 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 2.5 || 11.1|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2021–22| style="text-align:left;" | Baylor| 35 || 35 || 23.9 || .498 || .000 || .702 || 8.4 || 0.9 || 0.9 || 1.8 || 1.9 || 11.0|-| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career| 130 || 73 || 19.1 || .517 || .000 || .594 || 7.0 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 1.4 || 1.8 || 9.5

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 2022| align="left" | Indiana| 33 || 31 || 21.8 || .442 || — || .645 || 6.3 || 0.9 || 0.9 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 7.2|-| align="left" rowspan=2 | 2023| align="left" | Indiana| 16 || 0 || 8.9 || .400 || — || .647 || 4.0 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 2.9|-| align="left" | Washington| 21 || 0 || 15.8 || .544 || — || .633 || 4.4 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 1.1 || 6.2|-| align="left" rowspan=2 | 2024| align="left" | Connecticut| 3 || 0 || 2.3 || .000 || — || 1.000 || 0.7 || 0.0 ||0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7|-| align="left" | Los Angeles|2||0||2.0||1.000|| — ||0.0||1.5||0.0||0.0|| 0.0||0.0||1.0 |-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 3 years, 4 teams|75||31||16.1||.461|| — ||.648||5.0||0.6||0.6||0.9 ||1.3||5.6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Travis' Queen Egbo, George Ranch's Shalesha Pierce lead All-Fort Bend Herald girls basketball team . . David . Coleman . March 6, 2015 . April 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Ellison now in charge of Lady Tigers . . Ryan . Dunsmore . November 25, 2016 . April 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Mulkey Inks Top Class . baylorbears.com . November 8, 2017 . April 12, 2022.
  4. Web site: MVP Egbo head and shoulders above competition . . Ryan . Dunsmore . March 18, 2017 . April 12, 2022.
  5. Web site: Four Named McDonald's All-Americans . baylorbears.com . January 16, 2018 . April 12, 2022.
  6. Web site: Baylor commit Queen Egbo honored to be a McDonald's All-American . usatodayhss.com . Tim . Whelan Jr. . February 8, 2018 . April 12, 2022.
  7. Web site: Queen Egbo . baylorbears.com . April 12, 2022.
  8. Web site: 2019-20 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 WBB Awards Announced . big12sports.com . March 9, 2020 . April 12, 2022.
  9. Web site: WBB's Egbo Named as Finalist for the Leslie Award . baylorbears.com . February 5, 2021 . April 12, 2022.
  10. Web site: WBB's Egbo Named to Lisa Leslie Award Top 10 . baylorbears.com . February 11, 2022 . April 12, 2022.
  11. Web site: Baylor's Egbo declares for WNBA Draft . . March 27, 2022 . April 12, 2022.
  12. Web site: Queen Egbo: What to know about Indiana Fever's fourth and final 1st round pick . . Scott . Horner . April 11, 2022 . April 12, 2022.
  13. Web site: Fever Acquire Amanda Zahui B in Trade with Washington . . July 4, 2023 . July 4, 2023.
  14. Web site: Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo . . May 7, 2024 . May 7, 2024.
  15. Web site: Sun trade for ‘elite rebounder’ Queen Egbo . . Vickie . Fulkerson . May 7, 2024 . May 7, 2024.
  16. Web site: Connecticut Sun Waives Queen Egbo . sun.wnba.com . June 5, 2024 . June 7, 2024.
  17. Web site: Sparks Sign Center Queen Egbo to Hardship Contract . sparks.wnba.com . June 22, 2024 . June 22, 2024.
  18. Web site: Los Angeles Sparks Waive Former First-Round Pick On Her Birthday In Ruthless Roster Move . MSN.com. Alex . Hoegler . June 29, 2024 . June 29, 2024.
  19. Web site: Queen Egbo . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414165626/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/womens/e/egbo-queen.aspx . dead . April 14, 2022 . usab.com . July 30, 2019 . April 12, 2022.
  20. Web site: 2019 USA Women's U19 World Cup Team Filled with Experience and Talent . https://web.archive.org/web/20190519172634/https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2019/05/wu19-team-named.aspx . dead . May 19, 2019 . usab.com . May 19, 2019 . April 12, 2022.