Megan McKay
![]() McKay with the Bendigo Braves in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
No. 25 – Bendigo Braves | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
League | NBL1 South | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | 8 January 1997||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | St Mary's (Perth, Western Australia) | ||||||||||||||
College | Saint Mary's (2015–2019) | ||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Perry Lakes Hawks | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Perry Lakes Hawks | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | TSV 1880 Wasserburg | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Townsville Fire | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Perry Lakes Hawks | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Bendigo Spirit | ||||||||||||||
2022–present | Bendigo Braves | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Melbourne Boomers | ||||||||||||||
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Megan Ann McKay (born 8 January 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player.
Early life and career
[edit]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
[edit]McKay played four years of college basketball in the United States for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2015 and 2019.[3][5] She earned first-team All-West Coast Conference in 2017–18 and 2018–19.[6]
Statistics
[edit]Source[7]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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2015-16 | Saint Mary's | 32 | 61.9% | – | 62.9% | 5.91 | 0.50 | 0.66 | 0.38 | 7.38 |
2016-17 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 55.7% | – | 63.2% | 7.85 | 1.33 | 0.61 | 0.97 | 10.67 |
2017-18 | Saint Mary's | 30 | 60.8% | – | 69.9% | 7.33 | 0.67 | 0.43 | 0.73 | 15.33 |
2018-19 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 58.2% | 29.4% | 67.6% | 7.85 | 1.09 | 0.55 | 0.21 | 12.64 |
Career | 128 | 58.9% | 26.3% | 66.7% | 7.24 | 0.91 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 11.45 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
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2015-16 | Saint Mary's | 32 | 96 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 70 | 189 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 236 |
2016-17 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 146 | 262 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 95 | 259 | 44 | 20 | 32 | 352 |
2017-18 | Saint Mary's | 30 | 180 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 143 | 220 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 460 |
2018-19 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 159 | 273 | 5 | 17 | 94 | 139 | 259 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 417 |
Career | 128 | 581 | 986 | 5 | 19 | 298 | 447 | 927 | 116 | 72 | 73 | 1465 |
Professional career
[edit]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.[10]
McKay joined the Bendigo Spirit for the 2021–22 WNBL season.[10] 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.[10]
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.[12]
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
[edit]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.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Who to watch at the 2023 NBL1 National Finals". NBL1.com.au. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Everett, Lachlan (13 February 2023). "Making Bendigo Home: Megan McKay". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Megan McKay - Women's Basketball - SMC California Athletics". smcgaels.com.
- ^ "Player statistics for Megan McKay – 2013". WA State Basketball League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "WBK Megan McKay Signs To Play For Saint Mary's". smcgaels.com. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 WBB Record Book (PDF) - West Coast Conference" (PDF). wccsports.com.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Player statistics for Megan McKay – 2019". WA State Basketball League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Megan McKay geht beim TSV 1880 Wasserburg auf Korbjagd" (in German). wasserburg24.de. 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Megan McKay". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Townsville (24 June 2020). "WELCOME TO THE WNBL". Townsville Fire. wnbl.basketball.
- ^ a b "2023 NBL1 Awards Tracker". NBL1.com.au. 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 South Recap | Women's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 National Finals Recap | Women's Championship Game 2023". NBL1.com.au. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023.
- ^ "How defence brought Bendigo two titles". NBL1.com.au. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023.
- ^ "NEW BOOMER ALERT". facebook.com/MelbourneBoomers. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "NBL1 MVP signs with Melbourne Boomers". NBL1.com.au. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ West, Luke (23 November 2023). "McKay hungry for more Braves' success after "surreal" 2023". bendigoadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Megan McKay's statement". NBL1.com.au. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Recap NBL1 National Finals | Women's Championship Game". NBL1.com.au. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Our Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 National Finals women's All-Star Five". facebook.com/NBL1. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "13 - Megan Ann McKay". archive.fiba.com.
External links
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