Victoria Ayo Macaulay (born 7 August 1990) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. In both 2015 and 2019 she played for Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association.[1]
_-_65.jpg) Victoria Macaulay (2024) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 August 1990 Staten Island, New York, U.S |
| Nationality | American / Nigerian |
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Curtis (Staten Island, New York) |
| College | Temple (2009–2013) |
| WNBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 20 |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Lavezzini Parma |
| 2014–2015 | Saces Mapei Dike Napoli |
| 2015 | Chicago Sky |
| 2015–2016 | Energa Torun |
| 2016–2017 | Cavigal Nice Basket |
| 2017 | Shinhan Bank S-Birds Anshan |
| 2017–2019 | Olympiacos |
| 2019 | Chicago Sky |
| 2019–2020 | Galatasaray |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
College statistics
edit| 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 | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year[2] | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Temple | 26 | 78 | 43.2 | – | 38.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 2010–11 | Temple | 33 | 152 | 40.7 | – | 40.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.6 |
| 2011–12 | Temple | 30 | 290 | 51.0 | – | 67.7 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 2012–13 | Temple | 32 | 452 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 68.2 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 14.1 |
| Career | Temple | 121 | 972 | 44.7 | 33.3 | 60.5 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
Professional career
editDuring her time at the French side Nice, she averaged 15.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 0.8 rebounds.[3]
WNBA career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Chicago | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | Chicago | 5 | 0 | 4.4 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 9 | 0 | 5.2 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Nigerian National Team
editMacaulay was called up and represented Nigeria at the 2019 FIBA Women's AfroBasket where the team won gold defeating the host Senegal in Dakar.[4] She averaged 6.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists during the tournament in Dakar.[5] She also participated in the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Belgrade.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Victoria Macaulay". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
- ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Victoria Macaulay, Basketball Player". Proballers.
- ^ "Victoria Macaulay excited to make D'Tigress roster". 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Victoria MACAULAY at the FIBA Women's Afrobasket 2019".
- ^ "Macaulay sets sight on Tokyo 2020, ready to make impact with Nigeria in Serbia". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "FIBA.basketball".
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