_(cropped).jpg) Vandersloot with the New York Liberty in 2023 | |
| No. 22 – New York Liberty | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 8, 1989 Kent, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / Hungarian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 137 lb (62 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kentwood (Kent, Washington) |
| College | Gonzaga (2007–2011) |
| WNBA draft | 2011: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Chicago Sky | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2022 | Chicago Sky |
| 2011–2014 | Beşiktaş |
| 2014–2015 | Wisla Can Pack |
| 2015–2016 | Beşiktaş |
| 2016–2018 | Yakin Dogu |
| 2018–2022 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
| 2023 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2023–present | New York Liberty |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Courtney Vandersloot (born February 8, 1989) is an American and Hungarian basketball point guard for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Fenerbahçe in the EuroLeague Women.[1] Drafted by the Chicago Sky with the third pick in the 2011 WNBA draft,[2] she was selected as an All-Star and named to the All-Rookie Team in her rookie year.[3][4] She was named an All-Star again in 2019, 2021 and 2023,[5] and led the Sky to their first WNBA Championship in 2021. She led the WNBA in assists in 2014 and for five consecutive seasons during 2017–2021, and holds the all-time WNBA records for highest assists-per-game in a season (9.1) and highest career assists-per-game (6.7).[6][7]
During her college career at Gonzaga University, she was the only women's player in West Coast Conference history to be named the conference's player of the year three times, and also the only player to be named MVP of the WCC women's tournament three times.[8] In her final season at Gonzaga, she won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the top NCAA Division I women's player no taller than 5'8" (1.73 m) and the prestigious Nancy Lieberman Award as the top player at her position in Division I women's basketball. Vandersloot is also the first Division I player, male or female, to have accumulated 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in a career.[9]
- ^ "WNBA Prospect Profile: Courtney Vandersloot". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Maya Moore heads to Lynx as top pick". ESPN. April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ "WNBA names All-Star Game reserves". ESPN.com. July 22, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Maya Moore, Danielle Robinson Headline 2011 All-Rookie Team" (Press release). WNBA. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot Selected to AT&T 2023 WNBA All-Star Game". New York Liberty. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Vandersloot Notches Historic 300th Assist". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. September 9, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Hopkins, Christine M. (August 15, 2018). "Recaps: Courtney Vandersloot breaks WNBA single-season assists record in Sky win". SB Nation: Vox Media. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ Trimmer, Dave (March 12, 2011). "Gonzaga and Courtney Vandersloot: Perfect match". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ Associated Press (March 21, 2011). "Courtney Vandersloot reaches 2,000 career points and 1,000 assists as Gonzaga moves on". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2011.