_(cropped).jpg) Dangerfield with the Dallas Wings in 2023 | |
| No. 14 – Los Angeles Sparks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 11, 1998 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Listed weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blackman (Murfreesboro) |
| College | UConn (2016–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 16th overall pick |
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2021–2022 | Elitzur Ramla |
| 2022 | Indiana Fever |
| 2022 | New York Liberty |
| 2023 | Dallas Wings |
| 2024 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2024–present | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Crystal Simone Dangerfield (born May 11, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After a high school career that made her the nation's top-ranked point guard,[1] she played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.[2] Dangerfield was drafted in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft by Minnesota, where she was named WNBA Rookie of the Year after leading the team in scoring.[3] At 5'5", for the 2024 season, she is the shortest player in the WNBA (together with Olivia Époupa).
- ^ Kreager, Tom (March 22, 2016). "Crystal Dangerfield studies UConn in NCAA Tournament". Daily News Journal (Gannett). Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ "Crystal Dangerfield - Women's Basketball". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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