Karlie Samuelson
undrafted | |
Playing career | 2017–present |
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Career history | |
2017–2018 | Pallacanestro Vigarano |
2018 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2018–2019 | BC Castors Braine |
2019 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2019 | Dallas Wings |
2019–2022 | CB Avenida |
2021 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2021 | Seattle Storm |
2022 | Phoenix Mercury |
2022–23 | Townsville Fire |
2023 | Los Angeles Sparks |
2023-present | London Lions |
2024–present | Washington Mystics |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Karlie Anne Samuelson (born May 10, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for London Lions of the Women's British Basketball League. In college, Samuelson played for Stanford University. Her sisters are Bonnie and Katie Lou Samuelson.[1]
Career
High School/College
An Orange County native, Samuelson is the second of three daughters of two former athletes, her father having played basketball in both Cal State Fullerton and England, where he met her mother, a former netball player who reached the England national team.[2] During her high school years, Samuelson played at Huntington Beach's Edison and Mater Dei High School, in Santa Ana before heading off to play in college at Stanford University alongside older sister Bonnie. Samuelson played from 2013 to 2017, while also graduating in human biology. Samuelson, who excelled as a three-point shooter, qualified twice for the NCAA final Four, in her freshman year of 2013, and later as a senior in 2017, where she had been a Regional All-Tournament Team before losing the semifinal with a sprained ankle.[3][4]
Professional career
She went undrafted in the
Samuelson signed with the London Lions ahead of the 2023-24 season.[25] During the 2023–24 EuroCup Women, Samuelson was chosen as the tournament's top player for February 2024 by leading the Lions in their quarterfinals victory over Melikgazi Kayseri scoring 44 points and shooting almost 63 percent in both games.[26] The Lions would then reach the tournament final against Beşiktaş JK,[27] and along with the title, Samuelson was chosen as Finals MVP for averaging 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and an efficiency of 17.0 across both games of the decision.[28]
Prior to the 2024 WNBA season, Samuelson signed with the Washington Mystics. It was her overall 18th WNBA contract, and the first that encompassed a whole season.[29]
Samuelson also appeared as herself in an episode of kids show Ryan's Mystery Playdate.
International career
Like her sister Bonnie, Samuelson chose to play internationally for the Great Britain women's national basketball team, using her mother's nationality. She debuted for the team in February 2018, playing two games in the EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification.[30] In November, Samuelson helped the British team win the final two games, granting them a spot in EuroBasket Women 2019.[31] During the European tournament, Samuelson averaged 11.1 points, 4.4 assists and 2.9 rebounds as the British team finished in fourth place.[32] She also played the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, missing the Olympic qualifying spot while averaging 10.3 points, 4.3 assists and 2 rebounds.[33]
Statistics
College
Source[34]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013-14 | Stanford | 32 | 163 | .404 | .348 | .907 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
2014-15 | Stanford | 29 | 185 | .430 | .398 | .483 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
2015-16 | Stanford | 35 | 344 | .455 | .473 | .909 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
2016-17 | Stanford | 38 | 472 | .482 | .485 | .864 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 12.4 |
Career | 134 | 1164 | .454 | .443 | .833 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.7 |
WNBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2018 | Los Angeles | 20 | 0 | 4.2 | .389 | .313 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
2019 | Los Angeles | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | .143 | .167 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
2019 | Dallas | 4 | 0 | 12.0 | .286 | .333 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
2021 | Los Angeles | 11 | 3 | 15.8 | .382 | .478 | .714 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
2021 | Seattle | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | .300 | .125 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
2022 | Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
2023 | Los Angeles | 34 | 23 | 26.1 | .463 | .426 | .941 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 7.7 |
Career | 5 years, 4 teams | 76 | 26 | 16.7 | .426 | .395 | .917 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2018 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Notes
- ^ "Karlie Samuelson". WNBA. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ FitzGerald, Tom (23 March 2017). "For the Samuelson family, it's a Sweet 16 sister act". SFGATE.
- ^ Smith, Michelle (31 March 2017). "Karlie Samuelson, Stanford's senior class' run comes to an end". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Karlie Samuelson". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
- ^ "Karlie Samuelson - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Play On". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ "Lega Basket Femminile". www.legabasketfemminile.it.
- ^ "A1 UFFICIALE - Samuelson lascia Vigarano". 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Karlie Samuelson 2017-18 Women's Basketball - Vanguard University". www.vanguardlions.com.
- ^ "Sparks Sign Karlie Samuelson". Los Angeles Sparks.
- ^ "Karlie Samuelson Signs with Castors Braine for 2018-19". 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Sparks waive Ashley Walker, Karlie Samuelson, trim season-opening roster to 12". 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Sparks sign Karlie Samuelson to seven-day contract". 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Wings Sign Karlie Samuelson". Dallas Wings.
- ^ "KARLIE SAMUELSON, la "francotiradora" para AVENIDA - Perfumerias Avenida Baloncesto Salamanca".
- ^ Putterman, Alex (14 February 2020). "Swapping UConn players: Katie Lou Samuelson traded to Dallas Wings, in exchange for Azura Stevens". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Wings Trade Anigwe, Waive Karlie Samuelson". Dallas Wings.
- ^ "Katie Lou Samuelson sigue el camino de su hermana mayor y ficha por Perfumerías Avenida".
- ^ Sparks Sign Kristine Anigwe & Karlie Samuelson
- ^ Sparks Terminate Hardship Contracts of Bria Holmes and Karlie Samuelson
- ^ ‘It’s definitely crazy’: Sisters Katie Lou and Karlie Samuelson get midseason reunion on Storm roster
- ^ "Phoenix Mercury". Twitter. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ FIRE SIGN INTERNATIONAL TALENT: KARLIE SAMUELSON
- ^ Mystics address 3-point shooting by signing free agent Karlie Samuelson
- ^ Karlie Samuelson joins Lions roster for 23/24
- ^ London star Samuelson seals February MVP award
- ^ Chasing perfection: Will London complete an undefeated season?
- ^ "Samuelson collects EuroCup Women Finals MVP honor". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ With spot on Mystics secured, Samuelson has new mindset
- ^ "SAMUELSON ADDED TO GB MIX | MVP247.com - THE UK'S HOME OF BASKETBALL". 1 February 2018.
- ^ "GB women qualify for EuroBasket finals". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Karlie SAMUELSON at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019".
- ^ "FIBA.basketball".
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com