| No. 25 – Chicago Sky | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 20, 1997 Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 173 lb (78 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Santa Rosa High School (Santa Rosa, California) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2019: 3rd round, 29th overall pick |
| Selected by the Dallas Wings | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019-2020 | WBC Sparta&K |
| 2020-2021 | Polski-Cukier AZS-UMCS Lublin |
| 2021-2022 | Arka Gdynia |
| 2022-2023 | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen |
| 2023-present | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Morgan Bertsch (born April 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. She was drafted by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA Draft. She played college basketball at UC Davis.
College career
Bertsch played her collegiate basketball for the UC Davis Aggies. Coming out of high school, Bertsch didn't play any AAU basketball and UC Davis was the only Division I school to offer her out of high school.[1]
During her freshman season, Bertsch redshirted from the basketball team, but competed for the UC Davis Aggies women's track and field team as a high jumper. Bertsch finished in a tie for fourth at the Big West Conference Championship with a jump of 1.71m (5-07.25 ft).[2] She also competed as a high jumper during her sophomore and junior seasons, finishing fourth and third, respectively at the Big West Championships.[3][4]
During her redshirt-freshman basketball season, Bertsch made an immediate impact for the Aggies. She broke the program record at the Division I level for points as a freshman and ranked second all-time for freshman at UC Davis.[5] She led the team in scoring and became the 6th ever Aggie to be name to the Big West All-Freshman team. She was also named to the All-Big West Second Team during that season. [6]
Bertsch continued her dominance at UC Davis and in the Big West for the next three years. She was named to the Big West First Team for the next three years (2016-2019).[7][8] During her senior season, Bertsch became the all-timer scorer at UC Davis for men or women with 2,422 points and had her name all over the records books.[5] Bertsch tied a conference single-season record in March of 2019 for earning a sixth Big West Player of the Week award.[9] She was also named the Big West Player of the Year in 2019.[10]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | UC Davis | Redshirted | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | UC Davis | 32 | 446 | .582 | .000 | .672 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 13.9 |
| 2016–17 | UC Davis | 33 | 520 | .505 | .500 | .724 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 15.8 |
| 2017–18 | UC Davis | 35 | 922 | .560 | .429 | .781 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 20.1 |
| 2018–19 | UC Davis | 32 | 890 | .496 | .479 | .832 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 23.6 |
| Career | 132 | 2422 | .531 | .458 | .761 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 18.3 | |
WNBA career
Dallas Wings
Bertsch was selected in the third round of the 2019 WNBA Draft with the 29th overall pick by the Dallas Wings.[11] In three consecutive seasons, Bertsch was signed to training camp contracts by the Wings but was cut before the season.[12][13][14][15][16]
Chicago Sky
On April 18, 2023, Bertsch signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky.[17] Bertsch made it through training camp with the Sky, and was named to the opening day roster for Chicago.[18] She made her first career WNBA start in the Sky's season-opened against the Minnesota Lynx on May 19, 2023. She contributed 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists, as the Sky won.[19] Bertsch suffered an ankle injury during a May game again the Washington Mystics and has been out since.[20]
References
- ↑ Yapkowitz, David. "Morgan Bertsch: UC Davis' Greatest". highposthoops.com. High Post Hoops. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Event 33 Women High Jump". flashwest.com. Flashwest. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "2016 Big West Conference Championships - 5/6/2016 to 5/14/2016". finishedresults.com. Finished Results. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "2017 Big West Championships Results" (PDF). bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- 1 2 "Morgan Bertsch". ucdavisaggies.com. UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "2015-16 WBB Final Release" (PDF). bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "2016-17 Women's Basketball All-Conference Awards" (PDF). bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "2017-18 Women's Basketball All Conference Awards" (PDF). bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Bertsch Equals Big West Standard with Sixth Player of the Week Honor". bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ Benefiled, Kerry. "Empire notes: Santa Rosa grad Morgan Bertsch wins top Big West honors". pressdemocrat.com. The Press Democrat. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "UCD's Bertsch Selected In WNBA Draft". bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ Hopkins, Christine M. "Tracking the pro careers of six 2018-19 NCAAW stars". thenexthoops.com. The Next. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Bertsch inks contract with WNBA's Dallas Wings". ucdavisaggies.com. UC Davis. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Wings Waive Morgan Bertsch". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Dallas Wings Sign Morgan Bertsch and Unique Thompson". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Dallas Wings Waive Morgan Bertsch". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Chicago Sky Signs Morgan Bertsch to Training Camp Contract". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Morgan Bertsch Named to Chicago Sky Roster". ucdavisaggies.com. UC Davis. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ "Boxscore -Sky vs. Lynx". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ Costabile, Annie. "Small ball could work for Sky if injuries create extended absences". chicago.suntimes.com. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 7 June 2023.