Katie Lou Samuelson

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Katie Lou Samuelson, Crystal Dangerfield

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Christyn Williams, Napheesa Collier, Katie Lou Samuelson

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Crystal Dangerfield, Napheesa Collier, Katie Lou Samuelson

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Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mater Dei
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.

CAREER HONORS

Three-time WBCA Coaches’ All-American (2017, ’18, '19)
Two-time AP First Team All-American (2017, ’18)
Two-time USBWA First Team All-American (2017, ’18)
Two-time American Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2017, ’18)
Three-time American Athletic Conference First Team (2017, ’18, '19)
Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team (2017, ’18)
2019 AP Third Team All-American
2019 USBWA Second Team All-American
2019 NCAA Albany Regional All-Tournament Team
2017 American Athletic Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2016 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team
2016 ESPNW National Freshman of the Year

IN THE UCONN RECORD BOOKS

No. 5 in career points (2,342)
No. 6 in career scoring average (16.7)
No. 8 in career field goals made (808)
No. 2 in career three-point field goals (382)
No. 7 in career three-point field goal percentage (41.5)
No. 4 in career free throw percentage (85.1)
No. 5 in single-season points in 2016-17 (747)
No. 2 in single-season three pointers in 2016-17 (119), No. 6 in 2017-18 (96) and No. 10 in 2018-19 (89)
No. 3 in single-season free throw percentage in 2018-19 (87.6) and No. 8 in 2016-17 (84.0)

AFTER UCONN

Taken No. 4 overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2019 WNBA Draft

As a Senior (2018-19): Started 34 games … scored in double digits in 33 games ... second on team with 18.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game … notched six double-doubles … scored 20 points and added six assists vs. Notre Dame (4/5) … tallied 29 points with seven three pointers vs. Louisville (3/31) … notched 32 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists vs. Memphis (2/20) … went 12-for-12 from the free throw line at UCF (2/17) … posted 29 points on 10-for-19 shooting and went 8-for-8 from the free throw line vs. South Carolina (2/11) … scored 31 points with 11 free throws while adding eight rebounds, five assists, three blocks and four steals vs. ECU (2/6) … posted 23 points and 10 rebounds vs. Cincinnati (1/9) … had four straight double-doubles from 12/8-1/3 … posted 26 points and 16 rebounds vs. Seton Hall (12/8) … posted 20 points and eight assists at Saint Louis (12/4) … scored 23 points vs. DePaul (11/28).

As a Junior (2017-18): Played in and started 32 games … led the team with 17.4 points per game … led the nation with a 47.5 three-point field goal percentage … scored double-digit points in 30 games … scored 17 points and added seven assists vs. South Carolina (3/26) … notched first career double-double with 18 points and 10 assists while adding seven rebounds vs. Saint Francis (3/17) … tallied 21 points vs. Tulane (3/4) … scored 23 points at Tulane (2/21) … posted 27 points while shooting 4-of-5 from three vs. Temple (2/18) … shot 7-of-9 from the field, including 6-of-8 from three, for 22 points while adding nine assists vs. Wichita State (2/10) … posted 19 points and nine assists at ECU (1/3) … notched a season-high 33 points while shooting 11-of-14 from the field and 8-of-9 from three vs. Duquesne (12/22) … missed four straight games from 11/19-11/28 … scored 21 points in season opener vs. Stanford.

As a Sophomore (2016-17): Started all 37 games … ranked second on the team with 20.2 points per game … led the Huskies with 119 three-pointers, good for second in a season in the UConn record books … scored in double digits in 35 games … notched 35 points and went 11-of-12 from the free throw line vs. Syracuse (3/20) … had 15 points and none assist with no turnovers vs. Albany (3/18) … set a career high and became just the third Husky to score 40 points vs. USF (3/6) … shot 10-of-10 from three-point range against the Bulls … tallied 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting vs. Memphis (2/25) … dished out seven assists with no turnovers and added 19 points vs. Temple (2/22) … notched 32 points vs. Tulane (1/22) … posted 34 points and had seven three-pointers at Tulsa (1/17) … had 17 points and seven rebounds at UCF (1/1) … scored 29 points vs. Dayton (11/22) … tallied 28 points and eight boards at LSU (11/20).

As a Freshman (2015-16): Competed in 37 games with 22 starts … led the team with 78 three-point field goals made … averaged 11.0 points per game … totaled 408 points, the eighth-most for a UConn freshman … notched double-digit points 22 times … missed NCAA Championship game with an injury … scored 21 points vs. Mississippi State in NCAA regional semifinal (3/26) … tallied 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting vs. Robert Morris (3/19) … notched 13 points and seven boards vs. USF (3/7) … had back-to-back games with 21 points vs. SMU (2/24) and Tulane (2/27), including six three-pointers vs. the Green Wave … tallied seven straight games with double-digit points from 1/13-2/3 … had first double digit game vs. Nebraska (11/28) … made collegiate debut at Ohio State (11/16).

USA Basketball: Has won five gold medals competing for Team USA (2014 Youth Olympic Games, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, 2013 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship, 2013 FIBA Americas 3x3 U18 Championship) … won a bronze in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games Shootout competition … is 32-1 in USA Basketball games … participated in the 2017 USA Women’s National Team and 2017 USA U23 National Team training camps.

Before UConn: Named National Player of the Year by Gatorade, USA Today, McDonald’s, WBCA and Naismith … as a senior in 2014-15, named to the Naismith High School and WBCA High School All-America first teams … USA Today All-USA California Player of the Year … Gatorade’s State Player of the Year for California in 2014 and 2015 … led Mater Dei to the Trinity League title and 2015 state regional championship with 24.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game … holds Mater Dei’s single season records for points average (29/2), field goal percentage (62.0), free throw percentage (89.4), free throws made (178), free throws attempted (211) and three pointers made (117) … helped Mater Dei to three Trinity League championships … finished career with 2,244 points, 760 rebounds and 297 three pointers … USA Today First Team All-American in 2014 … helped Mater Dei to the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Open Division regionals in 2013 … played freshman season at Edison High School.

Personal: Daughter of Karen and Jon Samuelson … has two older sisters, Bonnie and Karlie … both sisters played basketball at Stanford … father played basketball collegiately at Cal State Fullerton and professionally in Europe … mother was on the All-England Netball Team … wears No. 33 after Larry Bird.

SAMUELSON CAREER HIGHS
Points	40	vs. USF (3/6/17)
Field Goals Made	13	at Tulsa (1/17/17)
Field Goals Attempted	21	3x, last at SMU (1/14/17)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	10	vs. USF (3/6/17)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	13	at Kansas State (12/11/16)
Free Throws Made	11	vs. Syracuse (3/20/17)
Free Throws Attempted	13	vs. Syracuse (3/20/17)
Rebounds	9	2x, last at Tulane (2/21/18)
Assists	10	vs. Saint Francis (3/17/18)
Blocks	2	3x, last vs. Mississippi State (3/31/17)
Steals	7	vs. Tulane (3/31/17)
Minutes	45	2x, last vs. Notre Dame (3/30/18)