Valerie Higgins
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| Born | May 26, 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Chaminade College Prep (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | |||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2021: 3rd round, 25th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Valerie Higgins (born May 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted 25th overall in the third round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.[1][2]
Higgins grew up in West Hills, California, where she attended Chaminade College Prep. She was named to the Naismith High School All-America Watch List and was named a Jordan Brand Classic All-American. She participated in USA Basketball's U18 National Team Trials in 2016 and was named to the team for the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Chile.[3][4][5][6]
Higgins started her college career at the University of Southern California. She played one season with the Trojans, starting 15 of the 29 games she appeared in. she averaged 4.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 steals at USC.[7][8]
Higgins transferred to the University of the Pacific after her freshman year. After sitting out one year, she played two at Pacific. She totaled 1,375 points, 744 rebounds, and 278 steals and became the first Pacific player ever chosen in the WNBA Draft.[9][10][11][12]
Southern California and Pacific statistics
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Southern California | 29 | 127 | 37.5% | 35.1% | 51.4% | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 2017–18 | Pacific | Did not play due to NCAA transfer rules[14] | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Pacific | 32 | 550 | 46.1% | 24.3% | 77.9% | 9.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
| 2019–20 | Pacific | 28 | 463 | 46.1% | 18.4% | 72.5% | 9.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 16.5 |
| 2020–21 | Pacific | 22 | 362 | 46.4% | 22.6% | 86.8% | 9.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 16.5 |
| Career | 111 | 1502 | 45.2% | 25.0% | 76.7% | 7.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 13.5 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Frommer, Justin. "Valerie Higgins becomes first Pacific WNBA Draft pick in program history". Stockton Record.
- ^ Sturm, Alec (May 4, 2021). "New York Liberty open preseason with closed scrimmage against Conneticut [sic] Sun". NetsDaily.
- ^ "Valerie Higgins". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021.
- ^ News, Chaminade (Jun 1, 2016). "Valerie Higgins '16 Named to USA Basketball Under-18 National Team". CHAMINADE NEWS.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Girls' basketball: Valerie Higgins named to USA U18 national team". Los Angeles Times. May 31, 2016.
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric. "Chaminade's Valerie Higgins is on point as The Times' girls' basketball player of the year". mcall.com.
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric. "Girls' basketball: Chaminade's Valerie Higgins commits to USC". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Valerie Higgins – Women's Basketball". USC Athletics.
- ^ Wolf, Scott (Aug 21, 2017). "USC Women's Basketball Player Valerie Higgins Transfers". Inside USC with Scott Wolf.
- ^ "Valerie Higgins – 2020–21 – Women's Basketball". University of the Pacific.
- ^ "Higgins Makes History in 2021 WNBA Draft". wccsports.com.
- ^ "Pacific's first WNBA draft choice optimistic for future". www.pacific.edu.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Valerie Higgins – 2020–21 – Women's Basketball". University of the Pacific. Retrieved 2021-06-13.