Abbey Hsu

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| name = Abbey Hsu

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| position = Guard

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

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| team = Free agent

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|3|22}}

| birth_place = Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.

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| high_school = * Marjory Stoneman Douglas
(Parkland, Florida)

St. Thomas Aquinas
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

| college = Columbia (2019–2024)

| draft_league = WNBA

| draft_year = 2024

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 34

| draft_team = Connecticut Sun

| career_start = 2024

| years1 = 2024

| team1 = BC Namur-Capitale

| highlights = * Ivy League Player of the Year (2024)

2× First-team All-Ivy League (2023, 2024)
2× Second-team All-Ivy League (2020, 2022)

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Abigail Hsu (born March 22, 2001) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She played college basketball for the Columbia Lions. Hsu played for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida before transferring to St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was named Ivy League Player of the Year as a senior in college, set the Ivy League career record in three-pointers and left as Columbia's all-time leader in points and three-pointers. She was selected 34th overall in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun.

High school career

Hsu played basketball for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida for three years. During her sophomore season, she averaged 15 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6 steals, and 5.5 assists per game, leading her team to a 26–3 record, the best in program history, a district title, and its first regional finals appearance. Hsu was named to the All-Broward County first team by the Miami Herald.{{cite web |last=Lyon |first=Fabian |title=Douglas' Abigail Hsu's athleticism attracts D-1 programs |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-school/article186774403.html |website=Miami Herald |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=November 27, 2017}} As a junior, she averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists per game before suffering a torn ACL in her right knee on February 7, 2018.{{cite web |last=Merrill |first=Elizabeth |date=July 12, 2018 |title=In Parkland, the school year went on, and the milestones were unbearable |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/24052260 |access-date=March 2, 2023 |publisher=ESPN}} One week later, Hsu was on the school's campus during a mass shooting. For her senior season, she transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas High School and was cleared to play before the season.{{cite web |last=Lichtenstein |first=Adam |title=Despite move, basketball player Abbey Hsu never far from Stoneman Douglas memories |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/fl-sp-hsu-msd-20190214-story.html |website=Sun-Sentinel |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=February 13, 2019}} Hsu averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists per game, helping her team reach the Class 8A state championship game and win district and regional titles.{{cite web |title=Griffith Welcomes Trio of Newcomers to Columbia |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2019/7/17/griffith-welcomes-trio-of-newcomers-to-columbia.aspx |publisher=Columbia University Athletics |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=July 17, 2019}} She committed to playing college basketball for Columbia over offers from other major programs, including Alabama and Pittsburgh.{{cite web |last=Tony |first=Mike |title=Abbey Hsu making a splash for Columbia just two games into her collegiate career |url=https://ivyhoopsonline.com/2019/11/08/abbey-hsu-making-a-splash-for-columbia-just-two-games-into-her-collegiate-career/ |publisher=Ivy Hoops Online |access-date=March 1, 2023 |date=November 8, 2019}}

College career

On February 15, 2020, Hsu scored a freshman season-high 31 points in an 89–64 win over Harvard, the most points in a game by a Columbia freshman since Tori Oliver in 2014.{{cite web |last=Mattracion |first=Kyle |title=Parkland's Abbey Hsu Explodes for 31 in Columbia's 89-64 Rout of Harvard |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/parkland/sections/sports/articles/parkland-s-abbey-hsu-explodes-for-31-in-columbia-s-89-64-rout-of-harvard |publisher=TAPinto Parkland |access-date=July 2, 2023 |date=February 17, 2020}} As a freshman, she averaged 14.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, leading the Ivy League in three-point percentage (.411). Hsu was named second-team All-Ivy League and All-Met Rookie of the Year.{{cite web |title=Abbey Hsu Selected All-Met Rookie of the Year |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2020/4/20/womens-basketball-abbey-hsu-selected-all-met-rookie-of-the-year.aspx |publisher=Columbia University Athletics |access-date=July 2, 2023 |date=April 20, 2020}} The 2020 Ivy League tournament, where her team was set to make its first tournament appearance, was canceled and her team did not play in the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Feature: Columbia Women's Basketball Rises to New Heights |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2022/2/21/womens-basketball-feature-columbia-womens-basketball-rises-to-new-heights.aspx |publisher=Columbia University Athletics |access-date=July 2, 2023 |date=February 21, 2022}} In the first round of the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), Hsu scored 24 points and set the Ivy League single-season record and program career record for three-pointers, helping her team defeat Holy Cross, 80–69.{{cite web |last=Tony |first=Mike |title=Abbey Hsu makes history as Columbia women shoot past Holy Cross, 80-69, in first round of WNIT |url=https://ivyhoopsonline.com/2022/03/16/columbia-women-shoot-past-holy-cross-80-69-in-first-round-of-wnit/ |publisher=Ivy Hoops Online |access-date=July 2, 2023 |date=March 16, 2022}} As a sophomore, she averaged 16.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, earning second-team All-Ivy League honors.{{cite web |title=Davis, Hsu Headline Columbia's All-Ivy Selections |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2022/3/9/womens-basketball-davis-hsu-headline-columbias-all-ivy-selections.aspx |publisher=Columbia University Athletics |access-date=July 2, 2023 |date=March 9, 2022}}

On December 10, 2022, Hsu scored 34 points and made a program-record nine three-pointers in an 83–74 win over UMass.{{cite web |last=Hatfield |first=Jenn |title=The growing confidence of Columbia's Abbey Hsu |url=https://www.thenexthoops.com/ncaaw/mid-majors/columbia-abbey-hsu-growing-confidence-ivy-league/ |publisher=The Next Hoops |access-date=July 2, 2023 |date=January 30, 2023}} On February 17, 2023, she scored a career-high 35 points in a 75–70 win against Harvard.{{cite web |last=Feinberg |first=Doug |title=Abbey Hsu puts Columbia on road for first Ivy title |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-womens-colombia-south-carolina-columbia-972f5607b85ec58cd77d1d03462bf5e1 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=March 2, 2023 |date=February 22, 2023}} Hsu led Columbia to its first Ivy League regular-season title and was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection.{{cite web |title=Ivy League Announces Women's Basketball All-Ivy Teams and Major Awards |url=https://ivyleague.com/news/2023/3/8/ivy-league-announces-womens-basketball-all-ivy-teams-and-major-awards.aspx |publisher=Ivy League |access-date=July 2, 2023 |date=March 8, 2023}} She helped her team reach the 2023 WNIT final. Hsu averaged 17.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as a junior, ranking second in the nation in three-pointers per game (3.3).{{cite web |last=Hatfield |first=Jenn |title=From Columbia to Team USA: How Abbey Hsu made the AmeriCup roster |url=https://www.thenexthoops.com/international/team-usa/abbey-hsu-columbia-team-usa-americup-roster/ |publisher=The Next Hoops |access-date=July 2, 2023 |date=June 30, 2023}} She made the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division I Coaches' All-America honorable mention.{{cite web |last=Rothman |first=Matt |title=Former MSD Star Basketball Player Abbey Hsu Receives Prestigious Award; Makes Run to NIT Final |url=https://parklandtalk.com/former-msd-star-basketball-player-abbey-hsu-44769 |website=Parkland Talk |access-date=July 2, 2023 |date=April 7, 2023}} In her senior season, Hsu averaged 20.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, and was named Ivy League Player of the Year and All-Met Player of the Year, while earning All-American honorable mention from the Associated Press and WBCA. She broke the program single-season and career scoring records. Hsu finished her career with the most three-pointers and third-most points by a player in Ivy League history.{{cite web |title=Abbey Hsu Named All-Met Player of the Year |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2024/4/16/womens-basketball-abbey-hsu-named-all-met-player-of-the-year.aspx |publisher=Columbia University Athletics |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=April 16, 2024}}

Professional career

Hsu was selected by the Connecticut Sun with the 34th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, but did not attend training camp or play during the 2024 season. The Sun reserved her rights for future seasons. She became the first Columbia player ever to be drafted into the WNBA.{{cite web |title=Columbia's Abbey Hsu '24, Kaitlyn Davis '23 Selected in WNBA Draft |url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2024/4/15/womens-basketball-columbias-abbey-hsu-24-kaitlyn-davis-23-selected-in-wnba-draft.aspx |publisher=Columbia University Athletics |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=April 15, 2024}}

In 2024, she signed with BC Namur-Capitale a basketball club in Namur, Belgium.{{Cite web |last=Prunty |first=Jillian |title=Abbey Hsu, CC '24, signs first professional basketball contract |url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/sports/2024/08/19/abbey-hsu-cc-24-signs-first-professional-basketball-contract/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}

On February 17, 2025, Hsu signed a rookie scale contract with the Connecticut Sun.{{cite press release |author= |date= February 17, 2015|title= Connecticut Sun Adds Abbey Hsu to Training Camp Roster|url= https://sun.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-adds-abbey-hsu-to-training-camp-roster|location= Uncasville, Connecticutt|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |access-date= February 18, 2025}} On April 28, she was waived by the team.{{Cite web |title=Connecticut Sun Waives Mya Hollingshed and Abbey Hsu |url=https://sun.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-waives-mya-hollingshed-and-abbey-hsu |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=sun.wnba.com |language=en}}

National team career

Hsu was named to the United States national team for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Mexico. She became the second Ivy League player to compete for the senior national team. Hsu averaged 1.8 points per game in the tournament, as her team won the silver medal.{{cite web |title=Abbey Hsu |url=https://www.usab.com/players/abigail-hsu |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=September 25, 2023}}