Megan Mahoney
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1983)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Megan Mahoney
| image = 20160131 Villeneuve d'Ascq vs Angers 164.jpg
| caption = Megan Mahoney in January 2016
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|02|13}}
| birth_place = Rapid City, South Dakota
| height_m = 1.83
| weight_kg = 72
| team =
| number =
| league =
| position = Forward
| high_school = Sturgis Brown (Sturgis, South Dakota)
| college = Kansas State (2001–2005)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2005
| draft_round = 3
| draft_pick = 34
| draft_team = Connecticut Sun
| career_start = 2005
| career_end = 2019
| career_number = 4, 34
| years1 = 2006 | team1 = Haukar
| years2 = 2006–2007 | team2 = Connecticut Sun
| years3 = 2006–2008 | team3 = Basket Parma
| years4 = 2008–2013 | team4 = Cras Basket Taranto
| years5 = 2013–2014 | team5 = La Lucca
| years6 = 2014–2016 | team6 = ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
| years7 = 2016–2018 | team7 = ASD San Martino di Lupari
| highlights =
- 3x Italian champion (2009, 2010, 2012)
- EuroCup Women (2015)
- Icelandic champion (2006)
- Serie A1 Finals MVP (2010)
- Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP (2006)
- Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year (2006)
- Icelandic All-Star (2006)
- Icelandic All-Star Game MVP (2006)
- First-team All-Big 12 (2003)
}}
Megan Marie Mahoney (born February 13, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. During her 14-year career, Mahoney won the Italian championship three times, in 2009, 2010 and 2012, and the Icelandic championship in 2006. In 2015, she won the EuroCup with ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq. Mahoney was drafted by the Connecticut Sun in 2005 and played in the WNBA from 2006 to 2007.
High School & College
Mahoney attended Sturgis Brown High School in Sturgis, South Dakota.{{cite web|title=Megan Mahoney finds basketball comfort in Europe|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/sturgis/basketball-megan-mahoney-finds-basketball-comfort-in-europe/article_5d8d98b0-8d55-5541-85b5-84f2bd4434a5.html|publisher=Rapid City Journal|accessdate=April 21, 2014|date=June 16, 2012}} As a senior, she was named Gatorade and USA Today South Dakota Player of the Year, High School Girls Athlete of the Year by the South Dakota Sports Writers Association, and Miss Basketball South Dakota. Mahoney also excelled academically, earning membership in the National Honor Society.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/sun/mahoneynewprofile.html|title=Megan Mahoney – #24|accessdate=2008-03-07}}
Mahoney attended Kansas State University and was a 2003 All Big-12 First Team selection. During her career, she set the all-time school record for assists (589), and she ranks second all-time in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.62).
Career statistics
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
=WNBA=
==Regular season==
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Connecticut
|31||1||11.3||30.6||24.1||89.5||2.1||0.8||0.2||0.0||0.8||2.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Connecticut
|18||0||6.7||25.0||16.7||72.7||0.8||0.4||0.2||0.1||0.6||1.7
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 2 years, 1 team
|49||1||9.6||29.2||22.9||80.5||1.6||0.7||0.2||0.0||0.7||2.2
{{S-end}}
==Playoffs==
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Connecticut
|4||0||3.3||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.5||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.5||0.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Connecticut
|2||0||5.5||75.0||0.0||50.0||1.5||0.0||0.5||0.0||0.0||3.5
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 2 years, 1 team
|6||0||4.0||37.5||0.0||50.0||0.8||0.0||0.2||0.0||0.3||1.2
{{S-end}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Team !GP !Points !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG |
| 2001–02
|34 |286 |44.9 |37.0 |66.2 |5.4 |4.6 |1.6 |0.4 |8.4 |
| 2002–03
|Kansas State |34 |473 |50.0 |43.4 |74.0 |6.4 |4.8 |1.5 |0.3 |13.9 |
| 2003–04
|Kansas State |31 |259 |46.0 |32.4 |66.7 |7.0 |5.2 |1.2 |0.5 |8.4 |
| 2004–05
|Kansas State |30 |289 |47.9 |23.9 |80.0 |6.2 |3.5 |1.3 |0.5 |9.6 |
| Career
|Kansas State |129 |1307 |47.5 |36.7 |71.9 |6.2 |4.6 |1.4 |0.4 |10.1 |
Career
In the 2005 WNBA draft, Mahoney was selected in the third round (34th overall) by the Connecticut Sun.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/draft2005/draft_board.html|title=2005 WNBA Draft Board|accessdate=2008-03-07}} A torn Achilles during the Big 12 championship game her senior season prevented her from playing with the Sun during the 2005 season.{{cite news|title=Mahoney leikur í WNBA|url=http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1065355/|accessdate=30 October 2017|work=Morgunblaðið|date=8 February 2006|language=Icelandic}}{{cite news|title=Basketball: Megan Mahoney finds basketball comfort in Europe|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/sturgis/basketball-megan-mahoney-finds-basketball-comfort-in-europe/article_5d8d98b0-8d55-5541-85b5-84f2bd4434a5.html|accessdate=30 October 2017|work=rapidcityjournal.com|date=16 June 2012}}
Mahoney signed with Haukar of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna in January 2006, replacing KeKe Tardy.{{Cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=350051&pageId=5543587&lang=is|title=Timarit.is|last=Háskólabókasafn|first=Landsbókasafn Íslands -|website=timarit.is|language=is|access-date=2017-09-11}} In nine regular season games, she averaged 27.9 points and 13.1 rebounds per game,{{Cite web|url=http://gamli.kki.is/mot/1500002231_HAUKAR______.htm|title=Tölfræði|website=gamli.kki.is|access-date=2017-09-11}} helping the team achieve the best record in the league.{{Cite web|url=http://gamli.kki.is/mot/mot_1500002231.htm|title=Iceland Expr.kv.|website=gamli.kki.is|access-date=2017-09-11}} In the playoffs, Mahoney averaged 28.3 points and 14.3 rebounds.{{Cite web|url=http://gamli.kki.is/mot/1500002425_HAUKAR______.htm|title=Tölfræði|website=gamli.kki.is|access-date=2017-09-11}} In the finals she broke Penny Peppas' scoring record by averaging 32.0 points and helped Haukar to a three-game sweep of Keflavík.{{Cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=350135&pageId=5546936&lang=is|title=Timarit.is|last=Háskólabókasafn|first=Landsbókasafn Íslands -|website=timarit.is|language=is|access-date=2017-09-11}} For her effort she was named the Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP{{Cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=350134&pageId=5546906&lang=is|title=Timarit.is|last=Háskólabókasafn|first=Landsbókasafn Íslands -|website=timarit.is|language=is|access-date=2017-09-11}} and the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.{{Cite web|url=http://kki.is/sagan/vidurkenningar-og-verdlaun/besti-erlendi-leikmadurinn-kvenna/|title=KKÍ {{!}} Besti erlendi leikmaðurinn · Kvenna|website=kki.is|language=en|access-date=2017-09-11}}
In February 2006, Mahoney signed a three-year contract with the Connecticut Sun. During her first season (2006), Mahoney appeared in 31 games, starting once, and averaged 11.7 minutes per game.
On March 6, 2008, the Connecticut Sun traded Mahoney to the Houston Comets in exchange for Barbara Turner.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/sun/news/suntrademahoneyforturner.html|title=Sun Acquire Barbara Turner in Trade with Comets|accessdate=2008-03-07}} On April 29, 2008, Mahoney was waived by the Comets.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2008.html |title=2008 WNBA Transactions |accessdate=2008-05-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803070528/http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2008.html |archivedate=August 3, 2009 }}
In 2006 and in 2007, Megan played in Italy with Parma and the next year, she started to play with Cras Basket Taranto and she won the Italian title in 2008/2009 2009/2010 (MVP of the finals) 2011/2012
In 2010–2011, during the Euroleague Women, Mahoney was called in the "Rest of World" team against the Representatives of Europe. She scored eight points in five minutes.
Between 2014 and 2016, Mahoney played in France for ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq. She won the EuroCup Women 2015 and was runner-up the following season, and also came second in the 2014–15 Ligue Féminine de Basketball.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketlfb.com/node/3803|title=Megan Mahoney|publisher=basketlfb.com|accessdate=18 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419002044/http://www.basketlfb.com/node/3803|archive-date=19 April 2015|url-status=dead}}
Mahoney signed with San Martino di Lupari of the Italian Serie A1. On January 15, 2017, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee and missed the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=San Martino di Lupari, stagione finita per Megan Mahoney|url=https://www.megabasket.it/2017/01/17/femminile/san-martino-di-lupari-stagione-finita-per-megan-mahoney/|accessdate=30 October 2017|work=megabasket.it|date=17 January 2017|language=Italian}} In May, 2017, Mahoney re-signed with San Martion for the 2017–2018 season.{{cite news|title=San Martino keeps Mahoney for another season|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Italy/news/490280/San-Martino-keeps-Mahoney-for-another-season|accessdate=30 October 2017|work=Eurobasket.com|date=22 May 2017}}{{cite news|title=Megan Mahoney è la prima riconferma di San Martino|url=https://www.megabasket.it/2017/05/22/femminile/serie-a1-f/megan-mahoney-la-riconferma-san-martino/|accessdate=30 October 2017|work=megabasket.it|date=22 May 2017|language=Italian}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.basketuniverso.it/megan-mahoney-e-una-nuova-lupa/|title=Megan Mahoney è una nuova "lupa"|date=2016-06-29|work=BasketUniverso|access-date=2017-09-11|language=it-IT}}{{cite news |title=A1 – San Martino di Lupari saluta Megan Mahoney |url=http://www.basketinside.com/siamo-donne/news-siamo-donne/a1-san-martino-di-lupari-saluta-megan-mahoney/?refresh_ce-cp |accessdate=13 October 2018 |work=basketinside.com |date=14 July 2018 |language=Italian}}
Mahoney had planned to play the 2018–2019 season in Belgium, but tore a tendon in her foot prior to the start of the season. The injury required a surgery and six to eight months of rehabbing. In June 2019, Mahoney announced her retirement from basketball.{{cite news |author1=Stewart Huntington |title=Basketball star Megan Mahoney retires |url=https://www.kotatv.com/content/news/Basketball-star-Megan-Mahoney-retires-511755902.html |accessdate=16 December 2019 |work=KOTA-TV |date=24 June 2019}}
Titles and awards
=Titles=
- EuroCup Women: 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-lfb/eurocup---le-titre-pour-bourges--.html|title=EUROCUP : LE TITRE POUR BOURGES !|publisher=bebasket.fr|date=13 April 2016|author=|accessdate=16 April 2016}}
- Italian Champion: 2009, 2010, 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.catch-and-shoot.com/livenews/villeneuve-dascq-recrute-megan-mahoney/2014/|title=Villeneuve d’Ascq recrute Megan Mahoney|author=Amaury Boulay|publisher=Catch & Shoot|date=18 June 2014|accessdate=19 June 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140619095112/http://www.catch-and-shoot.com/livenews/villeneuve-dascq-recrute-megan-mahoney/2014/|archive-date=19 June 2014|url-status=dead}}
- Icelandic champion: 2006
=Awards=
- Serie A1 Finals MVP: 2010
- Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year: 2006
- Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP: 2006
- Icelandic All-Star MVP: 2009
References
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External links
- [http://www.wnba.com/player/megan-mahoney/#/career Megan Mahoney] at wnba.com
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/m/mahonme01w.html WNBA stats] at basketball-reference.com
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_55766.compID_Rn2Om4j3HOcXtTFwJWFsh3.season_2015.roundID_10368.teamID_92452.html FIBA profile] at fibaeurope.com
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Megan_Mahoney/100003 Profile] at EuroBasket.com
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
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