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Center · 6′4″ 195 lb · Born 1996-08-08 in Hopkins, SC · High school: Heathwood Hall Episcopal · College: South Carolina 2014-15 to 2017-18 · 2018 WNBA draft, round 1, pick 1 by 
Las Vegas Aces
Seasons
13 (4 College · 9 WNBA)
Teams
2 (1 College · 1 WNBA)
Championships
NCAA 2016-17, WNBA 2022, WNBA 2023, WNBA 2025
NCAA tournaments
4 (1 Final Four)
WNBA playoff seasons
7
Awards and honours
- WNBA Most Valuable Player ×4: 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
- WNBA Rookie of the Year: 2018
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year ×3: 2022, 2023, 2025
- WNBA Finals MVP ×2: 2023, 2025
- WNBA All-WNBA Team (first team) ×5: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- WNBA All-WNBA Team (second team): 2021
- WNBA All-Defensive Team (first team) ×4: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- WNBA All-Defensive Team (second team): 2020
- WNBA All-Rookie Team: 2018
- WNBA All-Star Game selection ×8: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- NCAA AP All-America Team (first team): 2017-18
- NCAA Naismith College Player of the Year: 2017-18
- NCAA Wade Trophy: 2017-18
- NCAA John R. Wooden Award: 2017-18
- NCAA AP Player of the Year: 2017-18
- NCAA NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: 2016-17
NCAA College career game logs →
4 × 10 min, 30-second clock, arc 20 ft 9 in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
| Season | Team | Cl | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 |  South Carolina | Fr | 37 | 1 | 19.7 | 486 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | .538 | .333 | .662 | .574 |
| 2015-16 | South Carolina | So | 33 | 31 | 27.2 | 530 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | .531 | .723 | .570 | |
| 2016-17 | South Carolina | Jr | 35 | 35 | 28.4 | 626 | 17.9 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | .588 | .000 | .737 | .627 |
| 2017-18 | South Carolina | Sr | 33 | 29 | 29.7 | 747 | 22.6 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .542 | .417 | .732 | .589 |
| Total | 4 seasons | 138 | 96 | 26.1 | 2,389 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .550 | .375 | .715 | .591 |
NCAA tournament
| Season | Team | Cl | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | South Carolina | Fr | 5 | 0 | 15.8 | 62 | 12.4 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .667 | .750 | .698 | |
| 2015-16 | South Carolina | So | 3 | 3 | 25.7 | 38 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .400 | .667 | .451 | |
| 2016-17 | South Carolina | Jr | 6 | 6 | 29.8 | 115 | 19.2 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .594 | .805 | .650 | |
| 2017-18 | South Carolina | Sr | 4 | 4 | 33.7 | 91 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | .485 | .818 | .557 | |
| Total | 4 seasons | 18 | 13 | 26.1 | 306 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | .537 | .779 | .596 |
WNBA WNBA career game logs →
4 × 10 min, 24-second clock, arc 22 ft 1¾ in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Aces | 33 | 33 | 30.6 | 682 | 20.7 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .462 | .774 | .526 | |
| 2019 | Aces | 27 | 25 | 28.1 | 439 | 16.3 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .475 | .000 | .793 | .536 |
| 2020 | Aces | 22 | 22 | 31.6 | 450 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .480 | .781 | .539 | |
| 2021 | Aces | 32 | 32 | 31.9 | 584 | 18.2 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .444 | 1.000 | .876 | .524 |
| 2022 | Aces | 36 | 36 | 30.0 | 703 | 19.5 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | .501 | .373 | .813 | .578 |
| 2023 | Aces | 40 | 40 | 30.6 | 912 | 22.8 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | .557 | .310 | .812 | .618 |
| 2024 | Aces | 38 | 38 | 34.4 | 1,021 | 26.9 | 11.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .518 | .317 | .844 | .584 |
| 2025 | Aces | 40 | 40 | 31.2 | 937 | 23.4 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | .505 | .424 | .855 | .589 |
| 2026 | Aces | 37 | 37 | 32.0 | 962 | 26.0 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .523 | .398 | .859 | .612 |
| Total | 9 seasons | 305 | 303 | 31.2 | 6,690 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .501 | .374 | .827 | .573 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Aces | 5 | 5 | 33.8 | 67 | 13.4 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .436 | .950 | .519 | |
| 2020 | Aces | 8 | 8 | 35.5 | 166 | 20.8 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | .473 | .857 | .538 | |
| 2021 | Aces | 5 | 5 | 32.0 | 71 | 14.2 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .435 | .654 | .477 | |
| 2022 | Aces | 10 | 10 | 37.2 | 203 | 20.3 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .552 | .143 | .791 | .612 |
| 2023 | Aces | 9 | 9 | 33.4 | 214 | 23.8 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | .554 | .500 | .831 | .608 |
| 2024 | Aces | 6 | 6 | 36.3 | 128 | 21.3 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .535 | .500 | .750 | .580 |
| 2025 | Aces | 12 | 12 | 35.9 | 322 | 26.8 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | .478 | .400 | .784 | .545 |
| Total | 7 seasons | 55 | 55 | 35.2 | 1,171 | 21.3 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .502 | .333 | .801 | .563 |