Katie Lou Samuelson, G, 6-3, UConn
BY THE NUMBERS
Samuelson has been a household name since her high school days, being named National Player of the Year at Mater Dei by Gatorade, USA Today, McDonald’s, WBCA and Naismith. As a freshman at UConn, she was named the National Freshman of the Year by espnW after helping the Huskies to a 38-0 record and the 2016 National Championship. Samuelson is one of the most prolific three-point shooters to ever play the game, setting an NCAA record by going 10 for 10 from long distance vs. South Florida on March. 6, 2017. Her 119 made threes in 2016-17 were the eighth highest total in NCAA history. Samuelson and teammate Napheesa Collier have combined to score 4,636 points in their careers, which is the highest total by a pair of UConn teammates in program history.
| CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||||||
| G-GS | Min-MPG | FG-FGA | FG% | 3G-3GA | 3G% | FT-FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | RPG | PF-DQ | A | TO | B | S | Pts | PPG | |
| 2015-16 (UConn) | 37-22 | 870-23.5 | 147-298 | .493 | 78-198 | .394 | 36-43 | .837 | 19 | 105 | 124 | 3.4 | 45-0 | 82 | 45 | 6 | 38 | 408 | 11.0 |
| 2016-17 (UConn) | 37-37 | 1187-32.1 | 259-533 | .486 | 119-283 | .420 | 110-131 | .840 | 23 | 120 | 143 | 3.9 | 52-0 | 118 | 69 | 10 | 56 | 747 | 20.2 |
| 2017-18 (UConn) | 32-32 | 951-29.7 | 195-368 | .530 | 96-202 | .475 | 71-85 | .835 | 36 | 109 | 145 | 4.5 | 42-0 | 123 | 44 | 6 | 37 | 557 | 17.4 |
| 2018-19 (UConn) | 31-31 | 1014-32.7 | 192-421 | .456 | 79-212 | .373 | 112-128 | .875 | 52 | 155 | 207 | 6.7 | 44-0 | 120 | 47 | 18 | 39 | 575 | 18.5 |
| Totals | 137-122 | 4022-29.4 | 793-1620 | .489 | 372-895 | .415 | 329-387 | .850 | 130 | 489 | 619 | 4.5 | 183-0 | 443 | 205 | 40 | 170 | 2287 | 16.7 |
| HONORS | ||
| All-American | AP First Team (2017, 2018) | |
| USBWA First Team (2017, 2018) | ||
| WBCA Coaches’ (2017, 2018) | ||
| Wade Trophy Watch List | 2018, 2019 | |
| Naismith Trophy Watch List | 2018, 2019 | |
| Wooden Award Late Season Watch List | 2018, 2019, | |
| Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Finalist | 2019 | |
| AAC Player of the Year | 2017, 2018 | |
| All-AAC First Team | 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| AAC Tournament MOP | 2017 | |
| ESPNW National Freshman of the Year | 2016 | |
| AAC All-Freshman Team | 2016 | |
ACES SCOUTING REPORT
“At 6’3, she has great length for the perimeter and a fluid and quick release on her shot. Her high basketball IQ and confident scorer’s mentality highlights her ability to read the defense/screen to create shot opportunities.”
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
“If you wanted to design a wing built for the current WNBA moment, you’d be hard-pressed to improve upon Katie Lou Samuelson. She distributes the ball well … and she never turns it over. She’s the floor spacer Bill Laimbeer needs, for an Aces team that did not shoot the ball from deep nearly enough last season.”
~ Howard Megdal, HighPostHoops
“Samuelson has established herself as one of the best shooters in the country, and would be the kind of perimeter threat coveted by any number of WNBA teams. At 6-foot-3, Samuelson is a difficult defensive matchup for guards.”
~ Michelle Smith, WNBA.com