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Amy Atwell

Amy Atwell (born 30 June 1998) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine, where she won the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 2022.

Amy Atwell
Atwell with the Bendigo Braves in 2023
No. 12 – Phoenix Mercury
PositionGuard / forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 25)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolPenrhos College
(Perth, Western Australia)
CollegeHawaii (2017–2022)
WNBA draft2022: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022Los Angeles Sparks
2022–2024Perth Lynx
2023–2024Bendigo Braves
2024–presentPhoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Australia

Early life edit

Atwell was born in Perth, Western Australia.[1] She attended Penrhos College and played basketball for the Willetton Tigers as a junior. She also played softball growing up.[1]

College career edit

Atwell moved to the United States in 2016 to play college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine. After redshirting the 2016–17 season due to injury, she debuted in the 2017–18 season.[1] In 2019–20, she was named Big West Conference Best Sixth Player and Big West Conference Honorable Mention.[1] In 2020–21, she was named second-team All-Big West. In 2021–22, she was named Big West Player of the Year and first-team All-Big West.[1][2][3] She became the 23rd member of the 1,000 point club for the Rainbow Wahine and finished No. 1 in made 3-pointers with 205.[1][4] She also helped the Rainbow Wahine win the 2022 Big West tournament behind her tournament MVP performance.[5]

College statistics edit

Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Hawaii 24 102 .477 .281 .692 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 4.3
2018–19 Hawaii 28 133 .429 .368 .833 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.1 4.8
2019–20 Hawaii 27 286 .476 .453 .719 4.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 10.6
2020–21 Hawaii 17 215 .383 .319 .750 5.9 0.6 0.7 0.4 12.6
2021–22 Hawaii 30 534 .438 .380 .859 6.9 1.0 1.5 0.6 17.8
Career 126 1270 .438 .380 .806 4.5 0.7 0.7 0.3 10.1

Professional career edit

Los Angeles Sparks edit

Atwell was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks in the third round (27th overall) of the 2022 WNBA draft.[6] She made the opening night roster[7] and made her first career start against the Chicago Sky on 6 May.[8] After appearing in four games, Atwell was waived by the Sparks on 7 June 2022.[9]

Perth Lynx and Bendigo Braves edit

On 4 June 2022, Atwell signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2022–23 WNBL season.[10]

Atwell joined the Bendigo Braves for the 2023 NBL1 South season.[11] She led the Braves to the NBL1 South championship behind her Grand Final MVP performance of 36 points, eight rebounds and two assists in an 83–78 win over the Waverley Falcons.[12][13] Atwell and the Braves went on to win the NBL1 National championship.[14] She was named to the NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five.[15]

On 19 May 2023, Atwell re-signed with the Lynx for the 2023–24 WNBL season.[16] On 27 December 2023, she had a career-high 36 points and seven 3-pointers in a 98–90 win over the UC Capitals.[17][18][19] In game one of the Lynx's grand final series against the Southside Flyers, Atwell had a game-high 30 points and a career-high nine 3-pointers in a 101–79 win.[20][21][22] They went on to lose the series 2–1.[23][24]

Atwell re-joined the Bendigo Braves for the 2024 NBL1 South season.[25] During the season, she received a training camp invite from the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.[26][27]

WNBA career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022 Los Angeles 4 1 8.0 .111 .167 .000 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8
Career 1 year, 1 team 4 1 8.0 .111 .167 .000 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.8

Personal life edit

Atwell is the daughter of Ray and Shelley Atwell. She has an older sister, Hayley, and a younger brother, Ryan.[1] Her grandfather is former Australian rules football player Mal Atwell.[28]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Amy Atwell". hawaiiathletics.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Atwell Named Player of the Year, Beeman Coach of the Year". hawaiiathletics.com. 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ Cazimero, Charleston (7 March 2022). "Wāhine basketball takes home two conference awards". Ka Leo o Hawaii. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ^ McInnis, Brian (2 March 2022). "Hawaii women's basketball star Amy Atwell takes shot at Big West championship". Spectrum News Hawaii. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ^ McInnis, Brian (12 March 2022). "Hawaii defeats UC Irvine for Big West women's basketball tournament title, NCAA berth". Spectrum News Hawaii. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ McInnis, Brian (12 April 2022). "Hawaii basketball star Amy Atwell taken by Los Angeles Sparks in WNBA Draft third round". Spectrum News Hawaii. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. ^ Shimabuku, Christian (5 May 2022). "Amy Atwell makes opening night roster for WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks". KHON2. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. ^ @LASparks (6 May 2022). "Starting 5️⃣ vs. Chicago Sky" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Los Angeles Sparks Waive Amy Atwell". wnba.com. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  10. ^ "AMY ATWELL ADDS A SPARK TO THE PERTH LYNX ROSTER". wnbl.basketball/perth. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Amy Atwell". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  12. ^ "NBL1 South Recap | Women's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Bendigo Braves crowned NBL1 South women's champions". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  14. ^ "NBL1 National Finals Recap | Women's Championship Game 2023". NBL1.com.au. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023.
  15. ^ "2023 Coles Expres NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five". NBL1.com.au. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023.
  16. ^ "ATWELL AMPED TO BE BACK FOR 2023-24". wnbl.basketball/perth. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  17. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (27 December 2023). "Perth Lynx import Aari McDonald injures knee against Canberra Capitals as Amy Atwell stars in WNBL". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023.
  18. ^ "LYNX FOCUS ON KEEPING MOMENTUM TO END HOME STAND". wnbl.basketball/perth. 27 December 2023. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Lynx vs Capitals". fibalivestats.com. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  20. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (10 March 2024). "WNBL grand final: Perth Lynx thrash Southside Flyers in game one as Amy Atwell stars". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024.
  21. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (10 March 2024). "Perth Lynx vice-captain Amy Atwell describes what it's like when you can't miss during a WNBL grand final". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024.
  22. ^ "LYNX SCORCH FLYERS IN AMAZING GAME 1 SHOWING". wnbl.basketball/perth. 10 March 2024. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024.
  23. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (17 March 2024). "WNBL grand final: Perth Lynx smashed in game three by Southside as championship dream gets shattered". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024.
  24. ^ "LYNX FALL IN GAME 3 BUT PLENTY TO BE PROUD OF". wnbl.basketball/perth. 17 March 2024. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024.
  25. ^ Bourke, Adam (26 April 2024). "Star players to miss Bendigo Braves home NBL1 double-header". bendigoadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  26. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (24 April 2024). "Perth Lynx star Amy Atwell flies out to America for WNBA Training Camp with Phoenix Mercury". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024.
  27. ^ "PHOENIX MERCURY FINALIZES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". WNBA.com.au. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  28. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (12 April 2022). "Basketballer Amy Atwell follows in footsteps of grandfather Mal Atwell by making it to the highest level". TheWest.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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