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Queen Egbo
Egbo with Baylor in 2021
Las Vegas Aces
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-06-29) June 29, 2000 (age 24)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolTravis (Richmond, Texas)
CollegeBaylor (2018–2022)
WNBA draft2022: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Career history
2022–2023Indiana Fever
2023Washington Mystics
2024Fujian Zoten
2024Connecticut Sun
2024Los Angeles Sparks
2024–presentLas Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Thailand Team

Queen Kamsiyochukwu Egbo (born June 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She also previously played in the WNBA for the Indiana Fever, Washington Mystics, Connecticut Sun and Los Angeles Sparks. She played college basketball at Baylor. She represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup and won a gold medal.

Early life

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Egbo attended Travis High School in Richmond, Texas. During her freshman year in 2015, she averaged 14.2 points, and 13 rebounds per game and 150 total blocks. She also had two triple-doubles and 19 double-doubles during her first varsity season.[1] During her sophomore year in 2016, she averaged 14.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game.[2]

During her junior year in 2017, she averaged 18.8 points, 13.1 rebounds, 4.1 blocks, and 2.1 steals per game. She also had 21 double-doubles in 33 regular season games for the Lady Tigers'. Following an outstanding season she was named district MVP.[3][4] During her senior year, she averaged 17.3 points, 12.4 rebounds, 5.0 blocks and 3.9 steals per game. She was named a McDonald's All-American in 2018.[5][6]

College career

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During the 2018–19 season, in her freshman year, she averaged 5.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 35 games for Baylor. During the 2019–20 season, in her sophomore year, she averaged 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 0.9 steals per game in 30 games.[7] Following the season, she was named the Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year.[8]

During the 2020–21 season, in her junior year, she ranked tenth in the Big 12 in rebounds per game (7.2), fourth in offensive rebounds (3.1), and seventh in blocks per contest (1.2). She averaged 10.9 points in just 19.9 minutes per game and led the team in field goal percentage at a .504.[7] She was named a top-five finalist for the Lisa Leslie Award.[9] During the 2021–22 season, in her senior year, she averaged 11.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and was named a top-ten finalist for the Lisa Leslie Award.[10]

On March 27, 2022, Egbo renounced her extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic and declared for the 2022 WNBA draft.[11]

Professional career

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On April 11, 2022, Egbo was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Indiana Fever in the 2022 WNBA draft.[12]

On July 4, 2023, Egbo was traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Amanda Zahui B.[13]

On May 7, 2024, Egbo was traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, and the rights to Bernadett Határ.[14][15] On June 5, 2024, Egbo was waived by the Sun. She appeared in three game for Connecticut during the 2024 WNBA season, logging two points and two rebounds in seven minutes of action.[16]

On June 22, 2024, Egbo signed a hardship contract with the Los Angeles Sparks.[17] On June 29, 2024, her birthday, she was waived by the Sparks.[18]

On September 2, 2024, Egbo signed a seven-day contract with the Las Vegas Aces.[19]

National team career

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Egbo was named to the 2018 United States women's national under-18 basketball team, however, she withdrew due to school commitments.[20] Egbo represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, where she averaged 7.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and won a gold medal.[21]

Career statistics

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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
* Denotes season(s) in which Egbo won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[22]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022 Indiana 33 31 21.8 .442 — .645 6.3 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.9 7.2
2023 Indiana 16 0 8.9 .400 — .647 4.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 2.9
Washington 21 0 15.8 .544 — .633 4.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.1 6.2
2024 Connecticut 3 0 2.3 .000 — 1.000 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Los Angeles 2 0 2.0 1.000 — .000 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Las Vegas 3 0 6.0 .667 — — 1.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 2.7
Career 3 years, 5 teams 78 31 15.7 .464 — .648 4.8 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.3 5.5

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Washington 2 0 4.5 .000 — — 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024 Las Vegas 1 0 3.0 — — — 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 2 years, 2 teams 3 0 4.0 .000 — — 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

College

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NCAA statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018–19* Baylor 35 0 10.1 .453 .000 .506 4.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 5.1
2019–20 Baylor 30 8 18.5 .604 .000 .488 6.8 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.7 10.8
2020–21 Baylor 30 30 24.9 .500 .000 .639 8.6 0.9 1.2 1.9 2.5 11.1
2021–22 Baylor 35 35 23.9 .498 .000 .702 8.4 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.9 11.0
Career 130 73 19.1 .517 .000 .594 7.0 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.8 9.5

References

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  1. ^ Coleman, David (March 6, 2015). "Travis' Queen Egbo, George Ranch's Shalesha Pierce lead All-Fort Bend Herald girls basketball team". Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Dunsmore, Ryan (November 25, 2016). "Ellison now in charge of Lady Tigers". Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mulkey Inks Top Class". baylorbears.com. November 8, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Dunsmore, Ryan (March 18, 2017). "MVP Egbo head and shoulders above competition". Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Four Named McDonald's All-Americans". baylorbears.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Whelan Jr., Tim (February 8, 2018). "Baylor commit Queen Egbo honored to be a McDonald's All-American". usatodayhss.com. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Queen Egbo". baylorbears.com. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "2019-20 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 WBB Awards Announced". big12sports.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "WBB's Egbo Named as Finalist for the Leslie Award". baylorbears.com. February 5, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "WBB's Egbo Named to Lisa Leslie Award Top 10". baylorbears.com. February 11, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "Baylor's Egbo declares for WNBA Draft". Waco Tribune-Herald. March 27, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  12. ^ Horner, Scott (April 11, 2022). "Queen Egbo: What to know about Indiana Fever's fourth and final 1st round pick". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "Fever Acquire Amanda Zahui B in Trade with Washington". Indiana Fever. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo". Connecticut Sun. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  15. ^ Fulkerson, Vickie (May 7, 2024). "Sun trade for 'elite rebounder' Queen Egbo". The Day. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  16. ^ "Connecticut Sun Waives Queen Egbo". sun.wnba.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  17. ^ "Sparks Sign Center Queen Egbo to Hardship Contract". sparks.wnba.com. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  18. ^ Hoegler, Alex (June 29, 2024). "Los Angeles Sparks Waive Former First-Round Pick On Her Birthday In Ruthless Roster Move". MSN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  19. ^ "Aces Sign Queen Egbo to Seven-Day Contract". Las Vegas Aces. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  20. ^ "Queen Egbo". usab.com. July 30, 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  21. ^ "2019 USA Women's U19 World Cup Team Filled with Experience and Talent". usab.com. May 19, 2019. Archived from the original on May 19, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  22. ^ "Queen Egbo WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
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