Abby Meyers
Abby Meyers (born July 14, 1999) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball at Princeton and Maryland. Meyers was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Dallas Wings in the 2023 WNBA draft.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 14, 1999 Potomac, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Walt Whitman (Bethesda, Maryland) | ||||||||||||||
| College | |||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2023: 1st round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Dallas Wings | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life Edit
Meyers is the daughter of Valerie and Steven Meyers, and has two sisters, Emily, and a twin Olivia.[1][2] Meyers is Jewish, and attended the Reform Jewish synagogue Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, D.C.[3][4]
She attended Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland, where she is the school's all-time leading scorer, male or female.[5] She helped lead the Vikings to three state semifinals from 2015 to 2017. During her junior year she helped lead her team to a 24–3 record and the 4A state final. During the 2016 championship game, she scored 21 points, to help her team win the state title, their first state title since 1995.[6] During her senior year, she helped lead her team to a 22–5 record and their second consecutive state final. During the 2017 championship game, she recorded 26 points and 12 rebounds, in a 46–49 loss to Catonsville, failing to repeat as state champions.[7] She was named Montgomery County Player of the Year and 2016–17 First Team All-State MBCA. Meyers also played soccer and ultimate frisbee in high school.[8][9]
College career Edit
Meyers began her collegiate at Princeton during the 2017–18 season. In her freshman year, she averaged 9.4 points and 3.0 rebounds in 28 games for Princeton.[9] During the 2018 Ivy League women's basketball tournament, she averaged 13.0 points, 3.0 rebounds in two games to help lead Princeton to their first Ivy League tournament championship. She was subsequently named to the All-Ivy League tournament team.[10] After a gap year, as a sophomore during the 2019–20 season, she averaged 6.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 23 games off the bench.[9] The Ivy League cancelled the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.[11]
During the 2021–22 season, in her junior year, she led Princeton with 17.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, as she shot 45.9 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from three-point range. She ranked first in the conference in three-point percentage, effective field goal percentage, true shooting percentage, and player efficiency rating, second in scoring, third in 2-point field goal percentage (15.9%), and eighth in rebounds.[12] She helped lead Princeton to a third consecutive Ivy League championship. During the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Meyers scored a career-high 29 points and upset Kentucky to advance to the second round for the second time in program history.[13][14] Following the season she was named the Ivy League Player of the Year and a unanimous selection to the All-Ivy first team.[15][16][17] She was also named an Associated Press All-American honorable mention, becoming the fourth All-American in program history.[18] Meyers graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in public policy and international affairs.[19]
On April 15, 2022, Meyers announced she was transferring as a graduate to Maryland.[4][20][21] During the 2022–23 season, in her first season at Maryland, she had the lowest turnover percentage (10.0) in the Big Ten, and averaged 14.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.8 steals (9th in the conference) per game. She helped the Terrapins advance to the Elite Eight at the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament for the first time since 2015.[22][23][24][25] Following the season she was named to the All-Big Ten second team.[26]
Professional career Edit
On April 10, 2023, Meyers was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Dallas Wings in the 2023 WNBA draft.[27] Meyers was waived during training camp and did not make the team.[28]
Washington Mystics Edit
On June 20, 2023, Meyers signed a hardship contract with the Washington Mystics.[29] Meyers played for the Mystics for two weeks, and then on July 4, 2023, the Mystics released Meyers from her Hardship Contract. [30] Meyers returned to the Mystics on a 7-Day Contract on July 21, 2023.[31] Meyers signed 3 7-Day Contracts with the Mystics before being released on August 7, 2023.[32]
London Lions Edit
On August 1, 2023, Meyers signed a contract with the London Lions (women).[33]
National team career Edit
Meyers represented the United States at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel, where she was team captain and averaged 18.4 points per game.[4][34] In the championship game, she recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds while adding four steals to help Team USA win a gold medal.[35] She said: "It was just a very, very humbling, cool experience to be recognized as one of the best Jewish basketball players of my age in the country."[19]
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ "Abby Meyers bio". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Abby Meyers WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Saffren, Jarrad (March 28, 2023). "You Should Know… Abby Meyers". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c Gurvis, Jacob (March 10, 2023). "Jewish star guard Abby Meyers leads University of Maryland to No. 2 spot in the NCAA tournament". jta.org. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Molina, Carmen (March 3, 2017). "Meyers becomes top scorer in Whitman basketball history". The Black & White. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Goldwein, Eric (March 12, 2016). "Abby Meyers leads Whitman girls' basketball to first state title since 1995". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Goldwein, Eric (March 11, 2017). "Whitman girls fall short of second straight state title, lose to Catonsville in Maryland 4A final". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "USA Ultimate Events, Teams and Member Accounts | Play USA Ultimate". play.usaultimate.org. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Abby Meyers bio". umterps.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Princeton Takes Home Ivy League Tournament Title". ivyleague.com. March 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (November 12, 2020). "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "2021-22 Women's Ivy League Season Summary". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Princeton upsets No. 6 seed Kentucky, records program's second NCAA Tournament win in history". The Boston Globe. March 19, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "No. 11 Princeton Defeats No. 6 Kentucky In NCAA Tournament First Round". ivyleague.com. March 19, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Ivy League Reveals Women's Basketball Award Winners and All-Ivy Teams for 2021-22 Season". ivyleague.com. March 9, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Franko, Kyle (March 9, 2022). "Princeton women's basketball's Abby Meyers unanimous Ivy Player of the Year". The Trentonian. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Ostrowsky, David (April 20, 2022). "Meyers Named Ivy League Player of the Year". The Atlanta Jewish Times. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Drapkin, Matt (March 17, 2022). "Abby Meyers named AP All-American Honorable Mention". The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Berman, Jesse (August 9, 2022). "Abby Meyers brings home the gold". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 15, 2022). "Princeton's Abby Meyers, Ivy League women's basketball player of the year, transfers to Maryland". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Copeland, Kareem (October 25, 2022). "Abby Meyers returns home to play for Maryland team she idolized". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Edward (January 26, 2023). "How Abby Meyers turned a fadeaway jumper into her most reliable shot for No. 10 Maryland women's basketball". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Former Ivy League Player of the Year Abby Meyers Selected in First Round of WNBA Draft". ivyleague.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "FROM SWEET TO ELITE: No. 2-Seeded Terps Down Irish, 76-59, Advance To Elite Eight". umterps.com. March 25, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 28, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Abby Meyers Drafted 11th Overall to Dallas Wings". umterps.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Dallas Wings Announce Roster Transaction". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ @kareemcopeland (June 20, 2023). "The Mystics have signed former Maryland guard Abby Meyers to a hardship contract. The team will be without Li Meng until early July as she goes to play in the Asia Cup. But sounds like there's more roster news coming. #wnba" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @WashMystics (July 4, 2023). "Roster Update: We have waived Abby Meyers and Linnae Harper. Thank you both!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @WashMystics (July 21, 2023). "Welcome back, Abby ‼️ She has been signed to a hardship contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @WashMystics (August 7, 2023). "Roster Update: We have released Abby Meyers. Thank you, Abby!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lions sign Abby Meyers for 23/24 campaign".
- ^ Manfre, Dylan. "Abby Meyers is Ready to Represent USA". maccabiusa.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Meyers Helps U.S. Win Gold At 2022 Maccabiah Games". goprincetontigers.com. July 25, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
External links Edit
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Abby Meyers on Instagram