Victoria Vivians

Victoria Vivians (born November 17, 1994, in Jackson, Mississippi^[1]) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. She helped lead the Bulldogs to four appearances in the NCAA tournament, including three Sweet Sixteens, and two appearances in the championship game in 2017 and 2018. Vivians was chosen eighth overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2018 WNBA draft on April 12, 2018.^[2]

Victoria Vivians

Vivians with the Indiana Fever in 2018
No. 35 – Indiana Fever
Position	Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 29) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Scott Central (Forest, Mississippi)
College	Mississippi State (2014–2018)
WNBA draft	2018: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–present	Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (2018) First-team All-American – AP (2018) Third-team All-American – AP (2017) 3× First-team All-SEC (2016–2018) Second-team All-SEC (2015)

Personal life

Vivians is the daughter of John and Angela Vivians and Deborah Peatry. She graduated from Scott Central High School. She also graduated from Mississippi State University, majoring in Human Development and Family Science. She represented the Bulldogs as a guard in basketball.^[3]

WNBA career statistics

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018	Indiana	34	26	27.1	.404	.399	.931	3.1	1.2	0.9	0.1	1.0	8.9
2020	Indiana	6	0	14.2	.345	.182	.875	2.3	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.0	4.8
2021	Indiana	31	8	21.3	.333	.252	.833	3.1	1.3	1.1	0.1	1.3	6.8
2022	Indiana	35	30	26.9	.336	.280	.742	3.6	2.4	1.1	0.3	2.1	9.8
2023	Indiana	38	14	17.7	.380	.287	.767	3.1	1.3	0.7	0.2	0.8	5.2
Career	5 years, 1 team	144	78	22.8	.360	.308	.805	3.2	1.5	0.9	0.2	1.3	7.5

Collegiate career

Mississippi State statistics

Source:^[4]

Legend

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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Mississippi State	34	505	.368	.327	.746	5.0	1.0	1.4	0.4	14.9
2015–16	Mississippi State	36	616	.382	.309	.732	5.8	1.0	1.7	0.3	17.1
2016–17	Mississippi State	39	633	.372	.280	.761	4.2	1.5	1.4	0.3	16.2
2017–18	Mississippi State	39	773	.485	.404	.809	6.1	1.9	1.4	0.3	19.8
Career	148	2,527	.404	.324	.765	5.3	1.4	1.4	0.3	17.1

References

1. "2018 WNBA Draft Profile: Victoria Vivians". Women's National Basketball Association. from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
2. "Victoria Vivians is headed to WNBA's Indiana Fever". from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
3. "Mississippi State bio". HailState.com. Mississippi State University. from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
4. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com   and Basketball-Reference.com  
• Mississippi State Bulldogs bio