On Monday, the Indiana Fever chosen former Indiana guard Grace Berger with the seventh decide within the first spherical of the 2023 WNBA draft.
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Right here’s the total launch on Berger’s choice, through IU media relations:
NEW YORK CITY – Former Indiana guard Grace Berger was chosen within the first spherical as the general No. 7 decide within the WNBA Draft on Monday evening by the Indiana Fever.
Berger turns into this system’s highest total choice into the draft and fifth total in class historical past. The Hoosiers have had gamers chosen in back-to-back seasons for the primary time ever, as Ali Patberg was picked because the thirty third total choice to the Indiana Fever in 2022. Different gamers chosen within the WNBA Draft embrace Jori Davis (2011, thirty third decide, Indiana Fever), Jill Chapman (2002, twenty first decide, Detroit Shock) and Quacy Barnes (1998, twenty second decide, Sacramento Monarchs).
The Louisville, Ky. native completed her historic five-year Indiana profession with 1,841 factors, 573 assists and 752 rebounds. She ranks seventh all-time in scoring and second in all-time assists. She averaged 12.4 factors, 5.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 steals and shot 45.2 p.c from the ground in her profession. Berger performed in 148 profession video games, making 118 profession begins and is the all-time winningest participant in class historical past with 118 profession victories and holds a 74.6 profession win proportion and 83.1 p.c in video games inside Simon Skjodt Meeting Corridor.
Berger completed her IU profession as a four-time All-Huge Ten first group honoree and USWBA and WBCA All-American honorable point out in 2022-23. In 24 video games, the Louisville, Ky. native averaged 12.9 factors, 5.8 assists and 4.8 rebounds per recreation whereas taking pictures 48.4 p.c from the sphere, 40 p.c from 3-point vary and 75.7 p.c on the free throw line. She scored in double figures 18 instances together with a season-high 26 factors within the win over Iowa. A participant who does a bit little bit of the whole lot, Berger has dished out a number of assists in 21 video games and averages 1.0 steals per outing whereas holding a +2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio. She collected three double-doubles this yr together with two on the highway at then No. 11/4 Tennessee and in a win at Ohio State whereas additionally having the primary level/help double-double for this system since 2017.
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