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Abby Meyers
Meyers with Maryland in 2023
No. 10 – London Lions
PositionGuard
LeagueWBBL
Personal information
Born (1999-07-14) July 14, 1999 (age 25)
Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight154 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolWalt Whitman (Bethesda, Maryland)
College
WNBA draft2023: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023Washington Mystics
2023–presentLondon Lions
Career highlights and awards
  • Ivy League Player of the Year (2022)
  • First-team All-Ivy League (2022)
  • Honorable Mention All-America (2022)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2023)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem Team

Abby Meyers (born July 14, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the London Lions of the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL). 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.

Early and personal life

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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

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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 and 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 two-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 Conference, 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

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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

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On June 20, 2023, Meyers signed a hardship contract with the Washington Mystics.[29] She played for the Mystics for two weeks, before being released from her hardship contract on July 4, 2023.[30] Meyers returned to the Mystics on a 7-day contract on July 21, 2023.[31] Meyers signed three 7-day contracts with the Mystics before being released on August 7, 2023.[32]

London Lions

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On August 1, 2023, Meyers signed with the London Lions of the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL).[33]

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

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2017–18 Princeton 28 0 17.4 .402 .331 .853 3.0 1.4 1.1 0.4 1.1 9.4
2019–20 Princeton 23 0 14.7 .384 .284 .542 2.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 6.3
2020–21 Princeton 30 30 29.2 .450 .393 .809 5.8 1.6 1.4 0.5 1.7 17.9
2023–23 Maryland 35 34 30.5 .455 .388 .750 5.1 2.3 1.8 0.5 1.5 14.3
Career 116 64 23.9 .435 .362 .768 4.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 1.7 12.5

WNBA career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Washington 9 0 4.0 .385 .000 1.000 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.4
Career 1 year, 1 team 9 0 4.0 .385 .000 1.000 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.4

National team career

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Abby Meyers bio". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Abby Meyers WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Saffren, Jarrad (March 28, 2023). "You Should Know… Abby Meyers". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Molina, Carmen (March 3, 2017). "Meyers becomes top scorer in Whitman basketball history". The Black & White. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Goldwein, Eric (March 12, 2016). "Abby Meyers leads Whitman girls' basketball to first state title since 1995". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "USA Ultimate Events, Teams and Member Accounts | Play USA Ultimate". play.usaultimate.org. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Abby Meyers bio". umterps.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Princeton Takes Home Ivy League Tournament Title". ivyleague.com. March 11, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Borzello, Jeff (November 12, 2020). "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "2021-22 Women's Ivy League Season Summary". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "No. 11 Princeton Defeats No. 6 Kentucky In NCAA Tournament First Round". ivyleague.com. March 19, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ Franko, Kyle (March 9, 2022). "Princeton women's basketball's Abby Meyers unanimous Ivy Player of the Year". The Trentonian. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  17. ^ Ostrowsky, David (April 20, 2022). "Meyers Named Ivy League Player of the Year". The Atlanta Jewish Times. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  18. ^ Drapkin, Matt (March 17, 2022). "Abby Meyers named AP All-American Honorable Mention". The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  19. ^ a b Berman, Jesse (August 9, 2022). "Abby Meyers brings home the gold". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Copeland, Kareem (October 25, 2022). "Abby Meyers returns home to play for Maryland team she idolized". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  22. ^ "2022-23 Women's Big Ten Conference Season Summary". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "2022-23 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  27. ^ "Abby Meyers Drafted 11th Overall to Dallas Wings". umterps.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  28. ^ "Dallas Wings Announce Roster Transaction". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  29. ^ Mhando, Brian (June 28, 2023). "Abby Meyers '22 signs with the Washington Mystics". The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  30. ^ "Inside Abby Meyers' two weeks with the Washington Mystics". thenexthoops.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  31. ^ Sabri, Alex (July 21, 2023). "Mystics: Washington signs Abby Meyers to hardship contract". clutchpoints.com. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  32. ^ @WashMystics (August 7, 2023). "Roster Update: We have released Abby Meyers. Thank you, Abby!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. ^ "Lions sign Abby Meyers for 23/24 campaign". thelondonlions.com. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  34. ^ Manfre, Dylan. "Abby Meyers is Ready to Represent USA". maccabiusa.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  35. ^ "Meyers Helps U.S. Win Gold At 2022 Maccabiah Games". goprincetontigers.com. July 25, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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