Former Oregon star Satou Sabally wins WNBA Most Improved Player award
Former Oregon women’s basketball player and Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player on Thursday.
After averaging 11.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists last season, Sabally has averaged 18.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists during the 2023 campaign. She notched a triple-double against Washington on July 28th and was one of five players in the league to average 18-plus points and 8-plus rebounds this season.
The 6-foot-4 forward also scored 40 points against the Indiana Fever on Sept. 1.
HER 🦄#ProDucks x @satou_sabally pic.twitter.com/2NuNfmVzso
— Oregon Women’s Basketball (@OregonWBB) September 21, 2023
Sabally and the Wings are set to take on the Las Vegas Aces in the Second Round of the WNBA Playoffs, with the first game set to take place Sunday, Sept. 24 at 5:00 ET in Vegas.
At Oregon, Sabally won the Cheryl Miller Award as the nation’s top small forward in 2019-20 and was an All-Pac 12 performer. She averaged 14.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists over a three-year career with the Ducks before being drafted by the Wings as the 2nd pick of the 2020 WNBA Draft.
She joined teammates Sabrina Ionescu (1st) and Ruthy Hebard (8th) in being drafted that year.
With Ionescu blossoming into a full-blown star with the New York Libert, Oregon’s WNBA pipeline is strong right now.