Missouri Women’s Basketball Alum Sophie Cunningham traded to Indiana

Former Missouri Women’s Basketball and Rock Bridge High Star Sophie Cunningham were traded to the Indiana fever on Friday, Where she wants to participate in a list of Wnba Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou.

Cunningham, 28, had spent the last six seasons of Phoenix Mercury since drafting the 13th overall election in 2019.

Her trade involved three teams and will also send no. .

While he was with Mercury, Cunningham played 182 games with 92 starts and average 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per year. Match. She is a career of 36.2% shooting games from 3-point reach.

Cunningham played for Mizzou from 2015-19 and helped coach Robin Pingone’s team for the women’s NCAA tournament in all four seasons she was on campus. The 2018-19 season, the year Cunningham was educated, was also the last time Tigers went to the big dance.

In the 2015-16 season, Cunningham was appointed Sec Freshman of the Year. In the next and last three seasons with Tigers, in the 6-Foot-1-Guard, she was a Coaches All-Sek first team choices, received two AP All-American honest mentions nods and a third team of all-American Selection.

Cunningham is Mizzou’s leading goal scorer and ends his career with 2,187 points. She average 17.0 points per Battle, which is third all the time in the Missouri story.

Mu-Alunet recently hosted the annual Sophie Cunningham Classic, a three-day showcase for High School Girls Basketball, from 10-12. January at Columbia College.

The fever went 20-20 last season and lost in the first round of WNBA playoffs.