Lindsey Pulliam

Lindsey Pulliam
No. 10 – Slávia Banská Bystrica
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueSlovak Extraliga W
Personal information
Born (1999-08-06) August 6, 1999 (age 25)
Silver Spring, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolOur Lady of Good Counsel
(Olney, Maryland)
CollegeNorthwestern (2017–2021)
WNBA draft2021: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor
2022–2023CB Estudiantes
2023Valur
2023-presentSlávia Banská Bystrica
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2019, 2020)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2021)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team

Lindsey Denise Pulliam (born August 6, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Slávia Banská Bystrica of the Slovakian top-tier Slovak Women's Extraliga. She was drafted by the Atlanta Dream in the third round of the 2021 WNBA draft.[1]

Pulliam was born in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended high school at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Maryland.[2]

Northwestern

Pulliam was a four-star recruit going into college.[3] She played college basketball at Northwestern University. Over four years, she started 123 games and averaged 16.5 points per game on a .379 shooting percentage. She had 120 steals and 25 blocks.[4][5]

Pulliam is only the third Northwestern player to score 2,000 points. She was the fastest Wildcat to 1,000 points. She guided Northwestern to a regular-season Big 10 title in 2020 and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2021, when the team reached the Round of 32 for the first time since 1993. She was named to the All-Big Ten First Team in 2020 and the All-Big Ten Second Team in 2021. She was an AP All American Honorable Mention in 2020. She was a 2021 finalist for the Wooden Award.[6][7][8][9]

Northwestern statistics

Source[10]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2017-18 Northwestern 32 40.4% 23.1% 81.8% 3.41 1.84 0.19 0.69 14.97
2018-19 Northwestern 36 36.8% 18.2% 78.4% 3.61 1.83 0.19 0.94 16.53
2019-20 Northwestern 30 38.6% 35.0% 73.1% 4.67 2.30 0.17 1.20 18.77
2020-21 Northwestern 25 36.0% 24.5% 66.0% 5.32 2.20 0.28 1.12 15.52
Career 123 37.9% 26.6% 75.6% 4.16 2.02 0.20 0.98 16.46
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2017-18 Northwestern 32 179 443 9 39 112 137 109 59 6 22 479
2018-19 Northwestern 36 218 593 14 77 145 185 130 66 7 34 595
2019-20 Northwestern 30 202 523 42 120 117 160 140 69 5 36 563
2020-21 Northwestern 25 150 417 24 98 64 97 133 55 7 28 388
Career 123 749 1976 89 334 438 579 512 249 25 120 2025

Professional career

Pulliam was drafted by the Atlanta Dream in the 2021 WNBA draft. She was cut on May 9 of that year.[11][12]

In August 2021, she signed with Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (KBSL)[13] where she averaged 14.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 12 KBSL games. In 7 EuroCup games, she averaged 13.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists.[14]

Prior to the 2022–2023 season, Pulliam signed with CB Estudiantes of the Spanish top-tier Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.

In September 2023, Pulliam signed with reigning Úrvalsdeild kvenna champions Valur.[15]

In December 2023, Pulliam signed with Slávia Banská Bystrica.[16]

National team career

Pulliam won a silver medal for Team USA at the 2019 Pan American Games. During the tournament, she averaged 3.7 and 1.3 rebounds.[17]

References

  1. ^ Golden, Andrew (10 March 2021). "A tireless work ethic helped Lindsey Pulliam develop into one of the best basketball players in Northwestern history — and she's not done yet". chicagotribune.com.
  2. ^ "Good Counsel grad Lindsey Pulliam drafted by Atlanta Dream, excited to represent DMV at highest level". April 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Stone, Mac (April 15, 2021). "BREAKING: Lindsey Pulliam selected 27th overall by Atlanta Dream in 2021 WNBA Draft". Inside NU.
  4. ^ "Lindsey Pulliam - 2020-21 - Women's Basketball".
  5. ^ "Lindsey Pulliam | Northwestern Wildcats | College Women's Basketball | Yahoo! Sports". sports.yahoo.com.
  6. ^ "Lindsey Pulliam". SIG. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  7. ^ Schott, Drew (April 16, 2021). "Women's Basketball: Lindsey Pulliam selected by Atlanta Dream, 27th overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft Northwestern's Lindsey Pulliam selected 27th in the 2021 WNBA Draft".
  8. ^ "Northwestern women beat UCF 62-51, 1st tourney win since '93". Associated Press. March 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Svirnovskiy, Greg (January 8, 2021). "Lindsey Pulliam named to Wooden Top 25".
  10. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  11. ^ "Women's Basketball: Lindsey Pulliam selected by Atlanta Dream, 27th overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft Northwestern's Lindsey Pulliam selected 27th in the 2021 WNBA Draft". 16 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Caravanning 'Cats, Part Two: How NU women's basketball alumnae are performing in professional leagues". 9 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Elazig signs Lindsey Pulliam". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "Elazig Il Ozel Idare basketball". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Íslandsmeistararnir semja við bandarískan leikmann". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Lindsey Pulliam Back in Slavia". www.slaviabb.sk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Lindsey Pulliam". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020.


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