Morgan Bertsch

Morgan Bertsch (born April 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. She was drafted by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA Draft. She played college basketball at UC Davis.

Morgan Bertsch
No. 25 – Chicago Sky
PositionForward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-04-20) April 20, 1997
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolSanta Rosa High School
(Santa Rosa, California)
College
WNBA draft2019: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019-2020WBC Sparta&K
2020-2021Polski-Cukier AZS-UMCS Lublin
2021-2022Arka Gdynia
2022-2023Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen
2023-presentChicago Sky
Career highlights and awards
  • Big West Player of the Year (2019)
  • Big West All-Defensive Team (2019)
  • 3x All-Big West First Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • All-Big West Second Team (2016)
  • Big West Conference All-Freshman Team (2016)

College career

Bertsch played her collegiate basketball for the UC Davis Aggies. Coming out of high school, Bertsch didn't play any AAU basketball and UC Davis was the only Division I school to offer her out of high school.[1]

During her freshman season, Bertsch redshirted from the basketball team, but competed for the UC Davis Aggies women's track and field team as a high jumper. Bertsch finished in a tie for fourth at the Big West Conference Championship with a jump of 1.71m (5-07.25 ft).[2] She also competed as a high jumper during her sophomore and junior seasons, finishing fourth and third, respectively at the Big West Championships.[3][4]

During her redshirt-freshman basketball season, Bertsch made an immediate impact for the Aggies. She broke the program record at the Division I level for points as a freshman and ranked second all-time for freshman at UC Davis.[5] She led the team in scoring and became the 6th ever Aggie to be name to the Big West All-Freshman team. She was also named to the All-Big West Second Team during that season. [6]

Bertsch continued her dominance at UC Davis and in the Big West for the next three years. She was named to the Big West First Team for the next three years (2016-2019).[7][8] During her senior season, Bertsch became the all-timer scorer at UC Davis for men or women with 2,422 points and had her name all over the records books.[5] Bertsch tied a conference single-season record in March of 2019 for earning a sixth Big West Player of the Week award.[9] She was also named the Big West Player of the Year in 2019.[10]

College statistics
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 UC Davis Redshirted
2015–16 UC Davis 32 446 .582 .000 .672 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 13.9
2016–17 UC Davis 33 520 .505 .500 .724 5.2 1.7 0.9 1.7 15.8
2017–18 UC Davis 35 922 .560 .429 .781 4.5 1.5 1.0 1.6 20.1
2018–19 UC Davis 32 890 .496 .479 .832 6.0 1.8 1.2 1.4 23.6
Career 132 2422 .531 .458 .761 5.2 1.5 1.1 1.5 18.3

WNBA career

Dallas Wings

Bertsch was selected in the third round of the 2019 WNBA Draft with the 29th overall pick by the Dallas Wings.[11] In three consecutive seasons, Bertsch was signed to training camp contracts by the Wings but was cut before the season.[12][13][14][15][16]

Chicago Sky

On April 18, 2023, Bertsch signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky.[17] Bertsch made it through training camp with the Sky, and was named to the opening day roster for Chicago.[18] She made her first career WNBA start in the Sky's season-opened against the Minnesota Lynx on May 19, 2023. She contributed 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists, as the Sky won.[19] Bertsch suffered an ankle injury during a May game again the Washington Mystics and has been out since.[20]

References
  1. Yapkowitz, David. "Morgan Bertsch: UC Davis' Greatest". highposthoops.com. High Post Hoops. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. "Event 33 Women High Jump". flashwest.com. Flashwest. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. "2016 Big West Conference Championships - 5/6/2016 to 5/14/2016". finishedresults.com. Finished Results. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. "2017 Big West Championships Results" (PDF). bigwest.org. Big West Conference. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. "Morgan Bertsch". ucdavisaggies.com. UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. "2015-16 WBB Final Release" (PDF). bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  7. "2016-17 Women's Basketball All-Conference Awards" (PDF). bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. "2017-18 Women's Basketball All Conference Awards" (PDF). bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. "Bertsch Equals Big West Standard with Sixth Player of the Week Honor". bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  10. Benefiled, Kerry. "Empire notes: Santa Rosa grad Morgan Bertsch wins top Big West honors". pressdemocrat.com. The Press Democrat. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. "UCD's Bertsch Selected In WNBA Draft". bigwest.org. The Big West. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. Hopkins, Christine M. "Tracking the pro careers of six 2018-19 NCAAW stars". thenexthoops.com. The Next. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  13. "Bertsch inks contract with WNBA's Dallas Wings". ucdavisaggies.com. UC Davis. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  14. "Wings Waive Morgan Bertsch". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  15. "Dallas Wings Sign Morgan Bertsch and Unique Thompson". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  16. "Dallas Wings Waive Morgan Bertsch". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  17. "Chicago Sky Signs Morgan Bertsch to Training Camp Contract". sky.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  18. "Morgan Bertsch Named to Chicago Sky Roster". ucdavisaggies.com. UC Davis. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  19. "Boxscore -Sky vs. Lynx". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  20. Costabile, Annie. "Small ball could work for Sky if injuries create extended absences". chicago.suntimes.com. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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