Valerie Higgins

Valerie Higgins (born May 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted 25th overall in the third round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.[1][2]

Higgins grew up in West Hills, California, where she attended Chaminade College Prep. She was named to the Naismith High School All-America Watch List and was named a Jordan Brand Classic All-American. She participated in USA Basketball's U18 National Team Trials in 2016 and was named to the team for the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Chile. [3][4][5][6]

Higgins started her college career at the University of Southern California. She played one season with the Trojans, starting 15 of the 29 games she appeared in. she averaged 4.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 steals at USC.[7][8]

Higgins transferred to the University of the Pacific after her freshman year. After sitting out one year, she played two at Pacific. She totaled 1,375 points, 744 rebounds, and 278 steals and became the first Pacific player ever chosen in the WNBA Draft.[9][10][11][12]

Southern California and Pacific statistics

Source[13]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Southern California 29 127 37.5% 35.1% 51.4% 2.4 1.7 1.6 0.3 4.4
2017–18 Pacific Did not play due to NCAA transfer rules[14]
2018–19 Pacific 32 550 46.1% 24.3% 77.9% 9.0 3.3 3.1 1.2 17.2
2019–20 Pacific 28 463 46.1% 18.4% 72.5% 9.1 3.8 3.5 0.8 16.5
2020–21 Pacific 22 362 46.4% 22.6% 86.8% 9.7 2.8 3.8 0.8 16.5
Career 111 1502 45.2% 25.0% 76.7% 7.5 2.9 3.0 0.8 13.5

References
  1. Frommer, Justin. "Valerie Higgins becomes first Pacific WNBA Draft pick in program history". Stockton Record.
  2. Sturm, Alec (May 4, 2021). "New York Liberty open preseason with closed scrimmage against Conneticut [sic] Sun". NetsDaily.
  3. "Valerie Higgins". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021.
  4. News, Chaminade (Jun 1, 2016). "Valerie Higgins '16 Named to USA Basketball Under-18 National Team". CHAMINADE NEWS. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "Girls' basketball: Valerie Higgins named to USA U18 national team". Los Angeles Times. May 31, 2016.
  6. Sondheimer, Eric. "Chaminade's Valerie Higgins is on point as The Times' girls' basketball player of the year". mcall.com.
  7. Sondheimer, Eric. "Girls' basketball: Chaminade's Valerie Higgins commits to USC". chicagotribune.com.
  8. "Valerie Higgins – Women's Basketball". USC Athletics.
  9. Wolf, Scott (Aug 21, 2017). "USC Women's Basketball Player Valerie Higgins Transfers". Inside USC with Scott Wolf.
  10. "Valerie Higgins – 2020–21 – Women's Basketball". University of the Pacific.
  11. "Higgins Makes History in 2021 WNBA Draft". wccsports.com.
  12. "Pacific's first WNBA draft choice optimistic for future". www.pacific.edu.
  13. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  14. "Valerie Higgins – 2020–21 – Women's Basketball". University of the Pacific. Retrieved 2021-06-13.


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