Megan McKay (born 8 January 1997) is a professional basketball player from Australia.

Early life

McKay was born and raised in

Katanning, Western Australia Katanning is a town located south-east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Southern Highway. At the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census, Katanning had a population of 3,687. History The name ''Katanning'' is derived from the native name ...

College

In 2015, McKay began her college career after committing to the

Saint Mary's Gaels The Saint Mary's Gaels are the athletic teams that compete at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California. The nickname applies to the college's intercollegiate NCAA Division I teams and to the school's club sports teams. Most varsit ...

Moraga, California Moraga is a town in Contra Costa County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The town is named in honor of Joaquín Moraga, member of the famed Californio family. As of 2020, Moraga had a total population of 16,870 people. Moraga is ...

, participating in

NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...

. Her time at Saint Mary's is highlighted by being a two-time All-West Coast Conference First Team Member (2018, 2019).

Saint Mary's statistics

Source

Career

Europe

In 2019, McKay would start her professional career in Germany after signing with

TSV 1880 Wasserburg TSV 1880 Wasserburg is a German multi-sport club, best known for its basketball department. In 2017 its women's basketball team won its fifth national championship in a row and its eleventh overall. Titles * Women's basketball ** Bundesliga ***200 ...

in the

Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga The Damen-Basketball-Bundesligen GmbH (DBBL) is a company founded in June 2001, which manages the first and the two second federal leagues of women's basketball in Germany. The shareholders of the GmbH are AG 1. DBBL, AG 2. DBBL and DBB. DBBL is ...

for the 2019–20 season. In her 21 games in the season, McKay averaged 16.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

WNBL

In 2020, McKay signed with the

Townsville Fire The Townsville Fire are an Australian professional female basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). They are the only female professional sporting team of any discipline in the northern half of Australia. The t ...

for the 2020–21 season. On 19 January 2024, McKay signed with the

Melbourne Boomers The Melbourne Boomers are an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The Boomers compete in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and play the majority of their home games at Melbourne Sports Centre – Pa ...

for the rest of the 2023–24 WNBL season as an injury replacement for Penina Davidson.

National Team

Youth level

McKay made her international debut at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, where Australia took home the gold.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McKay, Megan 1997 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Australian expatriate basketball people in Germany Centers (basketball) Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball players Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia Universiade medalists in basketball Basketball players from Perth, Western Australia Sportswomen from Western Australia