Monique Charice Billings (born May 2, 1996) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She was drafted into the WNBA in 2018 by the

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College career

UCLA

Billings played basketball at Santiago High School in

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. She was a 4-year letterman there and also participated in the

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on the track and field team. Billings was ranked in the top 30 by many recruiting services coming out of high school. She also received an invite to the United States National Team Under-18 trials in 2014. While at UCLA, Billings contributed from the start. In her freshman season; she played in 37 games for the Bruins and was named to the Pac-12 all-freshman team. During her sophomore season, she started all 35 games. She led the team to the

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(the "Sweet 16"), where they lost to Texas. Billings also led the team in rebounds that year and was named an honorable mention to the all Pac-12 team. Billings again started all 34 games for the Bruins in her junior year, again leading the team to the NCAA tournament. The Bruins again fell in the Sweet 16. Billings led the team in scoring that year and was named to the All Pac-12 team. During her senior season, Billings led the Pac-12 in

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s, and offensive rebounds. She started 34 of 35 games for the Bruins, who reached the

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of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999.

Career statistics

UCLA statistics

Source

Professional career

WNBA

Atlanta Dream

Billings was drafted in the second round by the

in the

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Overseas

Asan Woori Bank Wibee

After the 2018 WNBA season, Billings played for the

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of the

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WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

UCLA Bruins bioAtlanta Dream bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Billings, Monique 1996 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American women's basketball players Atlanta Dream draft picks Atlanta Dream players Basketball players from Riverside, California Heilongjiang Dragons players Power forwards (basketball) UCLA Bruins women's basketball players