Morgan Bertsch (born April 20, 1997) is an American professional

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player for the

Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2 ...

of the WNBA. She was drafted by the Dallas Wings in the

2019 WNBA Draft The 2019 WNBA draft was the league's draft for the 2019 WNBA season. On March 19, the league announced the draft would be held on April 10 at Nike New York headquarters. The first round was televised on ESPN2, and the second and third rounds were ...

. She played college basketball at

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College career

Bertsch played her collegiate basketball for the

UC Davis Aggies The UC Davis Aggies (also referred to as the Ags or Aggies) are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Davis. Seventeen of the school's 25 intercollegiate sports - baseball, men's basketball, men's cross country, men's ...

. 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. During her freshman season, Bertsch redshirted from the basketball team, but competed for the

women's track and field team as a high jumper. Bertsch finished in a tie for fourth at the

Big West Conference The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific ...

Championship with a jump of 1.71m (5-07.25 ft). She also competed as a high jumper during her sophomore and junior seasons, finishing fourth and third, respectively at the Big West Championships. 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. 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. 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). 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. Bertsch tied a conference single-season record in March of 2019 for earning a sixth Big West Player of the Week award. She was also named the Big West Player of the Year in 2019.

College statistics

WNBA career

Dallas Wings

Bertsch was selected in the third round of the

with the 29th overall pick by the Dallas Wings. In three consecutive seasons, Bertsch was signed to training camp contracts by the Wings but was cut before the season.

Chicago Sky

On April 18, 2023, Bertsch signed a training camp contract with the

. Bertsch made it through training camp with the Sky, and was named to the opening day roster for Chicago. 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. Bertsch suffered an ankle injury during a May game again the

Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference ...

and has been out since.

References

External links

WNBA bioUC Davis Aggies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bertsch, Morgan 1997 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Sonoma County, California Chicago Sky players Forwards (basketball) UC Davis Aggies women's basketball players Dallas Wings draft picks Sportspeople from Santa Rosa, California