Megan McKay
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.jpg) McKay with the Bendigo Braves in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Perry Lakes Hawks | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBL1 West | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1997 Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | St Mary's (Perth, Western Australia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Saint Mary's (2015–2019) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Perry Lakes Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Perry Lakes Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | TSV 1880 Wasserburg | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Townsville Fire | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Perry Lakes Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Bendigo Spirit | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Bendigo Braves | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Melbourne Boomers | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Perry Lakes Hawks | ||||||||||||||
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Megan Ann McKay (born 8 January 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player.
McKay was born and raised in Katanning, Western Australia.[1][2] She attended St Mary's Anglican Girls' School in Perth.[3]
McKay played for the Perry Lakes Hawks of the State Basketball League (SBL) in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[4]
College career
McKay played four years of college basketball in the United States for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2015 and 2019.[3][5] She earned first-team All-West Coast Conference in 2017–18 and 2018–19.[6]
Statistics
Source[7]
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Saint Mary's | 32 | 61.9% | – | 62.9% | 5.91 | 0.50 | 0.66 | 0.38 | 7.38 |
| 2016-17 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 55.7% | – | 63.2% | 7.85 | 1.33 | 0.61 | 0.97 | 10.67 |
| 2017-18 | Saint Mary's | 30 | 60.8% | – | 69.9% | 7.33 | 0.67 | 0.43 | 0.73 | 15.33 |
| 2018-19 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 58.2% | 29.4% | 67.6% | 7.85 | 1.09 | 0.55 | 0.21 | 12.64 |
| Career | 128 | 58.9% | 26.3% | 66.7% | 7.24 | 0.91 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 11.45 |
| Year | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Saint Mary's | 32 | 96 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 70 | 189 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 236 |
| 2016-17 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 146 | 262 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 95 | 259 | 44 | 20 | 32 | 352 |
| 2017-18 | Saint Mary's | 30 | 180 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 143 | 220 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 460 |
| 2018-19 | Saint Mary's | 33 | 159 | 273 | 5 | 17 | 94 | 139 | 259 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 417 |
| Career | 128 | 581 | 986 | 5 | 19 | 298 | 447 | 927 | 116 | 72 | 73 | 1465 |
Professional career
Coming out of college, McKay returned to the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 2019 State Basketball League season.[8]
For the 2019–20 season, McKay joined TSV 1880 Wasserburg of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga.[9] In 21 games, she averaged 16.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.[10]
McKay joined the Townsville Fire for the 2020 WNBL Hub season in Queensland.[11]
McKay re-joined the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 2021 NBL1 West season.[10]
McKay joined the Bendigo Spirit for the 2021–22 WNBL season.[10] She then played for the Bendigo Braves of the NBL1 South during the 2022 NBL1 season and then re-joined the Spirit for the 2022–23 WNBL season.[10]
With the Braves in the 2023 season, McKay earned NBL1 South MVP and NBL1 South All-Star Five.[12] She helped the Braves win the NBL1 South championship[13] and the NBL1 National championship.[14][15] She was subsequently named NBL1 National Finals Championship Game MVP and NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five.[12]
On 19 January 2024, McKay signed with the Melbourne Boomers for the rest of the 2023–24 WNBL season as an injury replacement for Penina Davidson.[16][17]
McKay re-joined the Braves for the 2024 NBL1 South season.[18] She stepped away from the team mid season to take a break from basketball for personal reasons.[19] She returned to the squad for the 2024 NBL1 National Finals, where she helped the team reach the championship game[20] and earned All-Star Five honours.[21]
On 21 May 2025, McKay signed with the Perry Lakes Hawks for the rest of the 2025 NBL1 West season.[22][23]
