Mikayla Pivec
American basketball player
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Mikayla Denali Pivec (born November 18, 1997)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Mandurah Magic of the NBL1 West. She played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers before playing professionally in Spain, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Australia and Ireland.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBL1 West | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | November 18, 1997 Lynnwood, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Lynnwood (Bothell, Washington) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Oregon State (2016–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2020: 3rd round, 25th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Campus Promete | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Cadi La Seu | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Montaneras de Morovis | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Bursa Uludag | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Albury Wodonga Bandits | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Cangrejeras de Santurce | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Waterford Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Casademont Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Pollitas de Isabela | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Bendigo Braves | ||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Mandurah Magic | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Early life
Pivec was born in Lynnwood, Washington.[2] She attended Lynnwood High School in nearby Bothell, where she graduated in 2016.[3]
College career
Pivec played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers between 2016 and 2020.[4]
Professional career
Pivec was selected by the Atlanta Dream with the 25th overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[5][6] In May, with the 2020 WNBA season in jeopardy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pivec opted out of the WNBA season for personal reasons.[7][8]
On July 13, 2020, Pivec signed with Campus Promete of the Spanish Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.[9] In 15 games during the 2020–21 season between October 3 and December 19, she averaged 5.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.[10]
On April 3, 2021, Pivec signed with the Minnesota Lynx for training camp.[11] She was waived by the Lynx on May 13 after appearing in two preseason games.[12]
For the 2021–22 season, Pivec joined Cadi La Seu of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. In 34 games, she averaged 9.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[10]
In October 2022, Pivec joined Montaneras de Morovis of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF). In 14 games during the 2022 season, she averaged 16.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[10]
In January 2023, Pivec joined Bursa Uludag of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League. In five games between January 7 and February 3, she averaged 5.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[10]
On March 3, 2023, Pivec signed with the Atlanta Dream for training camp.[13] She was waived on May 5 prior to the start of the 2023 WNBA season.[14]
Pivec joined the Albury Wodonga Bandits of the NBL1 East in Australia for the 2023 NBL1 season. In 12 games, she averaged 18.9 points, 12.3 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game.[10] She had three triple-doubles[10] and was subsequently named to the NBL1 East All-Star Five.[15] She later joined Cangrejeras de Santurce of the BSNF, where she averaged 11.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 16 games during the 2023 season.[10]
Pivec started the 2023–24 season with the Waterford Wildcats of the Irish Women's Super League, averaging 23.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 4.0 steals in three games.[10] In November, she joined Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. In 11 league games, she averaged 2.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.[10] She also averaged 3.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in eight EuroLeague games.[1]
Pivec re-joined the Albury Wodonga Bandits for the 2024 NBL1 season,[16] where she had seven triple-doubles[10] and was named the NBL1 East All-Star Five for the second straight year.[17] In 22 games, she averaged 17.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 9.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[10] She later joined Pollitas de Isabela of the BSNF, where she averaged 18.0 points, 11.4 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 2.5 steals in eight games during the 2024 season.[10]
In January 2025, Pivec joined Lointek Gernika Bizkaia of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. In 11 games between January 11 and March 15, she averaged 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.[10]
Pivec joined the Bendigo Braves of the NBL1 South for the 2025 NBL1 season. In nine games, she averaged 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game.[10]
In February 2026, Pivec signed with the Mandurah Magic of the NBL1 West for the 2026 season.[18] In her debut on April 24, she recorded a triple-double with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in an 86–84 win over the Rockingham Flames.[19][20]
National team
In May 2019, Pivec was selected to represent Team USA at the 2019 Pan American Games.[21] She started in all five games and averaged 4.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game to help the USA to a 4–1 record and the silver medal.[22]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2016–17 | Oregon State | 36 | 27 | 23.3 | 42.3 | 27.4 | 74.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 2017–18 | Oregon State | 34 | 34 | 29.2 | 45.0 | 34.8 | 73.7 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 11.1 |
| 2018–19 | Oregon State | 34 | 34 | 34.2 | 52.6 | 41.7 | 71.1 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 15.2 |
| 2019–20 | Oregon State | 32 | 32 | 34.0 | 50.1 | 36.1 | 72.6 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 14.8 |
| Career | 136 | 127 | 30.0 | 48.2 | 34.9 | 72.7 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 12.1 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[23] | |||||||||||||