Monika Czinano
American basketball player
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Monika Sharon Czinano[1] (/sɪˈnɒnoʊ/; si-NON-oh;[2] born January 20, 2000) is an American professional basketball player.[3] She plays the power forward and center positions. Czinano, who hails from Watertown, Minnesota, joined the Hawkeye women’s basketball program in 2018. As a freshman, she played behind former Hawkeye Megan Gustafson in the 2018–19 season, and took over the starting center position in 2019–20.[4]
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Czinano with Iowa in 2023 | |
| No. 25 – TFSE-MTK | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (Budapest, Hungary) |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 20, 2000 Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Watertown Mayer (Watertown, Minnesota) |
| College | Iowa (2018–2023) |
| WNBA draft | 2023: 3rd round, 26th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Number | 25 |
| Career history | |
| 2023–2024 | TFSE-MTK |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
She achieved a major milestone during her senior season at Iowa, becoming the fifth Hawkeye to surpass 2,000 career points and the 38th all-time in Big Ten Conference history. Czinano and her teammate Caitlin Clark made history as the first pair of teammates to surpass 2,000 career points in the same season in Big Ten women's basketball history.[5] Together, Czinano and Clark were known as The Law Firm.
She was drafted in the third round of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks but was waived on May 15th.[6] For the 2023/24 season, Czinano played for TFSE-MTK Budapest in Eurobasket's Hungary-A Division.[7] In November 2024, she announced she was moving on from basketball and pursuing a career as a doctor.[8]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game |
| SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | TO | Turnovers per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Bold | Career high | * | Led Division I |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Iowa | 34 | 0 | 5.3 | .549 | — | .500 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 2019–20 | Iowa | 29 | 28 | 28.0 | .679 | — | .709 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 16.0 |
| 2020–21 | Iowa | 30 | 30 | 29.6 | .668* | — | .680 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 2021–22 | Iowa | 31 | 31 | 28.7 | .679* | — | .843 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 21.2 |
| 2022–23 | Iowa | 38 | 38 | 27.9 | .674 | .000 | .794 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 17.1 |
| Career | 162 | 127 | 23.7 | .671 | .000 | .753 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 14.9 | |
See also
- [[List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career field-goal percentage leaders Caitlin Clark
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