Sophie Cunningham (basketball)

Sophie Cunningham
	Cunningham in 2019
No. 9 – Phoenix Mercury
Position	Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	August 16, 1996 (age 28); Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Rock Bridge; (Columbia, Missouri)
College	Missouri (2015–2019)
WNBA draft	2019: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
	Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–present	Phoenix Mercury
2019–2020	Melbourne Boomers
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2019); 3x First-team All-SEC (2017–2019); SEC Freshman of the Year (2016); SEC All-Freshman Team (2016); McDonald's All-American (2015);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball
Representing United States

Sophie Elizabeth Cunningham (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), as well as an analyst for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and model.

College career

Cunningham played four seasons of college basketball at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri for the Tigers.^[1]

Professional career

Phoenix Mercury (2019–)

Cunningham was selected as the thirteenth (13th) overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury.^[2]^[3] Cunningham was the eighth (8th) University of Missouri alum to be drafted into the WNBA and was the highest selection for a former Tiger.

Analyst career

In December 2022, Cunningham became a recurring analyst for the Phoenix Suns on their Suns Live! pregame, halftime, and post-game TV coverage.^[4]^[5]

Career statistics

Legend
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

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics^[6]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Phoenix	32	5	12.2	.354	.304	.882	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.6	3.1
2020	Phoenix	21	11	18.9	.385	.235	.880	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.7	5.0
2021	Phoenix	30	4	17.5	.437	.410	.704	2.0	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.5	5.6
2022	Phoenix	28	20	29.5	.449	.400	.875	4.4	1.6	1.0	0.4	1.0	12.6
2023	Phoenix	31	31	29.0	.413	.337	.875	2.8	2.1	0.6	0.4	1.5	11.3
2024	Phoenix	40	21	27.8	.429	.378	.870	3.9	2.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	8.4
Career	6 years, 1 team	182	92	22.8	.422	.362	.859	2.7	1.4	0.7	0.2	0.9	7.7

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019	Phoenix	1	0	8.0	1.000	1.000°	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
2020	Phoenix	2	0	9.5	.500	.333	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.5
2021	Phoenix	8	2	17.5	.484	.565	1.000	2.1	0.8	0.3	0.9	0.8	6.4
2022	Phoenix	2	2	31.0	.455	.375	.333	2.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	2.5	7.5
2024	Phoenix	2	2	31.5	.500	.429	—	4.5	3.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	6.5
Career	5 years, 1 team	15	6	19.5	.491	.500	.625	2.2	1.1	0.4	0.5	1.0	5.8

College

NCAA statistics
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015–16	Missouri	32	32	30.1	.502	.356	.831	5.8	3.0	1.1	0.3	2.4	14.0
2016–17	Missouri	31	31	32.9	.482	.379	.848	5.3	3.4	0.9	0.3	3.4	17.5
2017–18	Missouri	31	31	32.7	.542	.457	.836	4.7	3.0	0.8	0.1	3.0	18.5
2018–19	Missouri	35	35	34.3	.481	.403	.839	5.9	2.8	1.2	0.3	2.9	17.8
Career		129	129	32.5	.501	.403	.839	5.4	3.0	1.0	0.3	2.9	17.0

References

^ "Sophie Cunningham - Women's Basketball - University of Missouri Athletics". mutigers.com.
^ "Sophie Cunningham Drafted by the Phoenix Mercury". Retrieved July 31, 2019.
^ "Cunningham Makes Phoenix Mercury's Opening Night Roster". Retrieved July 31, 2019.
^ "Phoenix Mercury Guard Sophie Cunningham to Join Suns Broadcast Team as Guest Analyst". NBA.com. December 15, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ "See Sophie Cunningham on Suns Live! and on the Court". USA Today. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ "Sophie Cunningham WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 2021-09-29.

External links

Sophie Cunningham instagram
Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Missouri Tigers bio

[1] "Sophie Cunningham - Women's Basketball - University of Missouri Athletics". mutigers.com.

[2] "Sophie Cunningham Drafted by the Phoenix Mercury". Retrieved July 31, 2019.

[3] "Cunningham Makes Phoenix Mercury's Opening Night Roster". Retrieved July 31, 2019.

[4] "Phoenix Mercury Guard Sophie Cunningham to Join Suns Broadcast Team as Guest Analyst". NBA.com. December 15, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[5] "See Sophie Cunningham on Suns Live! and on the Court". USA Today. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[6] "Sophie Cunningham WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 2021-09-29.

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