Crystal Dangerfield College

Crystal Dangerfield is a professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA as of 2024. Dangerfield's journey to professional basketball started in high school where she was awarded the position of the best point guard in the country in 2016 as per ESPNW. She went on to play for the University of Connecticut and achieved many records there as well, including 2 First Team All-AAC First Team nominations (2019 and 2020) and was also on the AAC All-Freshman Team in 2017. Selected by the Minnesota Lynx with the 16^th pick in the second round of the 2020 WNBA Draft, Dangerfield rose through the ranks and was awarded the WNBA Rookie of the Year in her first season in 2020.

Her career highlights include playing for multiple WNBA teams like the Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, Atlanta Dream and the Los Angeles Sparks, and winning a gold medal with USA Basketball in 2013 and 2015.

Which college did Crystal Dangerfield go to?

Crystal Dangerfield attended the University of Connecticut (UConn) from 2016 to 2020 where she played college basketball. She was a point guard for the Huskies and immediately became an important player in the team with the help of Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma. She concluded her college career ranked fifth on the all-time assist list at Uconn, with 599 assists. She was also a great scorer, amassing 1,480 points in her four years, or 11.0 points per game on average.

It was not only the numbers that Dangerfield affected. She was very much involved in the success of the Huskies in the NCAA tournament where they made several deep runs including three times to the final four. She received major recognitions like 2 nominations to the First-Team All-AAC team in 2019 and 2020. She was also on the AAC All-Freshman Team in 2017.

Crystal Dangerfield college stats

Below mentioned are Crystal Dangerfield’s college stats:

Year	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
2016-17	31	6.1	40.3	31.7	59.3	2.2	3.7	0.9	0.0
2017-18	35	9.5	45.4	44.9	80.6	2.1	4.1	1.7	0.0
2018-19	38	13.4	43.1	35.2	92.4	3.3	5.9	1.6	0.1
2019-20	30	14.9	47.6	41.0	86.0	3.7	3.9	1.8	0.1
Career	134	11.0	44.5	38.5	83.3	2.8	4.5	1.5	0.1

Crystal Dangerfield High School

Crystal Dangerfield attended Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She was the starting point guard for three of the four years and helped her team win two state championships in 2015 and 2016. Dangerfield’s outstanding performance on the floor saw her receive many achievements such as being awarded the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year for three consecutive years. She was also selected as McDonald’s All-American and Jordan Brand Classic All-American in 2016. Her leadership and skills were pivotal in Blackman’s success, and she finished her high school career with impressive statistics: 2,186 points, 507 rebounds, 503 assists, and 362 steals.

Besides her achievements in high school, Dangerfield received awards on the national level. She was given the Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year in 2016, which placed her among the best high school players in the United States. Her high school experience laid the foundation for her college basketball at the University of Connecticut and she was able to progress and achieve more successes.