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Satou Sabally

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Satou Sabally

Isatou "Satou" Sabally (born April 25, 1998) is a German-American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Phantom of Unrivaled. She started playing as an amateur in the German second division, and later in the 1. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga. Retaining her NCAA eligibility, she moved to the US in 2017 and played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. During her three years with Oregon, Sabally contributed to the Ducks winning three regular-season and two tournament Pac-12 championships, and reaching their first-ever NCAA tournament Final Four in 2019. After her junior season, she entered the 2020 WNBA draft and was selected second overall by the Dallas Wings. Sabally spent five seasons with the Wings, winning the WNBA Most Improved Player Award and earning an All-WNBA First Team nomination in 2023, and becoming a two-time All-Star (2021, 2023). In 2025, she was traded to the Phoenix Mercury. Sabally has represented the senior German national team since 2019. She helped Germany qualify to the 2024 Olympic tournament, the first-ever appearance for the women's basketball team.

Infobox

2023
Shandong Six Stars
Position
Small forward
League
WNBA
Born
(1998-04-25) April 25, 1998 (age 27)New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality
German / American
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
175 lb (79 kg)
High school
Rotteck Gymnasium(Freiburg, Germany)
College
Oregon (2017–2020)
WNBA draft
2020: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by
Dallas Wings
Playing career
2020–present
2020–2024
Dallas Wings
2020–2023
Fenerbahçe
2025–present
Phoenix Mercury

Tables

WNBA regular season statistics[63] · Career statistics › WNBA › Regular season
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
Dallas
mw- GP
16
GS
14
MPG
28.1
FG%
368
3P%
197
FT%
872
RPG
7.8
APG
2.5
SPG
0.9
BPG
0.9
TO
2.2
PPG
13.9
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
Dallas
mw- GP
17
GS
14
MPG
24.9
FG%
418
3P%
327
FT%
770
RPG
5.9
APG
2.8
SPG
0.2
BPG
0.8
TO
2.3
PPG
11.9
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
Dallas
mw- GP
11
GS
6
MPG
21.7
FG%
398
3P%
233
FT%
914
RPG
4.8
APG
2.1
SPG
0.5
BPG
0.2
TO
2.3
PPG
11.3
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
Dallas
mw- GP
38
GS
38
MPG
33.1
FG%
435
3P%
361
FT%
874
RPG
8.1
APG
4.4
SPG
1.8
BPG
0.4
TO
2.9
PPG
18.6
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
Dallas
mw- GP
15
GS
15
MPG
34.1
FG%
426
3P%
452
FT%
779
RPG
6.4
APG
5.0
SPG
1.3
BPG
0.5
TO
2.5
PPG
17.9
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
Phoenix
mw- GP
39
GS
39
MPG
26.6
FG%
404
3P%
321
FT%
827
RPG
5.9
APG
2.5
SPG
1.3
BPG
0.3
TO
2.0
PPG
16.3
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
6 years, 2 teams
mw- GP
136
GS
126
MPG
28.8
FG%
414
3P%
331
FT%
842
RPG
6.7
APG
3.3
SPG
1.2
BPG
0.5
TO
2.4
PPG
15.9
All-Star
All-Star
Year
All-Star
Team
2
mw- GP
1
GS
15.0
MPG
474
FG%
111
3P%
—
FT%
5.5
RPG
1.0
APG
0.5
SPG
0.0
BPG
2.0
TO
9.5
Year
Team
mw- GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PPG
2020
Dallas
16
14
28.1
368
197
872
7.8
2.5
0.9
0.9
2.2
13.9
2021
Dallas
17
14
24.9
418
327
770
5.9
2.8
0.2
0.8
2.3
11.9
2022
Dallas
11
6
21.7
398
233
914
4.8
2.1
0.5
0.2
2.3
11.3
2023
Dallas
38
38
33.1
435
361
874
8.1
4.4
1.8
0.4
2.9
18.6
2024
Dallas
15
15
34.1
426
452
779
6.4
5.0
1.3
0.5
2.5
17.9
2025
Phoenix
39
39
26.6
404
321
827
5.9
2.5
1.3
0.3
2.0
16.3
Career
6 years, 2 teams
136
126
28.8
414
331
842
6.7
3.3
1.2
0.5
2.4
15.9
All-Star
2
1
15.0
474
111
—
5.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
2.0
9.5
WNBA playoff statistics · Career statistics › WNBA › Playoffs
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
Dallas
GP
1
GS
0
MPG
22.0
FG%
500
3P%
000
FT%
667
RPG
4.0
APG
1.0
SPG
2.0
BPG
1.0
TO
2.0
PPG
12.0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
Dallas
GP
3
GS
0
MPG
15.3
FG%
333
3P%
300
FT%
800
RPG
1.3
APG
3.0
SPG
0.0
BPG
0.3
TO
0.7
PPG
7.0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
Dallas
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
33.6
FG%
359
3P%
391
FT%
778
RPG
5.2
APG
4.2
SPG
1.4
BPG
1.2
TO
3.0
PPG
15.8
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
Phoenix
GP
10
GS
10
MPG
32.6
FG%
399
3P%
333
FT%
867
RPG
7.0
APG
2.5
SPG
1.1
BPG
0.2
TO
2.2
PPG
19.0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
4 years, 2 teams
GP
19
GS
15
MPG
29.6
FG%
385
3P%
343
FT%
837
RPG
5.5
APG
2.9
SPG
1.1
BPG
0.5
TO
2.2
PPG
15.9
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PPG
2021
Dallas
1
0
22.0
500
000
667
4.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
12.0
2022
Dallas
3
0
15.3
333
300
800
1.3
3.0
0.0
0.3
0.7
7.0
2023
Dallas
5
5
33.6
359
391
778
5.2
4.2
1.4
1.2
3.0
15.8
2025
Phoenix
10
10
32.6
399
333
867
7.0
2.5
1.1
0.2
2.2
19.0
Career
4 years, 2 teams
19
15
29.6
385
343
837
5.5
2.9
1.1
0.5
2.2
15.9
NCAA statistics[64] · Career statistics › College
2017–18
2017–18
Year
2017–18
Team
Oregon
GP
38
GS
29
MPG
24.1
FG%
46.1
3P%
37.0
FT%
78.7
RPG
3.8
APG
1.8
SPG
1.0
BPG
0.7
TO
2.0
PPG
10.7
2018–19
2018–19
Year
2018–19
Team
Oregon
GP
38
GS
38
MPG
30.4
FG%
50.5
3P%
41.1
FT%
73.4
RPG
6.2
APG
2.0
SPG
1.4
BPG
0.9
TO
1.9
PPG
16.6
2019–20
2019–20
Year
2019–20
Team
Oregon
GP
29
GS
29
MPG
28.8
FG%
46.4
3P%
33.8
FT%
79.2
RPG
6.9
APG
2.3
SPG
1.0
BPG
0.4
TO
2.2
PPG
16.2
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
105
GP
96
GS
27.7
MPG
48.0
FG%
37.8
3P%
77.0
FT%
5.6
RPG
2.0
APG
1.2
SPG
0.7
BPG
2.0
TO
14.4
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PPG
2017–18
Oregon
38
29
24.1
46.1
37.0
78.7
3.8
1.8
1.0
0.7
2.0
10.7
2018–19
Oregon
38
38
30.4
50.5
41.1
73.4
6.2
2.0
1.4
0.9
1.9
16.6
2019–20
Oregon
29
29
28.8
46.4
33.8
79.2
6.9
2.3
1.0
0.4
2.2
16.2
Career
105
96
27.7
48.0
37.8
77.0
5.6
2.0
1.2
0.7
2.0
14.4

References

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    https://www.wnba.com/news/satou-sabally-of-the-dallas-wings-receives-wnba-cares-community-assist-award-for-may
  77. WNBA
    https://www.wnba.com/webview/news/wnba-changemakers-voiceinsports-partnership
  78. CBS Sports
    https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/nneka-ogwumike-aliyah-boston-among-12-players-to-participate-in-wnbas-girls-in-sports-mentorship-program/
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