![]() Olsen with Washington Mystics in 2025 | |||||||||||||||
No. 33 – Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Collegeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 26, 2003||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Spring-Ford (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
College | |||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2025: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Drafted by | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2025–present | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
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Lucy Anne Olsen (born May 26, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes and previously played for the Villanova Wildcats. Olsen was selected 23rd overall by the Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft.
Early life and high school career
[edit]Olsen played high school basketball for Spring-Ford Area School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where she set the school record for career points and assists and was named first-team all-state two times.[1] She was named the Miss Pennsylvania Basketball in 2021.[1][2]
Olsen was also a member of her high school tennis team. She was the PIAA state champion in tennis in the fall of 2020.[1]
College career
[edit]Villanova
[edit]Olsen was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team in her freshman season at Villanova.[3] In her sophomore season, she was named to the All-Big East Second Team and earned first team All-Big 5 accolades.[1]
In her junior season, Olsen was ranked third in the country in scoring at 23.3 points per game.[4] She was also named unanimous first team All-Big East selection[5] and voted the Big East Most Improved Player.[6] She was an Honorable Mention All-American honoree by both the WBCA and the Associated Press. She was the 2024 Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year.[7]
Iowa
[edit]On April 18, 2024, Olsen transferred to Iowa for the 2024–25 season.[8]
Professional career
[edit]Washington Mystics (2025–present)
[edit]On April 14, 2025, Olsen was selected 23rd overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft.[9]
National team career
[edit]Olsen helped the USA U21 squad to first place at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[10] She won the gold medal with team USA in the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final.[10] On July 5, 2024, she was selected to the USA U23 Nations League roster to compete at the 2024 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference in Mexico City.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021–22 | Villanova | 33 | 33 | 29.6 | .372 | .307 | .595 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
2022–23 | Villanova | 37 | 37 | 33.1 | .411 | .356 | .763 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
2023–24 | Villanova | 35 | 35 | 36.2 | .438 | .294 | .807 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 23.3 |
2024–25 | Iowa | 32 | 32 | 34.0 | .436 | .360 | .744 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 17.9 |
Career | 137 | 137 | 33.2 | .423 | .329 | .759 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 15.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Lucy Olsen". Villanova. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "2021 Miss PA Basketball Winner". pabball.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Lucy Olsen". University of Iowa Athletics. July 8, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "All Conferences Women's Basketball Player Stats 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Bueckers Voted BIG EAST Player of the Year". March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Bueckers Voted BIG EAST Player of the Year". March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Big 5 Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Award Winners". Villanova University. April 30, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Caitlin Clark". Associated Press News. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Leistikow, Chad. "Leisitkow: What Iowa's Lucy Olsen brings to the WNBA, Washington Mystics". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Lucy Olsen". USA Basketball. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Lucy Olsen College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.