Morgan Maly
| No. 15 – Chicago Sky | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard / forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 25, 2002 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Crete (Crete, Nebraska) |
| College | Creighton (2020–2025) |
| WNBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025–2026 | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| 2026–present | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Morgan Mae Maly (born January 25, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky. She played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays, where she was a three-time first-team All-Big East selection and finished her career second in program history in scoring. Maly has signed training camp contracts with the Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Early life
[edit source]Maly grew up in Crete, Nebraska, and attended Crete High School. As a senior, she averaged 19.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game and was named the 2019–20 Gatorade Nebraska Girls Basketball Player of the Year.[1] She was also named Nebraska Miss Basketball and finished her high school career with school records of 1,756 points and 759 rebounds.[2]
College career
[edit source]Maly played five seasons at Creighton University from 2020 to 2025. As a sophomore in 2021–22, she was named the Big East Sixth Woman of the Year after averaging 12.3 points per game and making 80 three-point field goals.[2] Creighton reached the 2022 NCAA tournament Elite Eight, the first regional final appearance in program history.
Maly moved into the starting lineup as a junior and was named first-team All-Big East in each of her final three seasons.[3] She averaged a career-high 17.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game during the 2024–25 season while shooting 42.7 percent from three-point range.[4]
Maly appeared in 150 games during her Creighton career and finished with 2,072 points, 801 rebounds and a program-record 333 three-point field goals. She also set the school's career free-throw percentage record at 87.8 percent.[5]
Professional career
[edit source]Connecticut Sun
[edit source]After going undrafted in the 2025 WNBA draft, Maly signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun on April 21, 2025.[4] She was waived on April 26.[6]
Phoenix Mercury
[edit source]Maly signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury on April 12, 2026.[7] She appeared in Phoenix's preseason before being waived on May 4.[8]
Chicago Sky
[edit source]On April 19, 2026, Maly signed a developmental contract with the Chicago Sky.[9]
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Morgan Maly – 2019-20 Nebraska Girls Basketball Player of the Year". Gatorade Player of the Year. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- 1 2 "Morgan Maly". Creighton University Athletics. Creighton University. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Jensen, Maly and Mogensen Recognized with BIG EAST Honors". Creighton University Athletics. March 6, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Butterfield, Christine (April 22, 2025). "Connecticut Sun add Creighton's Morgan Maly, NC State's Madison Hayes to training camp roster". Connecticut Post. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Morgan Maly Earns Second Consecutive CSC Academic All-America Honor". Creighton University Athletics. April 16, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Connecticut Sun Waives Morgan Maly". Connecticut Sun. WNBA. April 26, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ Veenstra, David (April 12, 2026). "Sami Whitcomb re-signs with Phoenix Mercury on 2-year deal". Arizona Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Phoenix Mercury Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Chicago Sky Sign Morgan Maly to Developmental Contract". sky.wnba.com. Retrieved 2026-08-21.