Bridget Carleton

Bridget Carleton (born May 22, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones and competes internationally with the Canada national team.[1]

Bridget Carleton

Carleton in 2019
No. 6 – Minnesota Lynx
Position	Guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1997-05-22) May 22, 1997 Chatham, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	John McGregor Secondary (Chatham, Ontario)
College	Iowa State (2015–2019)
WNBA draft	2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–present	Minnesota Lynx
2019–2020	Townsville Fire
Career highlights and awards
Big 12 Player of the Year (2019) 3× First-team All-Big 12 (2017–2019) Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2016)

She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[2]

On March 14, 2019, Carleton was named second team All-American by ESPN.[3]

In her career playing at Iowa State University, she finished 2nd in the Cyclones' records for career scoring with 2,142 points. She ranks third for three areas: field goals with 713, steals with 211, and blocked shots with 124.[4]

Carleton was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun but was released after just 4 games.[5] She signed a 7 day contract with the Minnesota Lynx,[6] followed by a contract for the remainder of the 2019 season[7] and re-signed with the Lynx for the 2020 season.

Carleton was only the third WNBA player in history to score 25 or more points and have more than 5 rebounds in her first WNBA start in the August 5, 2020, game for the Minnesota Lynx against the New York Liberty. She scored 25 points, had 7 rebounds and 3 assists.[8] Carleton started in place of Sylvia Fowles, who was out with a calf injury.