Imani McGee-Stafford

Imani Trishawn McGee-Stafford (born October 11, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball for University of Texas at Austin.

Imani McGee-Stafford

No. 34 – Shaanxi Red Wolves
Position	Center
League	WCBA
Personal information
Born	(1994-10-11) October 11, 1994 Inglewood, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Windward (Los Angeles, California)
College	Texas (2012–2016)
WNBA draft	2016: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Chicago Sky
2016–2017	Bnot Herziliya
2017–2018	Atlanta Dream
2017	Beijing Great Wall
2018	Liaoning Flying Eagles
2019	Adana Basketbol
2019	Dallas Wings
2019	Perth Lynx
2023–2024	Shaanxi Red Wolves
Career highlights and awards
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2016) Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2016) Honda Sports Award (2015) Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year (2015) 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2015, 2016) Second-team All-Big 12 (2014) 2× Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2013, 2016) Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2013) Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2013)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing the United States FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2011 Toulouse and Rodez Team

College

In 2015, while at Texas, McGee-Stafford was awarded the Honda Inspiration Award which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level". She grew up in a challenging home environment, but overcame the challenge and became a voice for others.

Texas statistics

Source

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012-13	Texas	30	334	48.3%	22.2%	64.4%	9.4	1.0	0.7	2.5	11.1
2013-14	Texas	33	356	49.8%	57.1%	62.8%	7.3	0.5	0.5	2.2	10.8
2014-15	Texas	27	266	56.2%	0.0%	70.0%	7.1	0.6	0.7	1.9	9.9
2015-16	Texas	36	405	50.3%	30.0%	78.6%	8.9	0.8	0.8	2.9	11.3
Career		126	1361	50.6%	32.1%	69.6%	8.2	0.7	0.7	2.4	10.8

Professional career

WNBA

McGee-Stafford was drafted 10th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2016 WNBA draft. In her rookie season, she was ranked seventh in the league in blocks per game and was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team. In her first playoff game, she broke the WNBA playoff rookie record for blocks in a game with 6. Midway through the 2017 season, McGee-Stafford was traded to the Atlanta Dream along with teammate Tamera Young in exchange for Jordan Hooper and a first-round draft pick. She continued on with Atlanta in 2018 before joining the Dallas Wings for the 2019 season.

Overseas

In December 2016, McGee-Stafford moved to Israel to play for Bnot Hertzeliya. In 16 games during the 2016–17 season, she averaged 14.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game. Between November and December 2017, she played in China for Beijing Great Wall of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She returned to China a year later, where she played for the Liaoning Flying Eagles between October and November 2018. In February 2019, she had a four-game stint in Turkey with Adana Basketbol.

On June 13, 2019, McGee-Stafford signed with the Perth Lynx in Australia for the 2019–20 WNBL season.

WNBA career statistics

Legend

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2016	Chicago	31	16	18.9	55.4	0.0	66.0	5.6	0.6	0.6	1.3	0.9	6.7
2017	Chicago	22	4	15.5	44.4	33.3	70.6	4.4	0.5	0.4	0.8	1.0	4.6
	Atlanta	10	0	9.2	54.2	0.0	50.0	2.9	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.3	2.9
2018	Atlanta	29	2	10.5	45.3	46.7	3.4	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.5	2.9
2019	Dallas	29	6	11.9	46.8	25.0	64.3	3.8	0.6'	0.6	0.6	1.2	3.9
Career	4 years, 3 teams	121	28	13.8	49.3	28.6	62.7	4.2	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.9	4.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2016	Chicago	5	5	20.4	50.0	0.0	60.0	8.2	0.8	0.0	2.0	1.0	8.4
2018	Atlanta	4	0	5.8	33.3	0.0	50.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3
Career	2 years, 2 teams	9	5	13.9	47.6	0.0	58.3	5.4	0.4	0.0	1.2	0.6	5.2

Personal life

McGee-Stafford was married to former Texas Longhorns football player Paul Boyette Jr. in 2015, but the couple divorced in 2017. She is the daughter of former WNBA player Pamela McGee, the younger maternal half-sister of current NBA player JaVale McGee, and a cousin of NFL player Jarron Gilbert. She also appeared on Let's Make a Deal with her grandmother on March 8, 2018 and received a pair of scooters. In the spring of 2020, she announced that she is stepping away for the next two WNBA seasons to pursue a Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. In March 2023, McGee-Stafford was announced as a partner in MOORvision Technologies and Ucam, a camera built to capture athlete's point of view during games.

External links

• Texas Longhorns bio