Mikayla Pivec
| No. 0 – Mandurah Magic | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||
| League | NBL1 West | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | (1997年11月18日) November 18, 1997 (age 28) Lynnwood, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Lynnwood (Bothell, Washington) | ||||||||||||
| College | Oregon State (2016–2020) | ||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2020: 3rd round, 25th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Campus Promete | ||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Cadi La Seu | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Montaneras de Morovis | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Bursa Uludag | ||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Albury Wodonga Bandits | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Cangrejeras de Santurce | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Waterford Wildcats | ||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Casademont Zaragoza | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Pollitas de Isabela | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Lointek Gernika Bizkaia | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Bendigo Braves | ||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Mandurah Magic | ||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata | |||||||||||||
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Mikayla Denali Pivec (born November 18, 1997)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Mandurah Magic of the NBL1 West. She played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers before playing professionally in Spain, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Australia and Ireland.
Early life
[edit ]Pivec was born in Lynnwood, Washington.[2] She attended Lynnwood High School in nearby Bothell, where she graduated in 2016.[3]
College career
[edit ]Pivec played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers between 2016 and 2020.[4]
Professional career
[edit ]Pivec was selected by the Atlanta Dream with the 25th overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[5] [6] In May, with the 2020 WNBA season in jeopardy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pivec opted out of the WNBA season for personal reasons.[7] [8]
On July 13, 2020, Pivec signed with Campus Promete of the Spanish Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.[9] In 15 games during the 2020–21 season between October 3 and December 19, she averaged 5.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.[10]
On April 3, 2021, Pivec signed with the Minnesota Lynx for training camp.[11] She was waived by the Lynx on May 13 after appearing in two preseason games.[12]
For the 2021–22 season, Pivec joined Cadi La Seu of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. In 34 games, she averaged 9.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[10]
In October 2022, Pivec joined Montaneras de Morovis of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF). In 14 games during the 2022 season, she averaged 16.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[10]
In January 2023, Pivec joined Bursa Uludag of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League. In five games between January 7 and February 3, she averaged 5.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[10]
On March 3, 2023, Pivec signed with the Atlanta Dream for training camp.[13] She was waived on May 5 prior to the start of the 2023 WNBA season.[14]
Pivec joined the Albury Wodonga Bandits of the NBL1 East in Australia for the 2023 NBL1 season. In 12 games, she averaged 18.9 points, 12.3 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game.[10] She had three triple-doubles [10] and was subsequently named to the NBL1 East All-Star Five.[15] She later joined Cangrejeras de Santurce of the BSNF, where she averaged 11.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 16 games during the 2023 season.[10]
Pivec started the 2023–24 season with the Waterford Wildcats of the Irish Women's Super League, averaging 23.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 4.0 steals in three games.[10] In November, she joined Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. In 11 league games, she averaged 2.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.[10] She also averaged 3.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in eight EuroLeague games.[1]
Pivec re-joined the Albury Wodonga Bandits for the 2024 NBL1 season,[16] where she had seven triple-doubles[10] and was named the NBL1 East All-Star Five for the second straight year.[17] In 22 games, she averaged 17.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 9.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[10] She later joined Pollitas de Isabela of the BSNF, where she averaged 18.0 points, 11.4 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 2.5 steals in eight games during the 2024 season.[10]
In January 2025, Pivec joined Lointek Gernika Bizkaia of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. In 11 games between January 11 and March 15, she averaged 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.[10]
Pivec joined the Bendigo Braves of the NBL1 South for the 2025 NBL1 season. In nine games, she averaged 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game.[10]
In February 2026, Pivec signed with the Mandurah Magic of the NBL1 West for the 2026 season.[18] In her debut on April 24, she recorded a triple-double with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in an 86–84 win over the Rockingham Flames.[19] [20] On May 22, she recorded 20 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists in a 96–84 win over the Perth Redbacks.[21] [22] On May 30, she recorded 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 111–68 win over the South West Slammers.[23]
National team
[edit ]In May 2019, Pivec was selected to represent Team USA at the 2019 Pan American Games.[24] She started in all five games and averaged 4.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game to help the USA to a 4–1 record and the silver medal.[25]
Career statistics
[edit ]College
[edit ]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Oregon State | 36 | 27 | 23.3 | 42.3 | 27.4 | 74.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 2017–18 | Oregon State | 34 | 34 | 29.2 | 45.0 | 34.8 | 73.7 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 11.1 |
| 2018–19 | Oregon State | 34 | 34 | 34.2 | 52.6 | 41.7 | 71.1 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 15.2 |
| 2019–20 | Oregon State | 32 | 32 | 34.0 | 50.1 | 36.1 | 72.6 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 14.8 |
| Career | 136 | 127 | 30.0 | 48.2 | 34.9 | 72.7 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 12.1 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[26] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Mikayla Denali Pivec (USA) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. April 24, 2026. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ^ "Mikayla Pivec WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "Mikayla Pivec". www.teamusa.com. August 11, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "Mikayla Pivec - Women's Basketball - Oregon State University Athletics". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Pivec Selected By the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA Draft". Oregon State University Athletics. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ^ "Mikayla Pivec drafted No. 25 overall by the Atlanta Dream in WNBA Draft". NBC Sports. April 18, 2020. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (May 25, 2020). "Former Oregon State guard Mikayla Pivec out for 2020 WNBA season due to personal reasons". Oregon Live. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020.
- ^ Young, Ashley (August 5, 2020). "Why former Oregon State guard Mikayla Pivec opted out of 2020 WNBA season". NBC Sports Northwest. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020.
- ^ Young, Ashley (July 13, 2020). "Former Oregon State guard Mikayla Pivec signs overseas with CD Promete". NBC Sports Northwest. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Mikayla Pivec" . Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Mikayla Pivec". lynx.wnba.com. April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "Lynx Waive Selena Lott and Mikayla Pivec". lynx.wnba.com. May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Mikayla Pivec to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ^ @ATLDreamPR (May 5, 2023). "The Atlanta Dream have waived center Alaina Coates and guard Mikayla Pivec" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2023 NBL1 Awards Tracker". NBL1.com.au. August 11, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "All-Star Five member returns to Bandits". NBL1.com.au. March 15, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "2024 NBL1 Awards Tracker". NBL1.com.au. July 21, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "Mandurah Magic are excited to announce the signing of Mikayla Pivec for the 2026 Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 West season". facebook.com/mandurahmagic. February 18, 2026. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ "Rockingham Flames vs Mandurah Magic". nbl1.com.au. April 24, 2026. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
- ^ Pike, Chris (April 24, 2026). "West Spotlight | Magic do it again against the Flames". NBL1.com.au. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ^ "Mandurah Magic vs Perth Redbacks". nbl1.com.au. May 22, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ^ Pike, Chris (May 24, 2026). "West Wrap | Women's Round 9". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
- ^ "Mandurah vs SW Slammers". nbl1.com.au. May 30, 2026. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ^ "Pivec Earns Spot on USA Roster for Pan-American Games". Oregon State University Athletics. May 20, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ^ "Mikayla Pivec". USA Basketball. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ^ "Mikayla Pivec College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 11, 2024.
External links
[edit ]- 1997 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in Ireland
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American women's basketball players
- Atlanta Dream draft picks
- Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Washington (state)
- Guards (basketball)
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Oregon State Beavers women's basketball players
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in basketball
- People from Bothell, Washington
- 21st-century American sportswomen