{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2000)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Queen Egbo | image = Queen Egbo.jpg | caption = Egbo with Baylor in 2021 | width = | number = | team = Shanxi Flame | league = | position = Center | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 200 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|29}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | high_school = Travis (Richmond, Texas) | college = Baylor (2018–2022) | draft_league = WNBA | draft_year = 2022 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 10 | draft_team = Indiana Fever | years1 = {{WNBA Year|2022}}–{{WNBA Year|2023}} | team1 = Indiana Fever | years2 = {{WNBA Year|2023}} | team2 = Washington Mystics | years3 = 2024 | team3 = Fujian Zoten | years4 = {{WNBA Year|2024}} | team4 = Connecticut Sun | years5 = {{WNBA Year|2024}} | team5 = Los Angeles Sparks | years6 = {{WNBA Year|2024}} | team6 = Las Vegas Aces | years7 = 2024–2025 | team7 = Shaanxi Red Wolves |years8 = 2025-present |team8 = Shanxi Flame | highlights = * WNBA All-Rookie Team (2022) * NCAA champion (2019) * Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year (2020) * McDonald's All-American (2018) | medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Women's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|the {{bkw|USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA Under-19 World Cup}} {{MedalGold|2019 Thailand|Team}} }}
'''Queen Kamsiyochukwu Egbo''' (born June 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She previously played in the WNBA for the Indiana Fever, Washington Mystics, Connecticut Sun, Los Angeles Sparks and Las Vegas Aces. She played college basketball at Baylor. She was selected 10th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft by the Fever. She represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup and won a gold medal.
==Early life== Egbo attended Travis High School in Richmond, Texas. During her freshman year in 2015, she averaged 14.2 points, and 13 rebounds per game and 150 total blocks. She also had two triple-doubles and 19 double-doubles during her first varsity season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbherald.com/sports/travis-queen-egbo-george-ranchs-shalesha-pierce-lead-all-fort-bend-herald-girls-basketball-team/article_e170ed19-8314-5cef-995a-aa381376a3fd.html |title=Travis' Queen Egbo, George Ranch's Shalesha Pierce lead All-Fort Bend Herald girls basketball team |newspaper=Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster |first=David |last=Coleman |date=March 6, 2015 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412055817/https://www.fbherald.com/sports/travis-queen-egbo-george-ranchs-shalesha-pierce-lead-all-fort-bend-herald-girls-basketball-team/article_e170ed19-8314-5cef-995a-aa381376a3fd.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> During her sophomore year in 2016, she averaged 14.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbherald.com/sports/ellison-now-in-charge-of-lady-tigers/article_bb4708c0-8572-5fb4-a548-02ef7812180e.html |title=Ellison now in charge of Lady Tigers |newspaper=Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster |first=Ryan |last=Dunsmore |date=November 25, 2016 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414174853/https://www.fbherald.com/sports/ellison-now-in-charge-of-lady-tigers/article_bb4708c0-8572-5fb4-a548-02ef7812180e.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
During her junior year in 2017, she averaged 18.8 points, 13.1 rebounds, 4.1 blocks, and 2.1 steals per game. She also had 21 double-doubles in 33 regular season games for the Lady Tigers'. Following an outstanding season she was named district MVP.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://baylorbears.com/news/2017/11/8/Mulkey_Inks_Top_Class.aspx |title=Mulkey Inks Top Class |website=baylorbears.com |date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbherald.com/sports/mvp-egbo-head-and-shoulders-above-competition/article_113ee87e-8807-5597-869e-398b7df44529.html |title=MVP Egbo head and shoulders above competition |newspaper=Fort Bend Herald and Texas Coaster |first=Ryan |last=Dunsmore |date=March 18, 2017 |access-date=April 12, 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> During her senior year, she averaged 17.3 points, 12.4 rebounds, 5.0 blocks and 3.9 steals per game. She was named a McDonald's All-American in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://baylorbears.com/news/2018/1/16/Four_Named_McDonald_s_All_Americans.aspx |title=Four Named McDonald's All-Americans |website=baylorbears.com |date=January 16, 2018 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2018/baylor-commit-queen-egbo-honored-to-be-a-mcdonalds-all-american |title=Baylor commit Queen Egbo honored to be a McDonald's All-American |website=usatodayhss.com |first=Tim |last=Whelan Jr. |date=February 8, 2018 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
==College career== During the 2018–19 season, in her freshman year, she averaged 5.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 35 games for Baylor. During the 2019–20 season, in her sophomore year, she averaged 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 0.9 steals per game in 30 games.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/queen-egbo/10718 |title=Queen Egbo |website=baylorbears.com |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref> Following the season, she was named the Big 12 Sixth Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://big12sports.com/news/2020/3/9/womens-basketball-2019-20-phillips-66-all-big-12-wbb-awards-announced.aspx |title=2019-20 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 WBB Awards Announced |website=big12sports.com |date=March 9, 2020 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
During the 2020–21 season, in her junior year, she ranked tenth in the Big 12 in rebounds per game (7.2), fourth in offensive rebounds (3.1), and seventh in blocks per contest (1.2). She averaged 10.9 points in just 19.9 minutes per game and led the team in field goal percentage at a .504.<ref name="Bio"/> She was named a top-five finalist for the Lisa Leslie Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://baylorbears.com/news/2021/2/5/womens-basketball-wbbs-egbo-named-as-finalist-for-the-leslie-award.aspx |title=WBB's Egbo Named as Finalist for the Leslie Award |website=baylorbears.com |date=February 5, 2021 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref> During the 2021–22 season, in her senior year, she averaged 11.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and was named a top-ten finalist for the Lisa Leslie Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://baylorbears.com/news/2022/2/11/womens-basketball-wbbs-egbo-named-to-lisa-leslie-award-top-10.aspx |title=WBB's Egbo Named to Lisa Leslie Award Top 10 |website=baylorbears.com |date=February 11, 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
On March 27, 2022, Egbo renounced her extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic and declared for the 2022 WNBA draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wacotrib.com/sports/college/baylor/baylors-egbo-declares-for-wnba-draft/article_36646e72-ae2e-11ec-9c7b-4f680ccc0743.html |title=Baylor's Egbo declares for WNBA Draft |newspaper=Waco Tribune-Herald |date=March 27, 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
==Professional career== On April 11, 2022, Egbo was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Indiana Fever in the 2022 WNBA draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2022/04/11/wnba-draft-2022-indiana-fever-pick-baylor-queen-egbo-no-10/9485609002/ |title=Queen Egbo: What to know about Indiana Fever's fourth and final 1st round pick |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |first=Scott |last=Horner |date=April 11, 2022 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
On July 4, 2023, Egbo was traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Amanda Zahui B.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fever.wnba.com/news/fever-acquire-amanda-zahui-b-in-trade-with-washington/ | title=Fever Acquire Amanda Zahui B in Trade with Washington |publisher=Indiana Fever |date=July 4, 2023 |access-date=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
On May 7, 2024, Egbo was traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, and the rights to Bernadett Határ.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sun.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-acquires-queen-egbo/ |title=Connecticut Sun Acquires Queen Egbo |publisher=Connecticut Sun |date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theday.com/sports/20240507/sun-trade-for-elite-rebounder-queen-egbo/ |title=Sun trade for ‘elite rebounder’ Queen Egbo |newspaper=The Day |first=Vickie |last=Fulkerson |date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> On June 5, 2024, Egbo was waived by the Sun. She appeared in three games for Connecticut during the 2024 WNBA season, logging two points and two rebounds in seven minutes of action.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sun.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-waives-queen-egbo/ |title=Connecticut Sun Waives Queen Egbo |website=sun.wnba.com |date=June 5, 2024 |access-date=June 7, 2024}}</ref>
On June 22, 2024, Egbo signed a hardship contract with the Los Angeles Sparks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sparks.wnba.com/news/sparks-sign-center-queen-egbo-to-hardship-contract/ |title=Sparks Sign Center Queen Egbo to Hardship Contract |website=sparks.wnba.com |date=June 22, 2024 |access-date=June 22, 2024}}</ref> On June 29, 2024, her birthday, she was waived by the Sparks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/los-angeles-sparks-waive-former-first-round-pick-on-her-birthday-in-ruthless-roster-move/ar-BB1pdnZT |title=Los Angeles Sparks Waive Former First-Round Pick On Her Birthday In Ruthless Roster Move |website=MSN.com|first=Alex |last=Hoegler |date=June 29, 2024 |access-date=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
On September 2, 2024, Egbo signed a seven-day contract with the Las Vegas Aces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aces Sign Queen Egbo to Seven-Day Contract |url=https://aces.wnba.com/news/aces-sign-queen-egbo-to-seven-day-contract/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Las Vegas Aces |language=en}}</ref>
Egbo signed a training camp contract with the Aces on February 6, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.wnba.com/players/transactions?transaction=&team=all&month=0 |website=WNBA.com |publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |access-date=7 February 2025 |date=February 6, 2025 |quote=Queen Egbo signed a Training Camp Contract with the Las Vegas Aces.}}</ref> On May 7, she was waived by the Aces.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-07 |title=Aces waive 2 players, including 2025 draft pick |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/aces/aces-waive-2-players-including-2025-draft-pick-3368947/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
==National team career== Egbo was named to the 2018 United States women's national under-18 basketball team, however, she withdrew due to school commitments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/womens/e/egbo-queen.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414165626/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/womens/e/egbo-queen.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |title=Queen Egbo |website=usab.com |date=July 30, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref> Egbo represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, where she averaged 7.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and won a gold medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2019/05/wu19-team-named.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519172634/https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2019/05/wu19-team-named.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2019 |title=2019 USA Women's U19 World Cup Team Filled with Experience and Talent |website=usab.com |date=May 19, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{WNBA player statistics legend}} {| class="wikitable" |style="background:#ffcc00; width:3em;"|* |Denotes season(s) in which Egbo won an NCAA Championship |}
===WNBA=== ====Regular season==== ''Stats current through end of 2024 season'' {{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA regular season statistics<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen Egbo WNBA Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/e/egboqu01w.html |website=Basketball Reference}}</ref>}} |- | align="left" | 2022 | align="left" | Indiana | '''33''' || '''31''' || '''21.8''' || .442 || — || .645 || '''6.3''' || '''0.9''' || '''0.9''' || '''1.2''' || 1.9 || '''7.2''' |- | align="left" rowspan=2 | 2023 | align="left" | Indiana | 16 || 0 || 8.9 || .400 || — || .647 || 4.0 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 2.9 |- | align="left" | Washington | 21 || 0 || 15.8 || .544 || — || .633 || 4.4 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 1.1 || 6.2 |- | align="left" rowspan=3 | 2024 | align="left" | Connecticut | 3 || 0 || 2.3 || .000 || — || '''1.000''' || 0.7 || 0.0 ||0.0 || 0.0 || '''0.0''' || 0.7 |- | align="left" | Los Angeles |2||0||2.0||'''1.000'''|| — ||.000||1.5||0.0||0.0||0.0||'''0.0'''||1.0 |- | align="left" | Las Vegas |3||0||6.0||.667||—||—||1.7||0.0||0.7||0.3||'''0.0'''||2.7 |- class="sortbottom" | align="left" | '''Career''' | align="left" | 3 years, 5 teams |78||31||15.7||.464|| — ||.648||4.8||0.5||0.6||0.8||1.3||5.5 {{S-end}}
====Playoffs==== {{WNBA player statistics start|caption=WNBA playoff statistics}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023 | style="text-align:left;"| Washington |'''2'''||0||'''4.5'''||.000||—||—||0.5||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024 | style="text-align:left;"| Las Vegas |1||0||3.0||—||—||—||'''1.0'''||'''1.0'''||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| '''Career''' | style="text-align:left;"| 2 years, 2 teams | 3 || 0 || 4.0 || .000 || — || — || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 {{s-end}}
===College=== {{WNBA player statistics start|caption=NCAA statistics}} |- | style="background:#ffcc00; width:10%; text-align:center;"| 2018–19* | style="text-align:left;" | Baylor | '''35''' || 0 || 10.1 || .453 || .000 || .506 || 4.2 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 0.9 || '''1.0''' || 5.1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;" | Baylor | 30 || 8 || 18.5 || '''.604''' || .000 || .488 || 6.8 || 0.4 || 0.9 || 1.1 || 1.7 || 10.8 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;" | Baylor | 30 || 30 || '''24.9''' || .500 || .000 || .639 || '''8.6''' || '''0.9''' || '''1.2''' || '''1.9'''|| 2.5 || '''11.1''' |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;" | Baylor | '''35''' || '''35''' || 23.9 || .498 || .000 || '''.702''' || 8.4 || '''0.9''' || 0.9 || 1.8 || 1.9 || 11.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | '''Career''' | 130 || 73 || 19.1 || .517 || .000 || .594 || 7.0 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 1.4 || 1.8 || 9.5 {{s-end}}
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