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) and for SERCO UNI Győr in the EuroLeague. She played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones and competed internationally with the Canada national team.

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

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

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 in three areas: field goals with 713, steals with 211, and blocked shots with 124.

Iowa State statistics
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Canadian national team
Carleton first played for Team Canada at the 2013 U16 FIBA Americas. She was named team captain, led the squad in minutes, and helped Canada to a silver medal. She also was a part of the U17 Ontario Team, which won Gold at the 2013 Canada Games. Carleton also played with the junior team that won silver at the U18 FIBA Americas.

Carleton joined the Senior National Team in 2016 and played in some exhibition games. She was a part of the 2017 squad that defended their gold medal at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup tournament. In 2018, she helped Canada to a 7th-place finish at the FIBA World Cup, as well in 2019, winning silver at the FIBA AmeriCup.

On June 29, Carleton was named to the 2020 Canadian National Team that competed at the 2020 Olympics. This marks the first time in her career that she will compete at the Olympics.

She represented Canada in February 2024, at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Sopron, Hungary. She averaged 14 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game. Her efficiency per game was 12.

Connecticut Sun (2019)
Carleton was drafted in the Second Round of the 2019 WNBA draft – 21st Overall – by the Connecticut Sun. She ultimately made the Opening Day Roster, but was later released after just four games.

Minnesota Lynx (2019–present)
On August 22, Carleton signed a 7-day contract with the Minnesota Lynx, followed by a contract for the remainder of the 2019 season.

Carleton made the Lynx roster for the 2020 season, and became a key part of the team – filling in for the injured Sylvia Fowles. Carleton became the third WNBA player in history to score 25 or more points and have more than five 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 seven rebounds and three assists. Carleton started in place of Sylvia Fowles, who was out with a calf injury.

On May 13, 2023, the Lynx played a preseason game against the Chicago Sky in Toronto, Canada, which was the first WNBA game to be played in Canada. At that game, Carleton was the first Canadian to play a WNBA game in Canada.

International career
On November, 2023 Carleton signed with Hungarian team SERCO UNI Győr in the EuroLeague to play in 2023 after the completion of the WNBA season. On January 17, 2024 she netted 41 points against KGHM BC Polkowice and her amazing perimeter play contributed to her racking up a stellar performance efficiency valuation of 47 after also adding 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Since the 1996-97 season, it was the third highest behind Lara Mandic in 2002 who dropped 42 and modern day leader Victoria Bullet who scored a jaw-dropping 48 points for T.M.C Ahena Cesena in 1996.

Regular season

 * style="text-align:left" | 2019
 * style="text-align:left" | Connecticut
 * 4 || 0 || 7.3 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.0
 * style="text-align:left" | 2019
 * style="text-align:left" | Minnesota
 * 4 || 0 || 2.8 || .500 || .500 || .000 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.8
 * style="text-align:left" | 2020
 * style="text-align:left" | Minnesota
 * 22 || 15 || 25.8 || .520 || .457 || .647 || 3.6 || 2.5 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 1.8 || 6.6
 * style="text-align:left" | 2021
 * style="text-align:left" | Minnesota
 * 32 || 10 || 19.3 || .401 || .365 || .800 || 2.3 || 1.5 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.8 || 4.8
 * style="text-align:left" | 2022
 * style="text-align:left" | Minnesota
 * 36 || 2 || 16.8 || .403 || .354 || .731 || 2.1 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 0.6 || 4.3
 * style="text-align:left" | 2023
 * style="text-align:left" | Minnesota
 * 38 || 4 || 15.1 || .345 || .337 || .733 || 2.3 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 3.2
 * align="left" | Career
 * align="left" | 5 years, 2 teams
 * 136 || 31 || 17.7 || .408 || .366 || .719 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 4.3
 * style="text-align:left" | 2023
 * style="text-align:left" | Minnesota
 * 38 || 4 || 15.1 || .345 || .337 || .733 || 2.3 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 3.2
 * align="left" | Career
 * align="left" | 5 years, 2 teams
 * 136 || 31 || 17.7 || .408 || .366 || .719 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 4.3
 * 136 || 31 || 17.7 || .408 || .366 || .719 || 2.4 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 4.3

Playoffs

 * style="text-align:left" | 2020
 * style="text-align:left" | Minnesota
 * 4 || 3 || 29.5 || .500 || .538 || .000 || 3.8 || 2.5 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 0.8 || 6.3
 * style="text-align:left" | 2021
 * style="text-align:left" | Minnesota
 * 1 || 0 || 15.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0
 * style="text-align:left" | 2023
 * style="text-align:left" | Minnesota
 * 3 || 0 || 24.0 || .600 || .444 || .750 || 3.7 || 0.7 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 8.3
 * style="text-align:left" | Career
 * style="text-align:left" | 3 years, 1 team
 * 8 || 3|| 25.6 || .514 || .500 || .750 || 3.3 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 6.3
 * style="text-align:left" | Career
 * style="text-align:left" | 3 years, 1 team
 * 8 || 3|| 25.6 || .514 || .500 || .750 || 3.3 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 6.3
 * 8 || 3|| 25.6 || .514 || .500 || .750 || 3.3 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 6.3