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Grace Berger

Grace Berger
Berger with Indiana in 2022
No. 34 – Dallas Wings
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1999-06-03) June 3, 1999 (age 26)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight163 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High schoolSacred Heart Academy (Louisville, Kentucky)
CollegeIndiana (2018–2023)
WNBA draft2023: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Drafted byIndiana Fever
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024Indiana Fever
2023Gernika KESB
2024Athletes Unlimited League
2024–2025OGM Ormanspor
2025Los Angeles Sparks
2025Dallas Wings
Career highlights
  • 4× First-team All-Big Ten (2020–2023)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Puerto Rico Team

Grace Elizabeth Berger (born June 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. She was selected seventh overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2023 WNBA draft.

Early life

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Berger played basketball for Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky. In her junior season, she averaged 14.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, helping her team win the Seventh Region title and reach the state finals.[1] As a senior, Berger earned Courier-Journal Athlete of the Year, Kentucky All-Star and Seventh Region Player of the Year honors after averaging 15.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists and leading Sacred Heart back to the regional final.[2] She was a three-time All-State selection in high school.[3] Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN, Berger committed to play college basketball for Indiana over offers from Kentucky, Louisville and Michigan.[4]

College career

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As a freshman at Indiana, Berger averaged 5.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[5] In her sophomore season, she averaged 13.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, leading her team to a program-record 24 wins. She was a first-team All-Big Ten selection.[6] On November 25, 2020, in her junior season debut, Berger recorded the first triple-double in program history, with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 100–51 win against Eastern Kentucky.[7] She led the NCAA Division I with three triple-doubles during the season. Berger averaged 15.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists per game and was named first-team All-Big Ten.[8] At the 2021 NCAA tournament, she led Indiana to its first-ever Elite Eight appearance.[9] On February 12, 2022, Berger scored a career-high 29 points in a 76–58 win over Michigan State.[10] As a senior, she averaged 16.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game and was named first-team All-Big Ten for a third straight season.[11] Berger opted to return for a fifth year of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

Professional career

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WNBA

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Indiana Fever (2023–2024)

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On April 10, 2023, Berger was selected in the first round as the seventh overall pick of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.[13] In her first season with the Fever, she appeared in 36 games and her role gradually grew as the season progressed.[14][15]

Berger's role declined in her second season with the Fever and she appeared in only 11 regular-season games.[16]

Berger was waived by the Fever on February 2, 2025.[17]

Minnesota Lynx

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Berger was awarded on waivers to the Minnesota Lynx on February 7, 2025.[18] She was waived by the Lynx on May 14.[19]

Los Angeles Sparks (2025)

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The Los Angeles Sparks signed Berger to a hardship contract on June 17, 2025.[20] She played that day against the Seattle Storm and her former Indiana Hoosiers teammate Mackenzie Holmes, who had joined the Storm the day prior.[21] Berger was waived by the Sparks on June 20.[22]

Dallas Wings (2025)

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On July 16, 2025, Berger was signed to a seven-day hardship contract with the Dallas Wings.[23] She was waived on July 23 after appearing in one game with the Wings;[24] the team re-signed her to a second seven-day hardship contract on July 24.[25] This contract expired after July 30, and with 11 healthy players on the roster, the Wings were not immediately eligible for another hardship contract.[26] The Wings signed Berger to a third seven-day hardship contract, the maximum number of week-long contracts a team may give a player in a season, on August 5.[27] On August 12, the Wings signed her to a rest-of-season contract after she made her first career start on August 10 against the Washington Mystics.[28]

Athletes Unlimited

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Berger played in the 2024 season of the Athletes Unlimited League.[29]

Overseas

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In the 2023 WNBA off-season, Berger played for Gernika KESB of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. However, a thumb injury cut her time in Europe short and she ended up playing only 8 games.[30]

In July 2024, Berger signed with OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Super League.[31]

On June 13, 2025, Berger signed a one-year contract with the Sydney Flames of the Australian Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[32]

Career statistics

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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

WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current as of game on August 22, 2025

WNBA regular season statistics[33]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Indiana 36 0 14.6 .449 .471 .840 1.6 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.0 4.2
2024 Indiana 11 0 9.3 .400 .400 .643 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.9 2.8
2025 Los Angeles 1 0 16.0 .000 .000 — 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0
Dallas 11 6 19.1 .239 .000 .500 3.0 2.6 0.8 0.4 1.2 2.4
Career 3 years, 3 teams 59 6 14.4 .386 .353 .723 1.8 1.8 0.5 0.2 1.1 3.5

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2024 Indiana 1 0 2.0 — — — 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 1 0 2.0 — — — 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

College

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NCAA statistics[34]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018–19 Indiana 34 4 20.3 .422 .217 .521 2.8 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.6 5.5
2019–20 Indiana 30 30 34.4 .456 .300 .769 5.2 3.5 1.4 0.2 2.5 13.1
2020–21 Indiana 27 27 34.1 .441 .324 .744 6.8 4.6 1.1 0.2 2.0 15.4
2021–22 Indiana 33 33 36.4 .460 .261 .788 6.2 4.7 1.4 0.2 2.6 16.2
2022–23 Indiana 24 24 32.0 .484 .407 .757 4.8 5.8 1.0 0.3 2.5 12.9
Career 148 118 31.1 .452 .306 .742 5.1 3.9 1.1 0.2 2.2 12.4

National team career

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Berger represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup. She averaged 6.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, helping her team win the gold medal.[35]

References

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  2. ^ Hauari, Gabe (June 7, 2018). "Sacred Heart's Grace Berger named Courier Journal Kentucky Girls Athlete of the Year". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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