Maya Caldwell
| No. 11 – Atlanta Dream | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 15, 1998 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Davidson Day School (Davidson, North Carolina) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2021: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Indiana Fever | |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Spar Gran Canaria |
| 2022, 2024 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2023 | Indiana Fever |
Maya Caldwell (born December 15, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA. She played college basketball at Georgia.
College career
[edit]Caldwell came out of high school as the 76th overall ranked recruit according to the ESPN HoopGurlz Rankings.[1] Caldwell committed to Georgia to play collegiately. She stated that part of the reason for choosing the Bulldogs program was that "Athens just felt like home...If I didn't have basketball, where would I want to be?' Athens was the place."[2]
Caldwell played in all 33 games as a freshman and led the team in 3-point field goal percentage. She scored a season high 20 points against Howard on December 19, 2017. With those 20 points, she became the first Bulldog player to score 20 points as a freshman since 2014.[3][4] During her sophomore season, Caldwell came off the bench again until the last 10 games of the season – when she became the team's starting forward. Once inserted into the starting lineup, Caldwell increased her scoring to 9.0 ppg from 3.4 ppg.
During her junior and senior seasons, Caldwell stayed in the starting lineup and became a solid, consistent player for Georgia. During her season season, Caldwell scored a career high 27 points against Florida.[5] She was also named to the SEC All-Tournament Team in 2021.
Professional career
[edit]WNBA
[edit]Indiana Fever
[edit]In the 2021 WNBA draft, Caldwell was taken 33rd overall by the Indiana Fever.[6] Caldwell made it through a week of training camp before getting cut from the Fever.[7]
Atlanta Dream
[edit]On February 23, 2022, Caldwell signed a training camp contract with the Atlanta Dream.[8] On May 5, 2022, Caldwell was waived from the Dream training camp.[9] On June 20, 2022, Caldwell was brought back to the Dream on a hardship contract.[10] After appearing in 3 games for the Dream, Caldwell was released from her Hardship Contract on June 27, 2022. The Dream re-signed Caldwell on June 26, 2024.[11]
Overseas
[edit]Gran Canaria
[edit]Caldwell played the 2021–2022 season in Spain for Spar Gran Canaria. She averaged 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.5 steals in 26 games for them.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Stats current as of game on July 17, 2024
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Atlanta | 9 | 7 | 23.8 | .514 | .563 | .800 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| 2023 | Indiana | 30 | 1 | 10.1 | .292 | .138 | .857 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | Atlanta | 9 | 6 | 24.4 | .423 | .269 | .857 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 8.1 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 48 | 14 | 15.4 | .410 | .333 | .846 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Georgia | 33 | 142 | .417 | .404 | .600 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| 2018–19 | Georgia | 30 | 161 | .429 | .216 | .520 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| 2019–20 | Georgia | 31 | 303 | .414 | .269 | .792 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
| 2020–21 | Georgia | 28 | 232 | .401 | .309 | .787 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2017 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings – espnW 100". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "FRESHMAN MAYA CALDWELL TRANSITIONS TO COLLEGE LIFE". georigadogs.com. Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Georgia 87, Howard 47". hubison.com. Howard Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "2017–18 Season (Freshman)". georgiadogs.com. Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Stati, Caldwell lift No. 17 Georgia past Gators 95–80". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Maya Caldwell Selected by Indiana Fever in WNBA Draft". georgiadogs.com. Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Addison, Nathan. "Indiana Fever Waive Maya Caldwell & Trinity Baptiste Before WNBA Season". blacksportsonline.com. Black Sports Online. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Dream Sign Maya Caldwell to Training Camp Contract". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Sudge, Brandon. "Atlanta Dream general manager Dan Padover spoke to me moments ago on the decision to waive Maya Caldwell: "This is a tough business. Maya had a tremendous training camp for us. I know it's not the last time we will see her in the WNBA. I look forward to seeing what..." (1/3)". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Dream Sign Maya Caldwell". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Guard Maya Caldwell". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "MAYA CALDWELL basketball profile". basketball.eurobasket.com. EuroBasket. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Maya Caldwell Statistics". herhoopstats.com. Her Hoop Stats. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Georgia Bulldogs bio
