EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern women’s basketball’s senior guard Veronica Burton declared for the WNBA Draft on Friday on social media.
She leaves Northwestern as one of the most distinguished players in program history, after winning a Big Ten Championship in 2020, helping the Wildcats win their first NCAA Tournament game in 28 years in 2021, and becoming an All-American in 2022.
Her statement can be found below:
This place has meant the world to me. Forever thankful?? pic.twitter.com/Cu31lD6Sca
— Veronica Burton (@Veronicaab22) March 25, 2022
The team posted a thank you on their page:
There won’t be another.
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— Northwestern Women’s Basketball (@nuwbball) March 25, 2022
Burton was previously named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for third season in a row, and received her second straight selection to the All-Big Ten first team, with unanimous nod to the coaches team.
Burton also earned national recognition as one of five finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award and one of four finalists for the Dawn Staley Award, both awarded to the best point guard in college basketball. She was also named as one of four finalists for the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second season in a row.
Burton’s 2021-22 campaign was historically productive on both ends as she averaged 18 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals per game, and nearly a block a game as well. Before the NCAA Tournament, she led the nation in total steals and ranked second in steals per game. She also ranked in the top five nationally and led the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio, and ranked sixth nationally in assists per game.
Her 117 steals were the third most in a season in Wildcat history and tied for the seventh most in a season in Big Ten history. She finishes her career second-all time in program history in steals with 394, which is good for third all-time in Big Ten history. She finishes third in program history in career assists with 575.
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