Lucy Olsen

Lucy Anne Olsen (born May 26, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Townsville Fire of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes and previously played for the Villanova Wildcats. Olsen was selected 23rd overall by the Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft.

Early life and high school career Olsen played high school basketball for Spring-Ford Area School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where she set the school record for career points and assists and was named first-team all-state two times. She was named the Miss Pennsylvania Basketball in 2021.

Olsen was also a member of her high school tennis team. She was the PIAA state champion in tennis in the fall of 2020.

College career Villanova Olsen was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team in her freshman season at Villanova. In her sophomore season, she was named to the All-Big East Second Team and earned first team All-Big 5 accolades. She was also named unanimous first team All-Big East selection and voted the Big East Most Improved Player. She was an Honorable Mention All-American honoree by both the WBCA and the Associated Press. She was the 2024 Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year.

Iowa On April 18, 2024, Olsen transferred to Iowa for the 2024–25 season.

Professional career WNBA Washington Mystics (2025–present) On April 14, 2025, Olsen was selected 23rd overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft.

Overseas In July 2025, Olsen signed with the Townsville Fire of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2025–26 season. She was named the WNBL Sixth Woman of the Year.

National team career Olsen helped the USA U21 squad to first place at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She won the gold medal with team USA in the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final. On July 5, 2024, she was selected to the USA U23 Nations League roster to compete at the 2024 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference in Mexico City.

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WNBA Regular season Stats current through end of 2025 season

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