Maggie Doogan

Margaret Doogan (born March 22, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for Universitario de Ferrol of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played college basketball for the Richmond Spiders of the Atlantic 10 Conference. She was a two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 2025 and 2026 and led the Spiders to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

Early life Doogan was born on March 22, 2004, in Broomall, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Chrissie, was an assistant women's basketball coach at La Salle University. Doogan grew up around the team. She joined the Comets AAU team in the Greater Philadelphia area in the fifth grade, and remained with the team through high school. Doogan played other sports in her youth too, such as soccer, volleyball, and lacrosse, because her mother "always said she didn’t have to play basketball". where she played four years of basketball under her mom as head coach. She played sparingly as a freshman, averaging three points and three rebounds per game, Doogan received more playing time as a sophomore and helped O'Hara reach the state championship quarterfinals, though the rest of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a junior, she averaged 14.5 points and seven rebounds per game. "When I visited the campus, it was just a good feeling,” she said. “The campus is beautiful, the coaches are great, the players are great. And, I think they are on the rise too."

College career Doogan played college basketball for the Richmond Spiders of the Atlantic 10 Conference from 2022 to 2026.

As a freshman in 2022–23, Doogan averaged 11.5 points, six rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game and earned third-team all-Atlantic 10 honors, in addition to conference all-freshman honors. In her first career start three days later, Doogan recorded 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 73–58 win over George Mason. On January 29, she scored a season-high 28 points to go with six rebounds, five assists, and three blocks in a 94–90 overtime win over Saint Joseph's, The Philadelphia Inquirer described her performance in the nationally televised win over Saint Joseph's as her "breakout game".

As a sophomore in 2023–24, Doogan averaged 15.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, leading the Spiders in scoring and garnering first-team all-conference honors. On December 10, 2023, Doogan scored a season-high 28 points in an 80–77 overtime win over Appalachian State. She helped the Spiders go on to win their first-ever Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament titles, earning all-tournament accolades in the latter.

As a junior in 2024–25, Doogan averaged 17.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, The following month, Doogan scored 26 and 33 points in consecutive wins over George Washington and VCU, respectively, and was named the player of the week by both Mid-Major Madness and World Exposure Report. Richmond received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. She then posted 27 points, seven assists, and six rebounds in a 67–84 loss to top-seeded UCLA in the second round.

Ahead of her senior senior in 2025–26, Doogan rejected multiple offers from Power conference programs to transfer out of Richmond. She said: "Honestly, it’s home. And I wouldn’t want to spend my last year anywhere else." Doogan also received All-America honorable mention from the AP, USBWA, and WBCA. In her season debut on November 4, 2025, she tallied 28 points and 13 rebounds in an 83–49 win over Mount St. Mary's, going on to earn her first of eight conference player of the week awards that season. On November 18, Doogan posted a near triple-double with 31 points, 14 rebounds, and nine assists in a 72–57 win over Temple, which she followed up by scoring 17 points and grabbing 14 rebounds in a 69–56 win over Navy to earn USBWA national player of the week honors. She recorded 48 points and 13 rebounds in a triple-overtime win over Davidson on January 10, 2026, Doogan won the award for a third time in mid-February after leading Richmond to conference wins over St. Bonaventure and Davidson, notably scoring her 2,000th career point in the latter. In her final regular season game, she scored 35 points in a 72–61 win at Saint Joseph's in front of her friends and family from her native Greater Philadelphia area. The Spiders went on to make their third straight appearance in the NCAA tournament, losing to Nebraska in the First Four; Doogan had 24 points and 10 rebounds in her final career game.

Professional career Doogan was generally projected as a second-round pick in the 2026 WNBA draft. However, she was not selected. On April 15, 2026, it was announced that Doogan signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury. She played in two preseason games for the Mercury before she was waived on April 30.

In May 2026, Doogan signed with Universitario de Ferrol of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto in Spain, picking the team over an offer from an Italian club.

National team career In June 2025, Doogan was invited to Team USA trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to compete for a spot on the final roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. She was the only invitee from a mid-major program. Her mother, Chrissie (née Donahue) Doogan, also a two-time two-time Delaware County Daily Times Girls Basketball Player of the Year at Cardinal O'Hara High School, just like Maggie. She went on to score 1,818 points at La Salle, earning induction into the program's hall of fame, before going on to serve as an assistant coach at La Salle and Cornell.

Doogan is oldest of four children in her family. Her younger brother, John, plays baseball and basketball at Devon Prep, while her younger sister, Catie, plays basketball at O'Hara under Chrissie. While at Richmond, Doogan was roommates with teammate Rachel Ullstrom for all four years. Her grandparents made the four-hour drive to most home games to watch her play.