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Sania Feagin
Feagin with South Carolina in 2022
No. 1 – Los Angeles Sparks
PositionForward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2003-03-15) March 15, 2003 (age 22)
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school
CollegeSouth Carolina (2021–2025)
WNBA draft2025: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Drafted byLos Angeles Sparks
Career history
2025–presentLos Angeles Sparks
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Ulaanbaatar Team
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hungary Team

Sania Nicole Feagin (born March 15, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at South Carolina.

High school career

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Feagin attended Forest Park High School in Forest Park, Georgia. During her freshman year, she averaged 11.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 4.0 blocks per game. During her sophomore year, she averaged 13.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 2.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game.[1] During her junior year, she averaged 17.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.6 blocks, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game, and led Forest Park to the 6A state championship in 2020. Following the season she was named Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year.[2] During her senior year she averaged 18.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game, and led Forest Park to the 5A state championship runner-up finish in 2021.[1]

She was a four-time All-State selection, including first-team honors as a junior and senior, and was named a 2021 McDonald's All-American.[3] She was a five-star recruit, and ranked the No. 1 forward and No. 4 overall player in the class of 2021 by ESPN.[4] In 2024, her jersey was retired by Forest Park High School.[5]

College career

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During the 2021–22 season, in her freshman year, she appeared in 31 games and averaged 1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. During the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament against Howard, she posted a season-high 10 points and a season-high seven rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench, and helped South Carolina win their second national championship in program history.[6][7]

During the 2022–23 season, in her sophomore year, she appeared in 27 games and averaged 4.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.[1] During the 2023–24 season, in her junior year, she appeared in 38 games, with three starts, and averaged 6.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. She had ten double-figure scoring games, playing a then career-high 15.2 minutes per game. On March 22, 2024, during the first round of the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament against Presbyterian, she scored 12 points and ten rebounds for her first career double-double, and helped South Carolina win their third national championship in program history.[8][9]

During the 2024–25 season, in her senior year, she started all 38 games, and averaged 8.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. On February 27, 2025, in a game against Ole Miss she scored a career-high 22 points, with six rebounds and five blocks.[10] During the 2025 SEC women's basketball tournament, she scored 38 points in three games, to help South Carolina win the SEC women's basketball tournament, and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. She was subsequently named to the All-SEC tournament team.[11] Following the season she was named to the SEC All-Defensive team.[12]

Professional career

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On April 14, 2025, Feagin was drafted in the second round, 21st overall, by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2025 WNBA draft.[13]

National team career

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Feagin represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, where she averaged 5.6 points and 5.0 rebounds and won a gold medal.[14]

On September 3, 2024, she was named to team USA's roster for the 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup. [15] During the tournament she was the leading scorer with 44 points in seven games, and won a gold medal. She was subsequently named to the Team of the Tournament and tournament MVP.[16]

Personal life

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Feagin was born to Charles and Sherri Feagin, and has two older sisters, Temeka Adderton and Kiera Wills, an older brother, Jacari Davison, and a younger brother, Jacob Feagin. Her father played college basketball at Morgan State, while her mother played college basketball at Washington.[1]

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

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021–22 South Carolina 31 0 4.3 61.8 0.0 57.1 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.9
2022–23 South Carolina 27 0 7.9 60.0 0.0 73.3 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.8 4.9
2023–24 South Carolina 38 3 15.2 55.0 14.3 68.3 3.8 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.1 6.7
2024–25 South Carolina 38 38 19.8 59.9 33.3 79.7 4.6 1.3 0.8 1.5 1.7 8.1
Career 134 41 12.5 58.3 28.6 71.4 3.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.1 5.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sania Feagin". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  2. ^ Goodman, Darius (March 6, 2020). "Forest Park High's Sania Feagin named Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year". Clayton News-Daily. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Feagin Named to Katrina McClain Award Watch List". gamecocksonline.com. October 28, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Staley's 2021 Class Features Four McDonald's All-Americans". gamecocksonline.com. February 23, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  5. ^ Jones, Dajhea (May 16, 2024). "Forest Park basketball star honored by high school alma mater for national champinship win". 11alive.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Collins, Jeffrey (March 18, 2022). "Record-setting defense leads South Carolina women to 79-21 win". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "South Carolina wins 2022 DI women's basketball national championship". NCAA.com. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Gerike, Evan (March 22, 2024). "South Carolina steamrolls Presbyterian without Kamilla Cardoso, Bree Hall in NCAA Tournament opener". The Greenville News. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  9. ^ Gerike, Evan (April 7, 2024). "South Carolina women's basketball beats Iowa, 87-75, to claim undefeated NCAA championship". The Greenville News. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Kesin, Lulu (February 28, 2025). "Sania Feagin's offense hit career high vs Ole Miss. Why it's perfect timing for South Carolina". Bluffton Today. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  11. ^ Kesin, Lulu (March 13, 2025). "How South Carolina's Sania Feagin emerged as the leader Dawn Staley needed after three inconsistent seasons". The Greenville News. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  12. ^ Sauls, Michael (March 25, 2025). "How patience, confidence led South Carolina senior Sania Feagin to first All-SEC honors". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  13. ^ Sauls, Michael (April 14, 2025). "Los Angeles Sparks take South Carolina's Sania Feagin in 2025 WNBA Draft". The Island Packet. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  14. ^ "Sania Feagin". usab.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Feagin to Represent U.S. at FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup". gamecocksonline.com. September 3, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  16. ^ "MVP Feagin headlines FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2024 Women's Team of the Tournament". fiba3x3.com. September 15, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  17. ^ "Sania Feagin College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
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