The career, by date
Twelve seasons,
2015 to 2026
Missouri
2015 — 2019
2015
Arrives at Missouri
Comes to the University of Missouri from Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, a McDonald's All-American after four state titles.
2015—16
SEC Freshman of the Year
Scores a school-record 42 points against Wake Forest in her fourth college game, and starts every game as a freshman. Named SEC Freshman of the Year.
9 March 2019
Programme scoring record
Scores 33 against Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament semifinal to pass Joni Davis's record of 2,126, finishing the game on 2,157.
2019
Leaves with 2,187 points
Finishes a four-year, 129-game college career as Missouri's all-time leader in points and in free throws made, with 537. Named AP and USBWA Third-Team All-America.
Phoenix Mercury
2019 — 2024
April 2019
Drafted 13th overall
Taken by the Phoenix Mercury in the second round of the WNBA Draft, at 13, the highest any Missouri woman had been picked.
2019—2021
Bench years
Three rotation seasons, from 12.2 minutes a night as a rookie to a 41.0% three-point season in 2021, the year Phoenix reached the WNBA Finals.
2022
Her biggest role
Starts 20 of 28 games, averages 12.6 points and 29.5 minutes — the high point of both.
2023
Every-game starter
Starts all 31 games she appears in, averaging 11.3 points and a career-best 2.1 assists.
2024
Final Phoenix season
Plays 40 games, starting 21, and ends six seasons with 182 games for the franchise.
Indiana Fever
2025 — present
2 February 2025
Traded to Indiana
Moves to the Indiana Fever in a multi-team deal.
21 April 2025
Mizzou Hall of Fame announced
Named to the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, Class of 2025, in her first year of eligibility.
1 July 2025
Commissioner's Cup
Indiana beats Minnesota 74—59 in the final in Minneapolis; her first professional championship.
19 August 2025
Season ends early
Ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season; Indiana plays its post-season without her.
12 September 2025
Inducted at Mizzou Arena
Formally inducted into Missouri's athletics Hall of Fame at a public ceremony, one of six in the class.
April 2026
Re-signs for one year
Returns to Indiana on a one-year deal, reported at $665,000 — an outcome she called frustrating on her own podcast, having wanted longer-term stability.
9 May 2026
Back on the floor
Plays the season opener, her first game since the knee injury: 3 points and 4 rebounds in a 107—104 loss to Dallas.
11—13 June 2026
One game missed
Ruled out against Chicago with a right-elbow issue and back in the line-up two days later.
22 August 2026
Playoff place clinched
Indiana clinches a third consecutive post-season berth, at 24—13 at the time of the report.
24 September 2026
Regular season ends
Indiana's regular season finishes on 24 September 2026 and the playoffs begin on 27 September. Figures for 2026 run through 7 September 2026.

Role by season
Minutes and starts, 2019—2026
One measure of how her job has changed: minutes per game, with the share of her appearances she started.
2019
12.2 MPG · started 5 of 32
2020
18.9 MPG · started 11 of 21
2021
17.5 MPG · started 4 of 30
2022
29.5 MPG · started 20 of 28
2023
29.0 MPG · started 31 of 31
2024
27.7 MPG · started 21 of 40
2025
25.2 MPG · started 13 of 30
2026*
22.7 MPG · started 3 of 39
*2026 figures run through 7 September 2026. Full per-game averages and shooting splits, with her Phoenix and Indiana splits, are on the statistics page. Career total to date: 251 regular-season games, 108 of them started.
Sources: Basketball Reference — Sophie Cunningham (season figures) and the reporting listed on the sources and methodology page. Checked 8 September 2026.