Iowa Women’s Basketball 2023-24 Snapshot Profile: Addison O’Grady
The most important thing to remember for this season is that the Iowa Hawkeyes cannot directly replace Monika Czinano.
Sure, they will have to figure out how to replace her impact and minutes at the starting center position, but they are not trying to find the next Monika Czinano.
That’s a fool’s errand. Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes recognize this too.
“I think the biggest thing for me that I’m trying to live by is just instilling confidence in them,” Clark told the Daily Iowan prior to the season. “They understand how great Monika was, but they don’t need to be Monika. That’s something we always talk about, is they’re going to be different. They shouldn’t be expected to be Monika.”
Lisa Bluder and Co. have the right mentality. They are not looking to replace a great player in Czinano, but rather to elevate a new star to play with Clark. There is already an understandable amount of hype surrounding sophomore forward Hannah Stuelke, but Addison O’Grady has been making waves since the end of last season.
The junior center played some key minutes late last season and should be an important piece this season. Here’s a look at Iowa center Addison O’Grady.
Addison O'Grady's Player Profile
Hometown: Aurora, Colo.
Position: Center
Ht: 6-3
Class in 2023: Jr.
Recruiting
Four-star recruit by ESPN and regarded as the 92nd-ranked overall player in the 2021 recruiting class.
Before Iowa
Contributed to state championships during her freshman and junior seasons as well as a runner-up finish as a sophomore and three consecutive conference championships
Earned all-state honors as a junior and tabbed all-league honors as a freshman, sophomore, and junior
Averaged 10.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game as a junior
Career Stats
Season | School | Conf | Class | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | SOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FR | 32 | 0 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 3.4 | .532 | 1.8 | 3.3 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .789 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 12.07 | ||||
SO | 32 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .622 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .614 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .500 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 17.75 |
Provided by CBB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Depth Chart Overview
It will be interesting to see how O’Grady is utilized this season. All preseason she started at center. However, she only played 19 minutes against DePaul and 12 minutes against Clarke, respectively.
Then, in the season opener against FDU, it was Sharon Goodman that got the start at center. But, O’Grady did add nine points and four rebounds in 20 minutes of floor time.
Could that just be the early-season rotation, Lisa Bluder seeing what she has at the position? Or will O’Grady be more of a situation starter, her minutes based on matchups?
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