{"id":105256,"date":"2025-08-23T22:36:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T22:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/105256\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T22:36:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T22:36:06","slug":"college-basketball-star-wnba-player-and-published-author-megan-gustafson-can-do-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/105256\/","title":{"rendered":"College basketball star, WNBA player, and published author? Megan Gustafson can do it all"},"content":{"rendered":"

What can’t Megan Gustafson<\/a> do?<\/p>\n

Before there was Caitlin Clark<\/a>, Gustafson was considered to be the best women’s basketball player in Iowa history as she shattered records and dominated the college game.<\/p>\n

Gustafson played for the Hawkeyes from 2015 to 2019 and was a dominating force for Lisa Bluder<\/a> and the Iowa program.<\/p>\n

During her first season in Iowa City<\/a>, Gustafson was a solid reserve player, averaging 10.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game in 33 games (14 starts). <\/p>\n

After becoming a full-time starter the next season, Gustafson increased her scoring output every season, and never looked back.<\/p>\n

For her career<\/a>, she averaged 20.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game and became a second-round pick of the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA Draft.<\/p>\n

It took Gutsafson a while to find her place in the WNBA, playing for three separate franchises, including Dallas (2019-2020), Washington (2021), and Phoenix (2022-2023), before spending time with Olympiacos Piraeus (2022-2023) in Greece and the London Lions (2023-2024) in the UK.<\/p>\n

Gustafson is back stateside with the Las Vegas Aces, but recently released a children’s book that focused on her time overseas.<\/p>\n

Former @IowaWBB<\/a> superstar, Megan Gustafson (BBA19\/MBA25), wrote a children\u2019s book inspired by her overseas experiences with her corgi, Pancake.
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As a small town Wisconsin native, Gustafson never saw herself playing professional sports<\/a>, especially overseas, and was open about her anxiety as her travels took her to new places.<\/p>\n

She documented her travels with her corgi, Pancake, and how her beloved pet became a calming force for her during her European travels.<\/p>\n

Gustafson hopes the book helps calm children and adults the way Pancake helped calm her during times of uncertainty.<\/p>\n

“Pancake’s Passport” is the first book Gustafson has released<\/a> with her new publishing company, “The Inspired Shelf,” as she looks to tap into her more creative side alongside he professional basketball career.<\/p>\n

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