Sug Sutton

Alecia Kaorie "Sug" Sutton (born December 17, 1998) is an American basketball player who is currently a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Huff went to Parkway North High School and played collegiately for the University of Texas.[1] She was drafted by the Mystics with the 36th overall pick of the 2020 WNBA draft.[2]

Sug Sutton
Personal information
Born (1998-12-17) December 17, 1998
Saint Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High schoolParkway North
(Saint Louis, Missouri)
CollegeTexas (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36th overall
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2020–present
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Career history
2020Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2019)
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2020)
Stats at WNBA.com

Texas statistics

Source[3]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2016-17 Texas 34 34.7% 22.2% 64.3% 1.71 1.27 0.09 0.38 3.82
2017-18 Texas 34 44.2% 35.1% 61.1% 2.88 2.21 0.12 0.82 6.79
2018-19 Texas 33 47.5% 28.6% 76.3% 5.39 5.39 0.06 1.27 12.70
2019-20 Texas 29 38.1% 29.0% 69.1% 3.83 4.31 0.17 1.83 10.72
Career 130 42.1% 29.5% 70.1% 3.42 3.24 0.11 1.05 8.39
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2016-17 Texas 34 51 147 10 45 18 28 58 43 3 13 130
2017-18 Texas 34 91 206 27 77 22 36 98 75 4 28 231
2018-19 Texas 33 164 345 20 70 71 93 178 178 2 42 419
2019-20 Texas 29 114 299 18 62 65 94 111 125 5 53 311
Career 130 420 997 75 254 176 251 445 421 14 136 1091

Professional career

Sutton was drafted by the Washington Mystics with the 36th overall pick of the 2020 WNBA draft.[2] On May 25, prior to the season's start, Sutton was released by the Mystics.[4] On August 16, midway through the season, Sutton was again signed by the Mystics.[5] On August 19, Sutton made her WNBA debut in a win against the Atlanta Dream and scored her first WNBA points.[6] On May 13, 2021, she was waived by the Mystics.[7]

WNBA career statistics
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 high ° League leader

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020 Washington 1209.4.364.294.7140.71.00.10.00.52.9
Career 1 year, 1 team 1209.4.364.294.7140.71.00.10.00.52.9

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020 Washington 104.0.500.000.0001.00.00.00.00.02.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 104.0.500.000.0001.00.00.00.00.02.0

Personal life

Sutton goes by "Sug," short for "Sugar." The nickname was given to her by her father and grandfather.[8] Sutton's parents are Larry Sutton and Tonette Moore.[8] At University of Texas, Sutton majored in health promotion and behavioral sciences.[1]

References
  1. "Sug Sutton - Women's Basketball". University of Texas Athletics.
  2. "MYSTICS SELECT JAYLYN AGNEW, ALECIA "SUG" SUTTON IN 2020 WNBA DRAFT".
  3. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. "Tough job market for 2020 class: Mystics waive draft picks Jaylyn Agnew and Sug Sutton". NBC Sports.
  5. "Mystics Sign Alicia "Sug" Sutton, Waive Essence Carson". OurSportsCentral.
  6. "First career #WNBA bucket for @kaorie15✅". Twitter.
  7. "2021 WNBA Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  8. "Sug Sutton". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
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