Monique Billings has started to come onto her own with the Dallas Wings in 2024. The 28-year-old from that split her college team between USC and the UCLA Bruins is scoring a career-high 13.7 points per game this season.
After being selected in the second round of the 2018 WNBA Draft, she took several trips overseas to play, including stops in South Korea, Israel, Russia and Australia. Now the two-time All-Pac-12 star seems to have found a comfortable home in Dallas.
Billings recorded back-to-back 18-point games, and twice in her last five games, she has recorded a double-double. Unfortunately, the Wings have not found traction in the win column and lost three in a row.
In the latest piece by Ira Gorawara of the Daily Bruins, Billings has been “finding balance”, which has translated to better play on the court:
“I want to do all the things. I have this platform, this opportunity for such a small amount of time – I want to max out while I can,” the Dallas Wings forward said. “There’s so much that basketball has taken me to, whether it’s meeting different people, experiencing different parts of the world and just allowing me to be open.”
Billings is third on the team in scoring. Arike Ogunbowale and Natasha Howard are ahead of her with 27.1 and 15 points per game respectively.