Lexie Hull
Hull with the Indiana Fever in 2023
No. 10 – Indiana Fever
PositionShooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1999-09-13) September 13, 1999
Liberty Lake, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentral Valley
(Spokane Valley, Washington)
CollegeStanford (2018–2022)
WNBA draft2022: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentIndiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam

Lexie Lauren Hull (born September 13, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, with whom she was a three-time All-Pac-12 selection, won the national championship as a junior and received the Senior CLASS Award and Elite 90 Award in her senior season. Hull attended Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Washington, where she helped her team win two state titles and was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN.

Early life and high school career

Hull was born on September 13, 1999,[1] and lived in the Spokane suburb of Liberty Lake, Washington.[2] She grew up playing basketball against her twin sister, Lacie.[3] From third to eighth grade, Hull was coached by her father and his friend, Ron Hawkins, with the Lady Cubs Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) program.[4] She competed for Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Washington from 2014 to 2018.[5] As a freshman, Hull averaged 13.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.[6] In her sophomore season, she averaged 18.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, leading her team to the Class 4A state title,[7] where she was named tournament most valuable player (MVP).[5] She also won the Associated Press (AP) Class 4A Player of the Year award.[8]

As a junior at Central Valley, Hull averaged 16.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game, guiding her team to a fourth-place finish at the state tournament. She was honored as Washington Gatorade Player of the Year,[9] AP Class 4A Player of the Year and Greater Spokane League MVP.[5] As a senior, Hull averaged 20.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.1 assists per game.[10] She led Central Valley to a 29–0 record and the Class 4A state title, earning tournament MVP.[11] Hull also led her team to the GEICO Nationals championship, posting 26 points and 10 rebounds to upset Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in the title game.[12] She was named Washington Gatorade Player of the Year,[13] AP Washington All-Classification Player of the Year,[14] The News Tribune Player of the Year, The Seattle Times Co-Player of the Year with Lacie and Greater Spokane League MVP. Hull finished her high school career as Central Valley's all-time leading scorer.[15][16]

During high school, Hull played for the Spokane Stars on the AAU circuit.[17] In addition to basketball, she competed in track for four years, making the all-conference team, and volleyball for one year at the varsity level for Central Valley. Four year track and field athlete that competed at the State Championships placing ninth her senior year.[5]

Recruiting

Hull was a five-star recruit and the number 14 player in the 2018 class by ESPN.[18] On October 23, 2016, she committed to play college basketball for Stanford along with her sister.[17] Hull chose the Cardinal over offers from Gonzaga, Washington, Washington State, Oregon and Arizona State.[19] She had been drawn to the engineering and business programs at Stanford University, and a home visit in September by head coach Tara VanDerveer helped secure her commitment.[3]

College career

Hull with Stanford in 2022

On November 7, 2018, Hull made her debut for Stanford, recording 11 points, 11 rebounds and four steals in a 71–43 win against UC Davis.[20] She became the first freshman in program history to register a double-double in their debut.[5] In her next game, on November 11, Hull scored a season-high 17 points in a 115–71 win over Idaho.[21] As a freshman, Hull averaged 5.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and helped Stanford win the Pac-12 Tournament.[5] She made the Pac-12 All-Freshman honorable mention, despite missing nine games with a left foot injury.[22][23] She became a full-time starter in her sophomore season.[24] On January 24, 2020, Hull scored a season-high 29 points in a 76–68 overtime win over Colorado.[25] She helped her team return to the Pac-12 Tournament final after recording 28 points and nine rebounds in a 67–51 semifinal victory over UCLA.[26] As a sophomore, she averaged 13.6 points, six rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, earning All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive honors.[5]

Hull scored a junior season-high 24 points in a 75–55 win over UCLA at the 2021 Pac-12 Tournament title game. She was named to the all-tournament team.[27] At the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, Hull posted 21 points and nine rebounds in a 78–63 victory against Louisville.[28] She had 18 points and 13 rebounds in a 66–65 win over South Carolina at the Final Four.[29] In the title game, Hull recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 54–53 win against Arizona,[30] helping Stanford win its first national championship since 1992. She was selected to the Final Four all-tournament team.[31] As a junior, Hull averaged 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, and repeated on the All-Pac-12 Team.[5] On January 7, 2022, she scored 33 points and made seven three-pointers in an 80–68 victory over Oregon.[32] She won her third Pac-12 Tournament.[5] In the second round of the 2022 NCAA tournament, Hull scored a career-high 36 points with six three-pointers in a 91–65 win against Kansas.[33] She helped Stanford return to the Final Four. As a senior, Hull averaged 12.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game, earning her third consecutive All-Pac-12 selection. On April 4, 2022, she declared for the 2022 WNBA draft.[34]

Professional career

Hull was selected with the sixth overall pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2022 WNBA draft, despite being projected as a late first-round or second-round prospect by most media outlets.[35]

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 best ° League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022 Indiana 26412.8.267.186.9001.50.70.60.10.73.8
Career 1 year, 1 team 26412.8.267.186.9001.50.70.60.10.73.8

Personal life

Hull is the daughter of Jaime and Jason Hull.[5] She has an identical twin sister, Lacie, who has been her basketball teammate in high school and college. Hull's father, Jason, played college basketball for Whitworth University, where he received NCAA Division III All-American honors.[4] Her grandfather, John, played college basketball for Western Washington.[36]

Hull had a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) in high school.[37] She graduated from Stanford with both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in management science and engineering.[34][38] In her junior and senior years, Hull was named a first-team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She is a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District first team and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll selection.[39] As a senior, Hull received the Elite 90 Award for having the highest cumulative GPA among players at the Final Four of the 2022 NCAA Tournament,[40] as well as Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women's basketball[41] and the Senior CLASS Award as the outstanding senior both on and off the court in D-I women's basketball.[42]

References

  1. ↑ "Lexie Hull, Sep 13, 1999". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "A not so surprising success: Spokane's Lexie Hull the No. 6 pick in the WNBA draft, April 12, 2022". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Hawthorne, Jonathan (February 15, 2017). "Stanford-bound twins riding high during perfect junior season". ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. 1 2 FitzGerald, Tom (March 8, 2019). "There goes Stanford's Lacie Hull — or was it her twin, Lexie?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Lexie Hull – Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Incoming freshman earn All-American honors in girls hoops". Palo Alto Weekly. April 11, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  7. ↑ Halley, Jim (November 16, 2016). "Super 25 Preseason Girls Basketball: No. 20 Central Valley (Spokane Valley, Wash.)". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ Hart, Joshua (March 30, 2016). "AP all-state basketball: Four local basketball players named to first team". The Daily News. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ "CV's Lexie Hull named Washington's Gatorade Player of the Year". The Spokesman-Review. March 13, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ Nichols, Dave (April 18, 2018). "More awards for local basketball stars as USA Today names all-state teams". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ Nichols, Dave (March 3, 2018). "Girls 4A: Central Valley dominates in championship win over Woodinville". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Stanford recruit Lexie Hull leads Central Valley to title at GEICO High School Basketball Nationals". ESPN. March 31, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ Nichols, Dave (March 19, 2018). "Prep notebook: Central Valley's Lexie Hull, Post Falls' Melody Kempton named Gatorade state players of the year". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  14. ↑ Nichols, Dave (March 27, 2018). "Central Valley's Lexie Hull, Gonzaga Prep's Anton Watson honored by AP". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  15. ↑ Horton, Josh (March 17, 2018). "No losses, a state championship and Stanford scholarship — why this Spokane Valley phenom was one of the state's best ever". The News Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  16. ↑ Evans, Jayda (March 11, 2018). "After dominating the state their entire careers, Central Valley twins Lexie and Lacie Hull lead Seattle Times All-State girls basketball team". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  17. 1 2 Olson, Dan (October 24, 2016). "Stanford gets verbals from twins Lexie Hull and Lacie Hull for 2018 recruiting class". ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Lexie Hull 2018 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  19. ↑ Lee, Greg (October 23, 2016). "Central Valley Hull twins give Stanford oral commitments". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  20. ↑ FitzGerald, Tom (November 7, 2018). "Stanford women pound UC Davis on boards, roll in opener 71-43". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Area roundup: Former Central Valley star Lexie Hull helps guide Stanford to 115-71 win over Idaho". The Spokesman-Review. November 11, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  22. ↑ Hemker, James (May 6, 2019). "Women's basketball well represented at 3×3 National Championships". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  23. ↑ "All-Pac-12 women's basketball teams feature five Cardinal". Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  24. ↑ Greene, Brenna (February 4, 2020). "Central Valley's Lexie and Lacie Hull thriving in sophomore seasons at Stanford". KREM. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  25. ↑ Martinez-Krams, Daniel (January 24, 2020). "Women's hoops pulls away from Colorado in overtime thriller". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Lexie Hull scores 28, No. 7 Stanford beats No. 8 UCLA 67-51". USA Today. Associated Press. March 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  27. ↑ Peterson, Anne M. (March 7, 2021). "No. 4 Stanford routs No. 9 UCLA to win Pac 12 title". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  28. ↑ Coleman, Madeline (March 30, 2021). "Stanford Punches Ticket to Final Four With Comeback Win Over Louisville". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  29. ↑ Feinberg, Doug (April 2, 2021). "Hull twins, Stanford top South Carolina 66-65 to reach NCAA title game". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  30. ↑ Venkataraman, Karthik (April 4, 2021). "Spokane natives Hull twins win national title with Stanford women's basketball". KREM. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  31. ↑ Hatfield, Jenn (April 5, 2021). "Stanford's 'Sisterhood' — And Its Sisters — Won The Cardinal A Title". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  32. ↑ McCauley, Janie (January 7, 2022). "Lexie Hull scores 33 as Stanford women top Oregon". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  33. ↑ McCauley, Janie (March 20, 2022). "Lexie Hull's career-high 36 sends No. 1 Stanford past Kansas". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  34. 1 2 Parker, Ben (April 4, 2022). "Lexie Hull declares for 2022 WNBA Draft". Rivals. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  35. ↑ Killion, Ann (April 12, 2022). "Shock and tears of joy as Stanford's Lexie Hull goes 6th in WNBA draft". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  36. ↑ Vlahovich, Mike (February 25, 2015). "Hull twins carry on Bear legacy". Liberty Lake Splash. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  37. ↑ Charlston, Alyssa (March 6, 2018). "Central Valley's Hull twins leave legacy in Spokane". KXLY. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  38. ↑ Trimmer, Dave (November 6, 2021). "Unfinished business: Central Valley products Lexie, Lacie Hull hope to bring home second straight national title". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  39. ↑ "Lexie Hull". Premier Sports Management. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  40. ↑ Henry, Charlie (April 1, 2022). "Stanford's Lexie Hull wins DI women's basketball Elite 90 Award". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  41. ↑ "Stanford's Lexie Hull named Pac-12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. February 28, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  42. ↑ "Stanford's Lexie Hull Wins 2021–22 Senior CLASS Award® for Women's Basketball" (Press release). Premier Sports Management. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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