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 Kayleigh Truong with Vietnam women's national basketball team in 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||
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| Born | July 10, 2001 Houston, Texas | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American - Vietnamese | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
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| High school | Jersey Village | |||||||||||
| College | Gonzaga University | |||||||||||
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Kayleigh Thao My Truong or Truong Thao My (born July 10, 2001) is a basketball player for the Vietnam Women's National Basketball Team and Gonzaga University's women's basketball team in Spokane, WA. She plays as a Point Guard for the Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team. She has a twin sister who is also a teammate on the Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team, Truong Thao Vy (Kaylynne Truong).
During the two seasons of 2020-21/2021-22, she and the Gonzaga college women's basketball team won the West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament...[1]
In April 2022, Kayleigh Truong and her twin sister Kaylynne participated in the ABL 3x3 International Champions Cup (ABL ICC 2022) under the Vietnamese team named "VN Red&Gold" in Bali, Indonesia.[2] The team of 4 people Huynh Ngoan, Tran Thi Anh Dao, Kayleigh Truong, and Kaylynne Truong won the first championship for Vietnam in this tournament.[3]
At the 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in May 2022, Truong and the 3x3 women's basketball team made history with the silver medal - the first time for the Vietnamese national team during SEA Games.[4]
Childhood edit
Truong was born on July 10, 2001 in Houston, Texas. Her father is Man Truong and her mother is Katherine Nguyen, both of whom are Vietnamese living in the US. Kayleigh is the eldest child; she has a twin sister named Kaylynne Truong and a younger brother, Jonathan.[5]
The Truongs were 2 years old when they first discovered basketball. Their mother Katherine said one day Kayleigh found one of their father’s basketballs in the garage and started dribbling it around the house.
Being twins and having a natural competitive nature to them, it did not take long for Kaylynne to follow her sister’s example. In the seventh grade, the Truongs decided to become more serious about their interest in basketball.[6]
“We were really serious about this option when we went to the summer tournament and the coach told our parents that we might have a chance to get a scholarship and pay for our tuition through basketball. When we knew that, we thought we had to work really hard to be able to support our parents in college. I know how much it costs to go to college, and got it as our return to our parents for the hard work and time they put in for us to practice and participate in tournaments. Kayleigh Truong shared in an article with The Gonzaga Bulletin.[7]
Career edit
Jersey Village High School (Houston, Texas): 2017-2019 edit
Kayleigh Truong led the Jersey Village Falcons to the District 17-6A championship, with a record of 33 wins - 3 losses in 2019. Averaged 16.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.6 steals per game in his final year of the season. Kayleigh also had 24 double-doubles as a senior . She was nominated for McDonald's All-American. Kayleigh is a two-time First Team All-District 17-6 A performer and has twice been named to the All-Greater Houston preseason team: in 2017-18 she was selected All-Greater Houston Third Team and in 2018-19 was selected to the Preseason All-Greater Houston Second Team.[5] She was also "Most Valuable Player" in 2017 and 2018.
In May 2018, Kayleigh Truong was called up to participate in USA Basketball Women's U17 World Cup Team Trials,[8] ranked 27 by ESPN among the best Point Guards in the nation in 2019,[9] as well as is a three-time CFISD First Team Academic All-District.[10] After her stellar performance at Jersey Village High School, she chose an athletic scholarship at Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA[11]
Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA): 2019 - Present edit
At Gonzaga University, Kayleigh Truong plays as a Point Guard (PG) and competes in the WCC (West Coast Conference) and NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament (the highest level under the management of the United States National Collegiate Athletic Association).
2019 - 2020 Season edit
Kayleigh played a total of 28/31 matches in the 2019-20 season, starting in the main team for 8 matches.[12] She scored a season-high 18 points on her debut against CSU Bakersfield, the highest 7 assists last season against Texas Southern. In the match against Loyola Marymount, Thao My played for 31 minutes, the highest number of minutes played in the 2019-20 season. At the end of the season, she was honored at the WCC All-Freshman Team.[13]
2020 - 2021 Season edit
In the second season, Kayleigh was in the starting line-up in 26/27 matches.[14]. Leading the Gonzaga women's team in assists and third in the West Coast Conference with an average of 4.1 assists per game. Kayleigh played 12 matches with at least 5 assists each; in the match against Saint Mary's, she had 9 assists. She placed 4th on the team, averaging 7.8 points per game, 38.9% throw rate, 1.9% rebounds assist rate and 8 double-figures. She contributed to Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball winning the WCC (West Coast Conference). Kayleigh is also listed in HONORABLE MENTION ALL-WCC 2021[13]
2021- 2022 Season edit
Starting in the starting line-up of 28/31 games, Kayleigh had 11 assists in Gonzaga's game against Pepperdine. Top 20 points of the season against Nebraska in Round 1 of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. Playing for a total of 751 minutes, Kayleigh's assists and scoring stats increased on average per game, and the percentage of goals and free throws also improved. She scored a total of 347 points in the 2021-22 season, roughly equal to the total of 380 points she scored in the previous two seasons. Honored in the category All-WCC Women's Basketball First Team 2021-22.[15] Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team was the champion of the WCC (West Coast Conference).
Vietnam Women's Basketball Team edit
Kayleigh Truong competed for the first time for the Vietnamese women's basketball team under the team "VN Red and Gold" at the 3x3 ABL International Champion Cup 2022 (ABL ICC 2022) which took place on April 16-17, 2020. 2022 in Bali, Indonesia. Kayleigh and her three other teammates, Truong Thao Vy, Huynh Ngoan, and Tran Thi Anh Dao, led the Vietnamese women's basketball team to win the championship after defeating Louvre Indonesia Angels with a score of 14-7.[3]
Returning to Vietnam to compete at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) taking place from May 12, 2022 - May 23, 2022, in the women's basketball content 3x3 and 5x5. Kayleigh Truong, Truong Thao Vy, Tran Thi Anh Dao, and Huynh Ngoan won a silver medal in the finals against Thailand, in the content 3x3.The first ever medal for Vietnam Women's basketball at a SEA Games.
In the 5x5 format, due to the influence of injury, Kayleigh participated in two games against Malaysia and Thailand. During the Thailand game, she played 36 minutes and scored 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.[16] Kayleigh also reached the top 6 most favorite athletes at SEA Games 31.
Ambassadors edit
On July 15, 2022, following the successes of the 31st SEA Games, Timo digital bank officially announced two new inspirational ambassadors for the brand: #11 Kayleigh Truong and #14 Kaylynne Truong.[17]
Career statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | GONZAGA | 28 | 8 | 21.7 | 36.2 | 37.0 | 77.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 2020-21 | GONZAGA | 27 | 26 | 24.7 | 39.2 | 35.2 | 68.2 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| 2021-22 | GONZAGA | 31 | 28 | 24.3 | 43.1 | 34.8 | 83 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.2 |
| Career | 86 | 62 | 23.6 | 40.1 | 35.5 | 78.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 8.5 | |
Kayleigh Truong Stats - Season Averages (ESPN)[18]
External links edit
- Instagram personal account: Kayleigh Truong
- Instagram Truong Twin
- Twitter Truong Twins
References edit
- ^ "Gonzaga Wins 2022 WCC Women's Basketball Championship".
- ^ "VN RED & GOLD Team Roster". play.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ a b "ABL 3X3 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP". play.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Vietnam teams win silver medals in basketball 3x3 at SEA Games 31 - VNA Photos - Vietnam News Agency (VNA)". vnanet.vn. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ a b "Kayleigh Truong in Jersey Village High School". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Scamardo, Peter (2018-11-09). "Truong twins aim to push Jersey Village revival to new heights". Chron. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ [1]Women's Basketball: Truong duo is strong on and off the court, retrieved 2022-07-22
- ^ "2018 USA Basketball Women's U17 World Cup Team Trials - Kayleigh Truong in Group 1 Action". www.usab.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Kayleigh-Truong ESPN ranked 28". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Reports, Staff (2019-03-04). "District 17-6A girls' basketball players earn 2018-2019 league honors". Cypress News Review. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "WBB: Houston's Truong Twins Sign NLI with Gonzaga". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "11 TRUONG, Kayleigh, 19-20". static.gozags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ a b "Kayleigh Truong - Women's Basketball". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "11 TRUONG, Kayleigh, 20-21". static.gozags.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Woodburn, Peter (2022-03-02). "Yvonne Ejim named Sixth Woman of the Year; two Zags honored with All-WCC First Team". The Slipper Still Fits. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ VCCorp.vn (2022-05-22). "Thất bại đáng tiếc trước Thái Lan, đội tuyển bóng rổ nữ Việt Nam để vuột giấc mơ huy chương Đồng". Sport5 (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Le, Khang (2022-08-19). "Timo Digital Bank officially announced Truong Twins as Inspirational Ambassadors for the "Defying the odds, Fuel your passion, Love the game you play" campaign". Timo. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ "Kayleigh Truong Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-01-11.