and made the AAC first team. On January 13, 2019, Samuelson surpassed the 2,000 career point mark in a win over South Florida. She became the tenth UConn player to achieve this milestone. National team career Samuelson was part of the United States under-17 team who won the 2013 FIBA Americas U-16 Championship and subsequent 2014 FIBA U-17 World Championship. Professional career Chicago Sky (2019) Samuelson was drafted 4th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2019 WNBA draft, with whom she spent her rookie season. Across 20 games, she averaged 2.4 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 0.4 assists during 7.7 minutes per game. Dallas Wings and Perfumerías Avenida (2020-2021) Samuelson was traded to the Dallas Wings for Azura Stevens on February 14, 2020, making Katie Lou and her sister Karlie teammates for the first time as professionals. However, Karlie was waived before the season began. The sisters still wound up playing together in Spain, as Samuelson signed with Karlie's team Perfumerías Avenida. Samuelson helped Avenida win the Spanish championship and finish second in the continental EuroLeague, being listed on the team of the tournament in both championships. Seattle Storm (2021) Samuelson was traded on February 10, 2021 to the Seattle Storm for the number one overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft, who became Charli Collier. While with Seattle, Samuelson became a full-time starter for the first time in her career, having started 24 of the 27 games she played for them while averaging career highs of 7 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. Katie's sister Karlie later joined the Storm, and played three games with them in August and September 2021. Los Angeles Sparks (2022–present) Her tenure with the Storm ended on February 3, 2022, when she and the 2022 WNBA draft ninth pick were traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Gabby Williams. Samuelson was a teammate with Williams for three years at UConn, and both women were selected fourth overall by the Chicago Sky in consecutive years, Williams having been picked in 2018. Career statistics College |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"| Connecticut | 37 || 22 || 23.5 || .493 || .394 || .837 || 3.4 || 2.2 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 11.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;"| Connecticut | 37 || 37 || 32.1 || .486 || .420 || .840 || 3.9 || 3.2 || 1.5 || 0.3 ||