Satou Sabally
Sabally with the Phoenix Mercury in 2025 | |
| No. 0 – Phoenix Mercury | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 25, 1998 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | German / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rotteck Gymnasium (Freiburg, Germany) |
| College | Oregon (2017–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Dallas Wings |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2024 | Dallas Wings |
| 2020–2023 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2023 | Shandong Six Stars |
| 2025–present | Phantom BC |
| 2025–present | Phoenix Mercury |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Isatou "Satou" Sabally (born April 25, 1998) is a German-American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She started playing as an amateur in the German second division, and later in the 1. Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga. Retaining her NCAA eligibility, she moved to the US in 2017 and played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. During her three years with Oregon, Sabally contributed to the Ducks winning three regular-season and two tournament Pac-12 championships, and reaching their first-ever NCAA tournament Final Four in 2019. After her junior season, she entered the 2020 WNBA draft and was selected second overall by the Dallas Wings. Sabally spent five seasons with the Wings, winning the WNBA Most Improved Player Award and earning an All-WNBA First Team nomination in 2023, and becoming a two-time All-Star (2021, 2023). In 2025, she was traded to the Phoenix Mercury.
Sabally has represented the senior German national team since 2019. She helped Germany qualify to the 2024 Olympic tournament, the first-ever appearance for the women's basketball team.