Madeline Grace Westbeld (born February 10, 2002) is an American professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player for the

Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2006 season. Th ...

of the

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. The league comprises 13 teams (scheduled to expand to 15 in 2026). The WNBA is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The WNBA w ...

(WNBA). She played

college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...

at Notre Dame. She played for Fairmont High School in

Kettering, Ohio Kettering is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. It is an inner suburb of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton. The city had a population of 57,862 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most populous suburb in the Dayton metr ...

where she classified as a five-star recruit by

ESPN ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...

. She was selected 16th overall by the Sky in the

2025 WNBA draft The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s draft for the 2025 WNBA season, 2025 season was held following the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It marked the first draft for the newest expansion team for the league, ...

Early life and high school career

Westbeld played for the

Fairmont High School (Ohio) Kettering Fairmont High School is located in Kettering, Ohio, United States. It is home to approximately 2,500 students, making it the 6th largest high school in Ohio. History The original school was part of the Van Buren Township Schools and ...

, she led the Firebirds to a 25–3 record and regional finals appearance in the OHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships in her senior year. As a junior Westbeld averaged 15.9 points and 10.4 rebounds, ultimately leading led her team in scoring, rebounds, assists, assist/turnover ratio, blocks and free-throw percentage. In her senior year in high school, Westbeld led her team in scoring (18.0) rebounds (11.2), assists (3.6), steals (2.8) and blocked shots (2.3). Westbeld was declared Gatorade Ohio Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2020, becoming the first player from Fairmont to do so. Westbeld was also selected as the 2020 OPSWA Division I Player of the Year and was a First Team All-Ohio selection (Junior & Senior year). She was also selected for both the

McDonald's All-American Game The McDonald's All-American Game is an American all-star basketball game played each year for boys' and girls' high school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top players, each team plays a single exhibition game after the conclusion of the hi ...

and

Jordan Brand Classic The Jordan Brand Classic is a high school all star basketball game played annually in April. The game's rosters feature the best and most highly recruited high school boys and girls in the senior class. In 2015, a girl's game was introduced. Th ...

Recruitment

Westbeld was considered a five-star recruit ranked No. 23 in her class and 5th at her position. In October 2019, Westbeld committed to play college basketball for the

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish participate in 26 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate sports and in the NCAA's Division ...

over offers from

UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Big Ten Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF ...

Louisville Cardinals The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Cardinals teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, beginning in the 2014 season. While playing in the Big East Co ...

Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio. The athletic programs are named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Ohio and after the state tree, ...

and Tennessee Lady Volunteers.

College

In her

freshman A freshman, fresher, first year, or colloquially frosh, is a person in the first year at an educational institution, usually a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational in ...

year, Westbeld started all 20 games for the Irish averaging 15.2 points and 7.9 rebounds. She led all ACC rookies and ranked 10th overall in the league earning ACC Rookie of the Week honors twice. Westbeld was selected in the First Team All-ACC and ACC All-Freshman Team as well as named as the ACC Rookie of the Year. In her

sophomore In the United States, a sophomore ( or ) is a person in the second year at an educational institution; usually at a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of Post-secondary school, post-secondary educatio ...

season, Westbeld started all 33 games averaging 11.8 points and 6.3 rebounds. In her junior year, Westbeld started all 33 of Notre Dame's games, averaging 27.5 minutes, 11.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. In March 2023, Westbeld became the 42nd player to reach the 1000 career-points in an Irish uniform. Westbeld was selected in the All-ACC Second Team in her Junior year. In her senior year Westbeld started all 34 games, averaging a near double-double with 14.4 ppg and 8.7 rpg. In the ACC Tournament, Westbeld averaged 15.7 points, 6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game and was named to the All-ACC Tournament First Team. Westbeld helped the Irish win their 1st ACC Tournament title under head coach Niele Ivey. She was also named in the All-ACC Second Team. In April 2024, Westbeld announced she will use her remaining college eligibility to return to the Irish for a fifth and final season in 2024–25.

Professional career

Chicago Sky (2025–present)

On April 14, 2025, Westbeld was selected 16th overall by the

in the

National team career

Westbeld participated in the trials for the USA U17 World Cup team in 2018. Westbeld was also named as a finalist for the 2021 USA Basketball U19 World Cup team. Westbeld was a member of the 2022 USA Basketball 3x3 U23 Nations League Team, which competed at the FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas conference in

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...

as well as a member of the USA U24 roster for the 2023 FIBA 3x3 Women's Series.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;",

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 20 , , 20 , , 31.9 , , 46.9 , , 38.8 , , 78.6 , , 7.9 , , 2.5 , , 1.4 , , 0.9 , , 3.4 , , 15.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 33 , , 33 , , 28.9 , , 48.2, , 32.9 , , 72.7 , , 6.3 , , 1.4 , , 1.2 , , 0.9 , , 1.8 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 33 , , 33 , , 27.5 , , 44.9 , , 34.4 , , 61.7 , , 6.6 , , 2.3 , , 1.4 , , 1.2 , , 2.2 , , 11.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 34 , , 34 , , 33.2 , , 45.8 , , 36.8 , , 78.4 , , 8.7 , , 1.7 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , 2.1 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 , style="text-align:left;", Notre Dame , 21, , 18, , 22.6, , 47.2, , 30.8, , 76.9, , 2.8, , 0.9, , 1.0, , 1.0, , 1.0, , 7.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 141, , 138, , 29.1, , 46.5, , 34.9, , 73.5, , 6.7, , 1.8, , 1.3, , 1.0, , 2.1, , 12.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="14", Statistics retrieved from

Sports-Reference Sports Reference, LLC is an American sports statistics company that operates databases of several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Ref ...

Personal life

Westbeld's older sister, Kathryn, also played for the Irish. Westbeld and her sister are the only sisters to ever reach 1,000 points in a Notre Dame uniform.

References

External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish BioUSAB Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Westbeld, Maddy Living people American women's basketball players 2002 births Chicago Sky draft picks Chicago Sky players