Maddie Sutton

Maddie Sutton
No. 45 – Stjarnan
PositionPower forward
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1998-12-13) 13 December 1998
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
High schoolHeritage (Maryville, Tennessee)
CollegeTusculum (2017–2021)
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022Tindastóll
2022–2025Þór Akureyri
2025Joondalup Wolves
2025–presentStjarnan
Career highlights

Madison Anne Sutton (born 13 December 1998) is an American professional basketball player the Joondalup Wolves of the NBL1 West in Australia. She played college basketball for Tusculum University before embarking on a professional career in Iceland. She played for Þór Akureyri of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna between 2022 and 2025.

Early life

Sutton was born in Champaign, Illinois, in the United States to Stephen and Lori Sutton. She is one of nine siblings. She attended Heritage High School in Maryville, Tennessee.[1]

College career

In 2017, Sutton joined Tusculum University where she played college basketball for four years. During her senior year, she averaged 17.3 points and 14.6 rebounds per game while receiving D2CCA First-Team All-American honors.[1]

Professional career

After graduation, Sutton signed with Tindastóll in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna[2] where she went on to lead the league in rebounds for the 2021–22 season.[3]

Sutton joined Þór Akureyri for the 2022–23 season[4] and helped the team to a promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for 2023–24 for the first time in 45 years. She was the second leading rebounder in the 1. deild in during the 2022–23 season.[5] During the 2023–24 season, Sutton was the second leading rebounder in the Úrvalsdeild and led the team to the Úrvalsdeild playoffs. She also helped Þór finish as the runner-up in the Icelandic Cup, losing the final to Keflavík.[6] On December 3, 2024, she posted a triple double with 18 points, 24 rebounds and 17 assists.[7] On December 10, she posted her third straight triple double with 11 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists in a win against Valur.[8] For the season she averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 assists and a league leading 16.5 rebounds per game.

On March 22, 2025, Sutton signed with the Joondalup Wolves of the NBL1 West in Australia for the 2025 season.[9]

In end of May 2025, she signed for Stjarnan for the 2025–2026 season.[10]

National team

In December 2024, Sutton indicated her interest in playing for the Iceland women's national basketball team.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Maddie Sutton - Tusculum Pioneers". tusculumpioneers.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Maddie smitar orku og jákvæðu hugarfari til alls liðsins". Feykir (in Icelandic). December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Maddie Sutton til Akureyrar". Feykir (in Icelandic). June 16, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Siggeir Ævarsson (June 23, 2024). "Maddie Sutton áfram í herbúðum Þórs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Siggeir Ævarsson (October 19, 2024). "Hún er hjartað og lungað í liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (April 17, 2024). "Þórsarar í sumarfrí eftir viðburðaríkan vetur". Akureyri.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (December 4, 2024). "Aðeins ein með „stærri" þrennu í sögu deildarinnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (December 10, 2024). "Gott kvöld fyrir stelpurnar fyrir norðan". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "INTERNATIONAL BALLER MADDIE SUTTON SIGNS!". wolfpackbasketball.com.au. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  10. ^ Ágúst Orri Arnarson (May 31, 2025). "Stjarnan sækir tvo öfluga Þórsara". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  11. ^ Hans Steinar Bjarnason; Óðinn Svan Óðinsson (December 9, 2024). "Væri heiður að klæðast íslensku landsliðstreyjunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
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