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Teonni Key (born July 10, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Tempo of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at North Carolina and Kentucky.

High school career

Key attended Cary High School in Cary, North Carolina. She was ranked the No. 9 player in her class by ESPN and selected to compete in the 2021 McDonald’s All-American Girls Game.[1][2]

College career

Key verbally committed to play college basketball at North Carolina on June 7, 2020.[3] She sustained an ACL tear in preseason scrimmage and missed the 2021–22 season.[4] During the 2022–23 season, in her red-shirt freshman year, she averaged 2.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. During the 2023–24 season, in her red-shirt sophomore year, she appeared in 23 games and averaged 2.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per games. She missed the first ten games of the season due to a lower body injury.[1]

On April 15, 2024, she transferred to Kentucky.[5][6] During the 2024–25 season, in her junior year, she averaged 11.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. Her 1.7 blocks per game rank third in program history. She scored at least 10 points 22 times, at least 15 points seven times, and at least 20 points once during the season.[1] On November 12, 2024, she recorded 11 points and 13 rebounds against Wofford for her first career double-double.[7] During the 2025–26 season, in her senior year, she averaged 11.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.[8] On January 4, 2026, she suffered a dislocated elbow in a game against Missouri.[9] She missed the next six games due to her injury.[10] On February 5, 2026, in her return from injury, she scored a career-high 27, along with 12 rebounds, against Vanderbilt.[11]

Professional career

On April 13, 2026, Key was drafted in the second round, 22nd overall, by the Toronto Tempo in the 2026 WNBA draft.[12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022–23 North Carolina 28 1 10.1 37.3 0.0 59.0 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.3 2.4
2023–24 North Carolina 23 0 9.5 47.2 0.0 76.5 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.7
2024–25 Kentucky 31 31 28.1 50.4 24.4 77.4 8.3 1.5 0.9 1.7 2.6 11.4
2025–26 Kentucky 28 28 26.7 51.2 13.3 69.8 7.5 1.2 0.7 1.3 2.0 11.4
Career 110 60 19.3 49.2 19.7 71.2 5.4 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.7 7.3
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c “Teonni Key”. ukathletics.com. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  2. ^ Wertz Jr., Langston (February 24, 2021). “Cannon School’s Reigan Richardson, Cary’s Teonni Key named McDonald’s All-Americans”. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  3. ^ “Five-Star Teonni Key Verbally Commits to UNC”. SI.com. June 7, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  4. ^ “UNC top recruit Teonni Key to miss 2021-22 season”. theixsports.com. November 8, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  5. ^ Makauskas, Caroline (April 15, 2024). “Teonni Key commits to Kentucky women’s basketball”. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  6. ^ “Kentucky Women’s Basketball Signs 6-4 Forward Teonni Key”. ukathletics.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  7. ^ Newton, Sierra (November 12, 2024). “Kentucky Women’s Basketball moves to 3-0 after Wofford win, 76-42”. lex18.com. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  8. ^ DeVore, Hallie (April 13, 2026). “Teonni Key selected 22nd overall in the WNBA draft to the Toronto Tempo”. wtvq.com. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  9. ^ Stevens, Phoenix (January 4, 2026). “Kentucky beats Missouri 74-52, but Teonni Key suffers injury to right arm along the way”. on3.com. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  10. ^ Makauskas, Caroline (February 5, 2026). ‘A great shift in perspective.’ Key returns to KY lineup with renewed mindset”. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  11. ^ Hamelback, Hannah (November 13, 2022). “Kentucky’s comeback falls short against No. 7 Vanderbilt”. lex18.com. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  12. ^ “Kentucky’s Teonni Key drafted by Toronto Tempo in WNBA Draft”. fox56news.com. April 13, 2026. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  13. ^ “Teonni Key College Stats”. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2026.