Katie Lou Samuelson out for season for Seattle Storm after ACL surgery
SEATTLE, WA - APRIL 29: Katie Lou Samuelson #33 of the Seattle Storm poses for a portrait during WNBA Media Day on April 29, 2025 at the Center for Basketball Performance in Seattle, WA. (Scott Eklund / NBAE / Getty Images)
SEATTLE - The Seattle Storm will be without forward Katie Lou Samuelson for the entire 2025 season after surgery to repair a torn ACL in her right knee on Wednesday.
Samuelson is the third member of the Storm to be ruled out for the season due to ACL injuries. Forward Jordan Horston and guard Nika Mühl were ruled out in April prior to the preseason due to injuries playing outside the WNBA. Horston tore her ACL playing for Athletes Unlimited in February, while Mühl got the same injury playing for Turkish club Beşiktaş JK in October 2024.
Samuelson, 27, re-signed with the Storm in February after also playing for Seattle during the 2021 season. Samuelson appeared in 27 games for the Indiana Fever last season, averaging 4.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists a game while averaging 18 minutes per game.
In 2022, Samuelson played for the Los Angeles Sparks, where she had a career-best season. She averaged career highs of 9.7 points and shot 35.2% from three, while starting in 29 of the 32 games she appeared in.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Frank Petrigliano in Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Storm and original FOX 13 Seattle reporting.
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