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Sacramento State

2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster

2 Natalie Picton

  • Height 5-5
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Welland, Ontario
  • Position G
  • High School Niagara Prep Academy
  • Prev School Montana State

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
• Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team (2025-26)
• Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (1/27/26)


SACRAMENTO STATE
JUNIOR (2025-26):
Started 31 of the team's 33 games, averaging a team-high 35.8 minutes per game... Finished second on the team in scoring at 13.4 ppg while averaging 3.7 rpg... Ended the year second on the team with 66 assists and led the team with 67 steals... Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team selection -- the only player not on the two championship game participants -- after averaging 17.0 ppg and shooting 42 percent from the field overall to help the Hornets into the semifinals... Finished second on the team with 66 three-pointers made... Ranked No. 12 in the Big Sky in scoring, sixth in steals per game (2.16), sixth in three-pointers made and fourth in three-pointers per game (2.13), and second in minutes per game... Ranked No. 22 in the NCAA in minutes per game... Scored in double figures 22 times, including a collegiate high of 27 points in a win over Simpson (12/15)... Added four more 20-point performances: 24 points against UC Davis (11/24), 21 against Portland State (1/10), 22 at Weber State (2/2), and 24 against Montana (2/26)... Set new collegiate highs with nine field goals made against Simpson and Weber State, while draining six three-pointers twice against UC Davis (6-for-8) and the Grizzlies (6-for-11)... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go with 17 points against Montana (1/31)... Defensively, finished with multiple steals in 21 of her 31 games, including 10 games with at least three... Her 67 steals were the most by a Hornet in a single season since Maranne Johnson swiped 77 steals in 2017-18... Had five steals in three games against Stanton, San Jose State (12/21), and Idaho State (1/1)... Also had four steals twice against Nevada (11/6) and Northern Arizona (1/15)... Dished out a season-high six assists in that 27-point performance against Simpson.

MONTANA STATE
SOPHOMORE (2024-25):
Appeared in all 34 games as a reserve for the Bobcats, averaging just under 16 minutes per contest… Finished fifth on the team in scoring at 6.3 points and averaged 1.8 rebounds per game… Dished out 52 assists (1.5 apg) and nabbed 57 steals (1.68 spg)… Shot .440 from the field overall and .383 from beyond the arc while making 80 percent of her free throws… Helped Montana State to a 30-4 overall record and a 17-1 mark in Big Sky play, winning both the regular season and conference tournament trophies to claim the league’s NCAA Tournament berth and first-round match-up with No. 15 Ohio State… Finished in double figures nine times, including a season-high 24 points in 22 minutes against Idaho State on Jan. 16, shooting 7-of-9 from the field, 5-of-6 from three-point range, and 5-of-7 from the line… Grabbed a season-high four rebounds twice and dished out a season-high nine assists in that game against the Bengals… Swiped a season-high six steals against Idaho State on Feb. 15 and had three-or-more steals in a game seven times.

FRESHMAN (2023-24): Picton played and started in all 33 games as a true freshman…finished the season averaging 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game…recorded 11 games in double digits, including a season-high 14 points against Idaho…for the season shot 32.7% from the field and 80.4% from the free throw line…pulled down a season high five rebounds, twice, the last coming at Sacramento State…registered 29 three-pointers, including three triples against Sacramento State and Idaho…dished out 70 assists, including a season best five assists on three occasions…notched a season best five steals in the season-opener against BYU…averaged 28.9 minutes per game…was a Big Sky Conference All-Academic selection.

NIAGARA PREP ACADEMY
A member of the 2022 Kia Nurse National EYBL team out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, averaged 15.3 points, 5.3 assists, and 2.8 steals for her three-time Ontario Basketball Association provincial championship squad... Was a member of the Junior NBA Canadian championship team, as well as a world's semifinalist... Was a four-year honor roll student... Also competed in soccer and gymnastics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2025-26Junior

    Guard
    5'5"
    2
  • 2

    2026-27Senior

    Guard
    5'5"
    2
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