Duke Women’s Basketball Recruiting

Conference: ACC

Head Coach: Kara Lawson (1st season in 2020-21)

Personnel Notes:

Jayda Adams and Jennifer Ezeh both sat out the 2019-20 season, recovering from torn ACLs
April 2020: Lauren Walker (2021) commits to Duke
April 2020: Kyra Lambert grad-transfers to Texas
April 2020: Azana Baines announces her transfer to Virginia Tech
May 2020: Brooklyn Rewers (2021) commits to Duke
June 2020: Marisa Davis (2021) commits to Duke
June 2020: Olivia Pollerd (2021) commits to Duke
June 2020: Sara Anastasieska announces that she’ll grad-transfer from Cal to Duke
July 2020: Joanne P. McCallie resigns as head coach
July 2020: Kara Lawson is named the new head coach
July 2020: all four 2021 commits—Davis, Pollerd, Rewers, and Walker—announce their decommitment
September 2020: Jayda Adams will miss the 2020-21 season after suffering a knee injury; she missed last season for the same reason

Vanessa de Jesus, 5-8 PG, Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, CA) [committed 5/21/2019; signed 11/20/2019]

See next page for 2021 commitments and targets for Duke women’s basketball

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