Women’s Basketball Transfer News, May 2022

By raoul on May 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

NC State officially announces the addition of Florida State transfer River Baldwin (6-5 JR center, Andalusia, AL).

Wolfpack women’s basketball has added River Baldwin to its roster, as announced by the program on Friday. Baldwin is transferring from Florida State where she just completed her junior campaign, and she will be immediately eligible to play for the Wolfpack beginning with the 2022-23 season.

A 6-5 center, Baldwin brings with her a wealth of ACC front-court experience after having played in all 82 of the Seminoles’ games the past three seasons and earning the starting nod in 19 of those contests. Baldwin averages 5.3 points and 4.0 rebounds on her career with a 52.8 percent shooting mark (168-of-318).

“River is someone we’re very familiar with, both from her high school career and her ACC career,” said head coach Wes Moore. “She brings a great skill set on offense that will fit well in our four-out, one-in system. Her presence on the boards and on the block will be an asset on both ends of the court. We’re definitely excited about adding the talent and experience that River will bring to our program.”

In 2021-22, Baldwin put up career-best averages of 6.0 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 54.5 percent from the floor. She finished the season with six double-figure scoring games and four games with multiple blocked shots. Baldwin posted a double-double in a Dec. 12 game against Florida with 15 points and 10 boards, and she shot 7-of-8 from the field and knocked down a three in that game.

(5/13/2022)

Washington transfer Alexis Whitfield (6-2 SO forward, West Hills, CA) has landed at UC Santa Barbara, their first transfer pickup of the off-season.

The UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team has signed forward Alexis Whitfield to a National Letter of Intent, head coach Bonnie Henrickson announced on Friday.

“Alexis adds tremendous value to our team on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor,” coach Henrickson said. “Her size and ability to impact the game in every way is what caught our attention and set her apart in our recruiting search this spring.”

Whitfield joins the Gauchos after two seasons at Washington, where she averaged 3.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 13.4 minutes per game on an efficient 42.6 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from three.

The West Hills, Calif. native missed significant action due to injury during her freshman season, playing in 12 games off the bench. She would post career-highs across the board in 21 games as a sophomore, ranking fourth on the team in shooting percentage (.438) and second in blocks (6).

(5/13/2022)

Southern Cal officially announces the addition of Arizona transfer Koi Love (6-0 JR forward, Orlando, FL).

USC women’s basketball welcomes an experienced addition to the roster for the coming 2022-23 season with the signing of forward Koi Love to join USC, head coach Lindsay Gottlieb announced today (May 13).

“We are thrilled to welcome Koi to our USC Women’s Basketball family,” Gottlieb said of Love. “Her combination of experience, savvy, skill and athleticism make her an elite guard. Koi will bring a winning mentality to our program, in addition to her ability to impact both ends of the floor. I’m really excited to coach her.”

A native of Orlando, Fla., Love comes to USC from Arizona, where she averaged 4.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in the Wildcats’ run to the NCAA Second Round. She began her collegiate career at Vanderbilt, gathering nine double-doubles in two seasons and earning 2020 SEC All-Freshman Team honors along with academic honors. As a sophomore with the Commodores, she averaged 20.8 points per game to rank No. 25 in the nation in scoring and also collected 9.5 rebounds per game across Vanderbilt’s eight games played in that season, which was shortened by COVID.

Love prepped at Miami Country Day, where she was a three-time all-state and FABC first-team honoree and earned a place on the 2019 Naismith High School Girls’ Watch List.

She will have two seasons of eligibility to compete with the Women of Troy.

(5/13/2022)

Boston College grad transfer Taylor Soule (5-11 SR forward, West Lebanon, NH) has landed at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech women’s basketball Head Coach Kenny Brooks announced the signing of 5-foot-11 forward Taylor Soule Thursday morning. Soule competed for the past four seasons at Boston College where she recorded 1,500 points and earned All-ACC honors in each of the past three years, including a Second Team nod in 2021-22 after averaging 16 points and 5.5 rebounds in 32 minutes of action per contest for the Eagles.

“I am very excited to add Taylor to our team,” Coach Brooks said. “Her versatility on both sides of the floor along with her leadership abilities will be a huge benefit. Taylor’s energy, defensive prowess and athleticism adds dimensions that can make us better. We are thrilled to have her!”

(5/13/2022)