Women’s Basketball Transfer News, May 2022

By raoul on May 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

Seton Hall officially announces the addition of Auburn grad transfer Jala Jordan (6-2 RS JR forward, Philadelphia, PA).

Seton Hall women’s basketball head coach Anthony Bozzella announced today the addition of Auburn transfer Jala Jordan (Philadelphia, Pa.) to the program.

Jordan is a graduate transfer with two years of remaining eligibility and will begin playing for The Hall immediately.

“I think Jala has an opportunity to be a really special player,” Bozzella said. She has a chance to be a star. Her father played with former Pirate head coach Kevin Willard at Pittsburgh, and you can tell she comes from a family that knows the game well. She’s really smart, long, can rebound and score the ball. We’re counting on her to be an impact player and are really excited for her arrival.”

Jordan comes to South Orange after being a regular contributor for Auburn over the last two years and spending her freshman season at West Virginia University. The impact forward played in all 28 games for the Tigers last year, making seven starts, and averaged 6.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per contest. Offensively, she averaged 6.4 points per game last year, fourth-best on the team. Defensively, she has twice led the Tigers in blocks.

As a freshman at West Virginia, Jordan saw action in 27 games and helped lead the Mountaineers to 22 wins and the third round of the WNIT.

(5/19/2022)

New Hampshire transfer Héléna Delaruelle (5-7 JR guard, Enghien-les-Bains, France) has landed at Coastal Carolina.

Coastal Carolina women’s basketball head coach Kevin Pederson is excited to announce the addition of Héléna Delaruelle from New Hampshire University to the women’s basketball roster for the 2022-23 season.

The 5′ 7″ guard has appeared in 75 of potential 77 contests, garnering starts in 73, with 52 consecutive from 2018-2022, for the New Hampshire Wildcats in her three seasons in Durham, N.H.

The Enghien-les-Bains, France native, played for Team France in the FIBA U20 European Challengers Cup in July of 2021 in Konya, Turkey. Delaruelle averaged 10.8 minutes of game time on the floor while scoring 3.0 points and rebounds per game, along with 2.0 assists per game for her country.

“We are very excited to welcome Héléna and her family into our Coastal Carolina family,” stated Pederson. “She is an outstanding student in the classroom and an aggressive guard on the court with a style of play that is a great fit for how we play at CCU. We are equally excited about the experience she brings to our program, as well as her potential to do big things moving forward!”

(5/19/2022)

American grad transfer Jade Edwards (5-10 SR guard, Chicago, IL) has landed at DePaul. She earned first-team All–Patriot League honors the last two seasons.

Welcome home, Jade Edwards.

Coach Doug Bruno and his staff have landed the two-time, All-Patriot League First Team guard from American University who led the Eagles to the conference title and a berth in the NCAA tournament.

The 2021 Patriot League All-Defensive Team selection was an All-State performer at the Latin School before signing with American. She was named to the conference’s All-Rookie Team as a freshman, averaged 14.5 points and nearly seven rebounds a game as a sophomore (second team all-conference) and 17.4 points and 7.4 rebounds as a junior.

In her senior year, Edwards led American in scoring at 12.6 points a game and rebounding at 6.5. The 5-foot, 10-inch standout was tops in blocked shots and second in assists and steals. The incoming DePaul graduate student has one year of eligibility remaining.

Edwards is the second women’s basketball player to land in Lincoln Park from the NCAA transfer portal. Last month, ex-Notre Dame guard and McDonald’s All-American Anaya Peoples became a Blue Demon.

“When I entered the portal, I heard from a lot of schools,” Edwards said. “The thought of coming home for my last year was always in the back of my mind. My family lives in the Ravenswood community, just 10-15 minutes from DePaul’s campus.”

(5/19/2022)

Iowa officially announces the addition of Central Michigan transfer Molly Davis (5-7 JR guard, Midland, MI).

University of Iowa P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lisa Bluder announced on Wednesday that transfer Molly Davis has signed with the University of Iowa.

A senior-to-be, Davis competed the previous three seasons at Central Michigan University. She has two years of collegiate eligibility remaining due to the COVID-19 bonus year. . . .

Three-year starter at Central Michigan
• Scored 1,438 career points at CMU, 12th most in program history
• All-MAC First Team (2021), All-MAC Second Team (2020 & 2022), All-MAC Freshman Team (2020)
• Led the team in scoring (18.6 ppg), steals (1.3 spg), assists (4.7 apg) and free throws made (94), and ranked second in 3-pointers made (52) as a junior in 2022
• Reached double figures in scoring 67 times, including 20 games last season
• Ranked sixth in the MAC and No. 23 in the NCAA in scoring (20.8 ppg) as a sophomore in 2021

. . .

LISA BLUDER ON MOLLY DAVIS
“I am thrilled to have Molly join our Hawkeye family. Molly is a proven Division I guard with outstanding offensive skills and a hardnosed defensive mindset. She will provide us with needed depth at our point guard position, while also having the capability to play off guard because of her shooting range. In addition, Molly has a high basketball IQ with a team-first mindset. I am excited to work with her!”

(5/18/2022)