Liberty grad transfer Kennedi Williams (5-7 RS JR point guard, Douglasville, GA) lands at Oregon, their first portal pickup for the 2023-24 season.
Oregon head women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves announced Monday the addition of 5-foot-7 transfer guard Kennedi Williams, who spent four seasons starring at Liberty, to the Ducks’ 2023-24 roster.
Williams, a native of Douglasville, Ga., appeared in all 124 games in her four seasons as a Flame. She started 33 contests in 2022-23 and led the team in assists in each of the last three seasons. Her 144 assists this past season were the most turned in by a Flame since the 1997-98 season while her 4.6 assists a game were good for sixth in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Additionally, Williams averaged 7.6 points per game while shooting 54.2 percent from the field to go with 2.1 rebounds a contest last season. Williams helped guide Liberty to a 24-9 record (16-2 ASUN) and a No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament, where the Flames reached the conference title game for the third time in four seasons and earned an invitation to the 2023 WNIT.
(5/22/2023)
Rutgers grad transfer Kai Carter (6-0 SR guard, Atlanta, GA) lands at Memphis.
Head Memphis women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons has added another big name to her roster for the upcoming season as Kai Carter joins the Tigers for the 2023-24 season.
Carter, a 6-0 guard out of Atlanta, Ga., comes to Memphis after playing last season at Rutgers where she appeared in all 32 games while making 13 starts. During her time with the Scarlet Knights, Carter surpassed the 1,000-career points and the 500-career rebounds mark in back-to-back games against Michigan State and Penn State while scoring in double-figures on nine occasions.
“Kai brings even more experience and maturity to our roster with her ability to create her own shot and her size as a guard will be a huge asset,” said Simmons. “I’m excited that Kai chose Memphis to finish her college career and I am honored that we can be a part of her journey.”
Prior to Rutgers, Carter was a standout with UNC Asheville where she was named as an All-Big South Team selection. While with the Bulldogs, Carter amassed 855 points over three seasons while averaging just over 10 points per game. During the 2021-22 season, Carter led UNC Asheville in three-pointers made (55) and total rebounds (200) while ranking second on the team in scoring (473).
In her career, Carter has recorded 1,097 points, 534 rebounds and is averaging 4.77 assists per game.
(5/19/2023)
Harvard officially announces the addition of Indiana transfer Mona Zaric (6-2 SO forward, Novi Sad, Serbia).
The Crimson Women’s Basketball team will add junior transfer student Mona Zaric from Indiana University to the 2023 roster, the Kathy Delaney-Smith Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Basketball, Carrie Moore, announced on Friday. Zaric will join the Crimson from Novi Sad, Serbia as a forward for the 2023-24 season.
Prior to her time as a Hoosier, Zaric played for Keravnos B.C. for 10 years and Sistema Rosa Pordenone for two, averaging 21 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals. She was a two-time U16 Cypriot Championship and two-time U18 Cypriot Championships winner where she was named to the league’s senior team three times and the senior super cup team three times, named the U16 and U18 Cypriot League MVP four times, and also earned the rising star award and rookie of the year award.
In Bloomington, she saw action in 24 games through her first two years of collegiate basketball. Her first-year season was highlighted by points scored in the NCAA tournament first-round against Charlotte. She improved through her sophomore season, setting career highs in all metrics through nonconference play in 2022, highlighted by a standout performance against Moorehead State in which she set a career high in points and rebounds.
(5/19/2023)
Washington State officially announces the addition of Idaho grad transfer Beyonce Bea (6-1 SR guard/forward, Washougal, WA), who led the Big Sky in scoring for the 2022-23 season at 22.8 PPG, which ranked sixth nationally.
Washington State Women’s Basketball Head Coach Kamie Ethridge announced the addition of graduate transfer Beyonce Bea, who joins the defending Pac-12 Champions after an illustrious career at nearby Idaho. She will have one year of eligibility at Washington State.
“This is a great day for Washington State Women’s basketball,” Ethridge expressed. “I am so excited to introduce Beyonce Bea to the Coug Nation. At Idaho, Beyonce established herself as the premier scorer in the highly respected Big Sky Conference. Her leadership skills, work ethic, experience, maturity, and toughness are extremely impressive. Her skill set is one we expect will mirror that of vacated Coug great and graduate, Ula Motuga. Beyonce’s ability to score is impressive. She can shoot the three has a tremendous high-post game, and can both score and defend with her back to the basket.”
Beyonce Bea, pronounced Be-Ontz Bee, is from Washougal, Washington. She makes the eight-mile trek from Moscow to Pullman after putting together one of the most decorated careers in Idaho women’s basketball history. Bea is Idaho’s third all-time leading scorer after amassing 1,938 points during her four-year career with the Vandals. She also pulled down 886 rebounds during her Idaho career. Bea enters the 2023-24 season second out of all active NCAA Division I players in career points and third in career rebounds.
“Her versatility, fundamentals, and work ethic are outstanding. Beyonce is more than ready to help our team reach new heights,” added Ethridge. “She will play the ‘stretch four position’ for our 23-24 squad and I am confident in her ability to impact winning. Beyonce is a perfect addition to our program both on the court and off. She truly exemplifies the title ‘exceptional student-athlete’ and I can’t wait to see her competing in a Coug uniform!”
The newest Coug is coming off a prolific 2022-23 season, one in which she ranked inside the top 15 in the NCAA in five offensive categories. Bea was the second-leading scorer in the transfer portal after she led the Big Sky in scoring last season at 22.8 points per game. Her scoring average ranked sixth nationally, while she also ranked 10th in all of NCAA Division I with 685 points while shooting 49.1 percent from the floor along the way. Bea ranked seventh nationally in offensive efficiency last season, putting up 1.03 points per possession with the Vandals.
Bea scored a career-high 40 points on two occasions during her Vandal career, first at Portland State on March 3, 2022, then again at Montana on Feb. 27, 2023. She and Charlisse Leger-Walker were two of only 17 players to score 40 points in a game last season. With Bea’s addition, Washington State now becomes the only program in NCAA Division I to have two players on its roster who recorded 40-point games last season.
(5/18/2023)
TCU officially announces the addition of Central Michigan transfer Sydney Harris (6-1 FR wing, Edwardsville, IL), the MAC Freshman of the Year.
TCU women’s basketball plucked one of the most coveted forwards from the transfer portal.
Sydney Harris, the reigning Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, has signed a financial aid agreement to join the Horned Frogs 2023-2024 roster as announced by head coach Mark Campbell.
Harris, a 6-1 stretch forward, comes to TCU from Central Michigan, where she averaged 17.4 points and four rebounds per contest in her first collegiate season.
She also honed a shooting stroke that pairs perfectly on the perimeter in TCU’s spread pick-n-roll offense. Harris shot 35 percent from distance and connected at an 86.4 percent clip at the foul line. Harris drained 86 attempts from downtown.
An Edwardsville, Illinois native, Harris garnered All-MAC third team honors in addition to her Freshman of the Year accolade. She ranked third among her conference peers in scoring and fifth in minutes per game (35.6). Harris ratcheted up her offensive production as the schedule shifted to conference play, averaging 18.1 points per night at the expense of MAC opposition.
Harris proved to the Chippewas’ offensive beacon. She led the team in scoring in 20-of-29 outings. Harris accounted for five of CMU’s six top individual scoring performances, including a career-best 31-point showcase at Northern Illinois on Feb. 25. She suited up and earned the starting nod in 27 games and reached double figures in all-but-three of her appearances. Harris eclipsed 20 points on 12 occasions.
(5/18/2023)
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