Utah Women’s Basketball Star Alissa Pili Heading To Brooklyn For WNBA Draft
Apr 11, 2024, 2:23 PM | Updated: Apr 15, 2024, 2:31 pm
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah women’s basketball star Alissa Pili is heading to Brooklyn, New York as part of the 2024 WNBA Draft.
The prolific Ute not only set a lot of records in her short two-years at Utah, but also inspired Polynesian and Indigenous cultures everywhere she went.
Pili will be joined in Brooklyn by Utah head coach Lynne Roberts on Monday, April 15 at 5:30 pm MT. Fans can view the WNBA Draft on ESPN.
Can’t wait to be there with you, @alissa_pili !!!!!! #GoUtes #UteFam https://t.co/p6LKTxSFjY
— lynne roberts (@UtesCoachRob) April 11, 2024
Alissa Pili Earns Female Collegiate Athlete Of The Year
Pili was awarded the State of Sports Award’s Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, April 10.
The State of Sports Awards recognize the best athletes and teams either from the state of Utah or competing within the state of Utah.
On average, Pili has been good for 21.4 points per game so far this season which ranks 13 in the NCAA. She also averaged 6.6 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists and was a 55 percent shooter from the field.
Alissa Pili was honored last night as the Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year at the Governor’s State of Sport Awards
🙌#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/muHo7Y4KGt— Utah Women’s Basketball (@UTAHWBB) April 11, 2024
Pili set a new career high in points on December 1, 2023, against No. 1 South Carolina at 37 which caught national attention. Pili matched that figure against her old squad, also USC, later on January 19, 2024.
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