2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Denae Fritz
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Maryville, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Baylor
Bio
AWARDS & HONORSÂ
At Texas Tech
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024-25)
At Baylor (2023-24)
At Iowa State (2021-23)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- CSC Academic All-District (2024-25)
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2022-23)
- 2x Big 12 Freshman of the Week (2022-23)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2022-23)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2022-23)
At Texas Tech
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024-25)
- Appeared in all 37 games this season, starting in 31
- Averaged 4.9 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, 1.3 assists per game, 26.7 minutes per game and a 38.0 field goal percentage (63-for-166) … Also shot 42-for-120 from the behind the arc (.350) and 81.3 (13-for-16) percent from the free throw line
- Posted career highs in 3-pointers (4), 3-point attempts (8), assists (4) and steals (4)
- Scored 10+ points in six games and totaled 5+ rebounds in five games
- Tallied 2+ steals in a team-best 17 games this year … Also led the team in eight games with 3+ steals
- Led the team 12 times in steals, 10 times in blocks and five times in assists
- Started in all 18 Big 12 contests … Averaged 5.9 points per game, 2.9 rebounds per game and 30.2 minutes per game … Shot 36.8 percent from the field (39-for-106) and was third on the team with 27 threes made in conference play
- Started in all three games in the Big 12 tournament and shot 50.0 percent from the field (9-for-18) and 53.8 percent from three (7-for-13) to lead the team in triples at the conference tournament … Also averaged 8.7 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game and 1.3 assists per game at the Big 12 Championships
- Started in every game of the WBIT, averaging 3.3 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per gameÂ
- Aided the Lady Raiders to the quarterfinals in both the Big 12 Tournament and the WBIT, with key wins over Kansas, Utah, Wyoming, and Virginia Tech in the process
At Baylor (2023-24)
- Aided the Bears to a 26-8 season and a 12-6 record in Big 12 play
- Also helped Baylor to a Sweet 16 berthÂ
- Appeared in 25 games on the season and averaged 8.2 minutes per game while shooting 37.2 percent from the field
- Recorded a season-high of nine points on 4-of-6 shooting against McNeese on November 24
At Iowa State (2021-23)
- In her first season with Iowa State (2021-22), saw action in three games before being sidelined from an injury
- In her redshirt freshman season (2022-23), appeared in 32 games and started in 31
- Helped the Cyclones to a 22-10 record, a 12-7 record in conference and a Big 12 Tournament title
- Averaged 8.8 points per game, which was fifth on the team, while adding 4.6 rebounds per game, 37 assists and 31 blocks
- Shot 42.6 percent from the field (98-of-230) and 33.9 percent (43-of-127) from the three-point line
- Recorded a career-best 26 points against the Jayhawks (March 1, 2023) where she shot 9-for-10 from the field and 4-of-5 from the three
HIGH SCHOOL
- Four-year letterwinner at Maryville HS
- Was named District MVP her junior and senior years
- Recognized as Class 3A Miss Basketball in Tennessee
- Totaled over 2,000 points and 1,100 rebounds in her career
- Averaged 21.1 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game her junior season
- Earned Region MVP twice and was named to the All-District team three times
- Named the 2021 Tennessee Miss Basketball and was the runner-up for the award in 2020
- Named All-State two times and All-District four times
- Broke Maryville High School's career rebound record
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Daeon Fritz and Carrie Stephens
- Has two siblings, DeAndra and Dalton
- Mother Carrie ran track at Oklahoma State
- Hobbies include reading books, riding her skateboard and taking her dog for walksÂ
Red Raiders Celebrate Graduating Seniors
Friday, May 15
