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Saga Ukkonen

Height:
5-9
Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Helsinki, Finland

JUNIOR (2023-24):
• Academic All-Big 12 Team
Started in one game and appeared in 27 on the season
• Averaged 2.1 points per game, 0.9 rebounds per game, 9.1 minutes per game and a 30.2 percent field goal percentage (19-of-63)
• Posted a career-high in scoring with eight points twice this season against Rutgers on November 24, 2023 and versus Sam Houston on December 5, 2023 … In both games, went 3-for-5 from the field with a couple of 3-pointers
• Had a seven-point game against Incarnate Word after going a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the arc … Also added a career-best four boards in the contest
• Appeared in 15 Big 12 contests averaging 7.3 minutes per game
• Aided the Lady Raiders to a 74-60 victory against Houston in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament and a ranked win against No. 24 Iowa State on January 17

SOPHOMORE (2022-23):
• Appeared in a career-high 27 games making two starts (the first two of her career)
• Averaged 1.4 points and shot six-of-eight (75.0 percent) from the charity stripe
• Scored a career-high seven points in the victory over Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 27)
• Made her first career start in the season-opening victory over Texas A&M Corpus Christi
• Made a clutch triple in the double overtime victory against West Virginia (Feb. 22)
• Had four points and two rebounds in 14 key minutes at Baylor (Feb. 25)
• Scored five points on 2-of-4 shooting the WNIT Third Round matchup at Arkansas.

FRESHMAN (2021-22):
• Recorded the first two points of her career against Texas State (Nov. 22)
• Scored a career-high six points in a victory over Ball State (Nov. 26) and drilled a pair of 3-pointers
• Contributed her first two Big 12 points of her career at Baylor (Mar. 6)
• Hit a 3-pointer in Tech’s Big 12 Conference Tournament game against Oklahoma State (Mar. 10).

BEFORE TEXAS TECH
• Comes to Lubbock after playing the last three seasons with Helsinki's FBA Märsky club team
• During the 2019-20 season, averaged 8.8 points, 1.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game
• Playing with the Helmi Capitals, has helped lead the team to deep runs in the U19 Finnish Championship each of the last three seasons
• Helped guide the capitals to the U19 Finnish Championship title in 2016-17, and finished second at the tournament each of two seasons prior to coming to Tech
• Helped push the team to a third-place finish at the U16 Finnish Championship in 2015
• Has also represented Finland at the Nordic and European Championships
• Has been a part of two WU18 Nordic Championship teams in 2018 and 2019, and finished second at the WU16 Nordic Championships in 2016
• Helped lead her team to a WU18 European Championship Division B title in 2019 and finished second in WU20 European Championship Division B as well.

PERSONAL
• Ukkonen was born April 28, 2001 in Helsinki, Finland to parents Tero and Sanna Ukkonen … Has one younger brother, Verneri
• Enjoys everything related to music, especially playing guitar
• Plans to major in business at Texas Tech and dreams of one day playing pro basketball in Europe.