2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Arella Guirantes
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Bellport HS
- Hometown:
- Bellport, N.Y.
Bio
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Notes: Started in 27 of the 29 games played in her rookie season... was second on the team averaging 9.9 points per game... Had the second best free throw average on the team (.871) that ranked sixth in the Big 12.
Highlights: Scored 10 points, recorded five rebounds and four blocks in collegiate debut (vs. North Dakota, 11/13)... tied the score 83-83 with a buzzer beater to force OT with #24 Texas A&M... Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week (11/21)... Tallied her second double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. Fordham (11/25)... totaled a career-high five blocks against Prairie View (11/29)... scored a career-high 22 points against Central Arkansas (12/14)... Recorded her third career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against West Virginia (1/11)
HIGH SCHOOL
Bellport High School
Guirantes, a 5-11 guard from Bellport, N.Y., is the No. 44 player in the nation, according to ProspectNation and is the No. 17 wing in the 2016 class, according to ESPNU Hoopgurlz ... Guirantes is the second ESPNU Hoopgurlz top-100 athlete to be signed in the 2016 class, joining Brittany Brewer, a 6-4 forward from Abilene, ranked as the nation’s No. 14 post player ... Last season, Guirantes averaged 33 points, 13 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game at IMG Academy ... Over the course of her career at Bellport High School, Guirantes scored more than 2,000 points, and was selected to the NYSSWA All-State First Team... Chose Texas Tech over LSU, Rutgers.
PERSONAL
Arella Guirantes ... born Oct. 15, 1997 in Long Island, NY ... Daughter of Robert and Demetria Guirantes ... has four siblings, Robbin, Nyaja, Talaya and Robert Jr. ... studying communications ... apsires to be a sports broadcaster after college.
Notes: Started in 27 of the 29 games played in her rookie season... was second on the team averaging 9.9 points per game... Had the second best free throw average on the team (.871) that ranked sixth in the Big 12.
Highlights: Scored 10 points, recorded five rebounds and four blocks in collegiate debut (vs. North Dakota, 11/13)... tied the score 83-83 with a buzzer beater to force OT with #24 Texas A&M... Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week (11/21)... Tallied her second double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. Fordham (11/25)... totaled a career-high five blocks against Prairie View (11/29)... scored a career-high 22 points against Central Arkansas (12/14)... Recorded her third career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against West Virginia (1/11)
HIGH SCHOOL
Bellport High School
Guirantes, a 5-11 guard from Bellport, N.Y., is the No. 44 player in the nation, according to ProspectNation and is the No. 17 wing in the 2016 class, according to ESPNU Hoopgurlz ... Guirantes is the second ESPNU Hoopgurlz top-100 athlete to be signed in the 2016 class, joining Brittany Brewer, a 6-4 forward from Abilene, ranked as the nation’s No. 14 post player ... Last season, Guirantes averaged 33 points, 13 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game at IMG Academy ... Over the course of her career at Bellport High School, Guirantes scored more than 2,000 points, and was selected to the NYSSWA All-State First Team... Chose Texas Tech over LSU, Rutgers.
PERSONAL
Arella Guirantes ... born Oct. 15, 1997 in Long Island, NY ... Daughter of Robert and Demetria Guirantes ... has four siblings, Robbin, Nyaja, Talaya and Robert Jr. ... studying communications ... apsires to be a sports broadcaster after college.
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