Female British Basketball players in US colleges 2024-25

Our annual Brits in College tracker is back and ready for the 2024-25 season.

As is now customary, it is time to publish our annual list of all British players hooping across the pond.

You can see the lists of previous years with 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19 and 2017-18.

You can find the list of male British basketball players in US colleges for this season, here.

There are a record 27 British female players on NCAA Division 1 rosters this season – the highest recorded since we began tracking in 2017-18.

NCAA Division 1

Funmi Amode (Junior) – University of Missouri-Kansas City (transferred from Salt Lake, JUCO)
Issy Bunyan (Sophomore) – Montana State University
Valerie Cassidy-De Falco (Freshman) – Eastern Washington University
Loren Christie (Graduate Student) – Xavier University – did not play in the 2023-24 season
Florrie Cotterill (Freshman) – Wright State University
Rebecca Dwomoh (Senior) – Robert Morris University
Jessie Ford (Junior) – Missouri Western State University (transferred from Eckerd, D2)
Olivia Forster (Freshman) – University of South Carolina Upstate
Ines Goryanova (Freshman) – Baylor University
Maya Hyacienth (Grad Student) – Saint Peter’s University
Emma Imevbore (Senior) – Troy University (transferred from Arkansas State, D1)
Felicia Jacobs (Freshman) – Temple University
Fatmata Janneh (Sophomore) – Saint Peter’s University
Esther Kursite (Freshman) – Sacred Heart University
Molly Lavin (Junior) – Drexel University (transferred from American, D1)
Esther Little (Senior) – Gonzaga University
Paige Martin (Junior) – Stonehill Sky College
Anya McKenzie (Sophomore) – Tarleton University
Chenai Mushore (Junior) – University of New Orleans (graduated from Arizona Western, JUCO)
Emily O’Connell (Sophomore) – Saint Peter’s University
Christabel Osarobo (Freshman) – Gonzaga University
Isi Ozzy-Momodu (Junior) – University of Maryland (transferred from Golf Coast State, JUCO) – redshirting this season after tearing ACL in Feb.
Erin Powell (Freshman) – University of Colorado
Susannah Rafiu (Junior) – Columbia University
Carys Roy (Sophomore) – Saint Peter’s University
Grace Strickland (Freshman) – Mercyhurst University
Haley Wright (Freshman) – Long Beach State

NCAA Division 2

Natalie Charity (Sophomore) – Simon Fraser University (Canada)
Ella Doherty (Senior) – California State University – transferred from Toledo, D1
Kaylie Edge (Junior) – California State University Chico – transferred from Sacramento State, D1 (born in the US, played for GB U20s)
Simona Henshaw (Senior) – Edward Waters University (transferred from Tusculum, D2)
Megan Jones (Senior) – Hawaii Pacific University
Khia Lee (Senior) – Newberry College (transferred from Nicholls State, D1)
Anna Nevison (Sophomore) – University of Alaska Fairbanks
Mariam Olawoyin (Junior) – Mississippi College (graduated from Chipola College, JUCO)
Ella Pearson (Senior) – Newberry College
Shaniya Rose (Senior) – University of South Carolina Beaufort
Zoe Sharpe (Freshman) – Tusculum University
Violet Stutz (Freshman) – Academy of Art University
Lateisha Willis (Senior) – Adelphi University (transferred from Queens College, D2)

NCAA Division 3

Beeban Jikiemi-Pearson (Junior) – UMass Boston
Nikola Kuzmanovic (Senior) – Lawrence University

JUCO

Ana-Isabel Andersson (Freshman) – Western Wyoming College (transferred from UT Tyler, D2)
Elia Ando (Freshman) – Cisco College
DeJanae Cassanova (Sophomore) – Cleveland State College (transferred from St Petersburg College)
Yazmin Edwards (Freshman) – Eastern Arizona College
Ebere Egbirika (Sophomore) – Odessa College (transferred from Western Nebraska)
Sarah Elfrey (Sophomore) – Fort Hays Tech (transferred from Barton College, D2)
Ruby Laight (Freshman) – Northern Oklahoma College
Clem Odom (Sophomore) – Tyler College (transferred from East Central)
Shay Oyewole (Freshman) – Pensacola State College
Millie Pearson (Sophomore) – Eastern Arizona College
Tejonah Sharon-McKay (Freshman) – Arizona Western College
Elizaveta Spiridonova (Freshman) – Central Maine Community College
Blanche Toualeu (Sophomore) – Salt Lake Community College (transferred from Laramie County Community College)

NAIA

Ana Baptista (Junior) – Coastal Georgia (transferred from Mars Hill, D2)
Celina Eisenhardt (Senior) – Bethany College (transferred from Shawnee State, NAIA)
Maisie Harrhy (Sophomore) – Missouri Valley College
Danielle McNamara (Freshman) – Central Methodist
Becky Mitchell (Senior) – Life Pacific
Charli Wroe (Sophomore) – Wayland Baptist (transferred from Central Methodist, NAIA)

Canada

Louise Rouse (Year 3) – University of Calgary
Polly Storie (Year 4) – University of Calgary

Graduated/Left

If you know what any of the graduated players below that we do not have info for are now doing – especially if they are still playing – please let us know!
Emma Bailey – left Holland College, Canada, joined Cardiff Met Archers
Jess Bakhsh – left Laramie County Community College, joined Loughborough Riders in WNBL D1
Teresa Da Silva – graduated from Tarleton University, signed with Hamlar in Iceland
Grace Heeps graduated Canisius University (*born in the US, called up to the GB U20s)
Ashana Hinds – graduated from Academy of Art University, now working in the US
Hannah Jump – graduated from Stanford University, currently unsigned
Milly Knowles – graduated from Eastern Washington University
Adaobi Nebuwa – graduated from Colby College, working in the US
Faye Parker graduated University of Richmond
Amelia Sandie graduated from Nicholls State University, now studying for masters at Tennessee
Alex Shaw – left Hillsborough Community College, returned to Leicester/Loughborough
Tamara Smith-White left Laramie County Community College, now at Nottingham Trent Uni playing BUCS & D2
Esther Oluade – graduated from Glenville State University
Macy Spinks – graduated from Southern New Hampshire University, signed with London Lions
Tinu Fakunle – graduated from JUCO Tyler College, intends to return to the US

Presumed Graduated

Chloe Andrew (Senior) – Newberry College (transferred from Oklahoma Panhandle State, NAIA)
Holly Davies (Senior) – Barry University (grad transfer from Newberry)
Jess McGrath (Senior) – York
Louise Pilley (Senior) – Florida National

Unknown

Lauren France (Year 3) – Red Deer Polytechnic
Jo Vourliotas (Freshman) – Cowley College
Olivia Jokonya (Freshman) – Jacksonville College

Who Have We Missed?

If you can help with any of the above, or add any we’ve completely missed, drop a comment below or email team@hoopsfix.com and let us know!

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