WBB Hosts No. 16 West Virginia on Wednesday Night
GAME NO. 20: Sun Devil WBB (8-11, 2-5 Big 12) vs. No. 16 West Virginia (15-3, 5-2 Big 12)
WHEN: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. MST
WHERE: Mullett Arena • Tempe, Ariz.
WATCH: ESPN+
RADIO: KDUS AM 1060
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For the second straight game the Sun Devil women's basketball team (8-11, 2-5 Big 12) will face a ranked opponent when it hosts No. 16 West Virginia (15-3, 5-2) on Wednesday (6:30 p.m. MST) at Mullett Arena.
Coming off an impressive performance at then-No. 11 (now No. 10) Kansas State in which it achieved several opponent highs against K-State's defense, ASU will be looking to snap a four-game slide after winning three straight following the holiday break. West Virginia has won five of its last six contests since losing its conference opener at Colorado.
Wednesday's game begins a stretch for ASU in which it will play three of its next four games at home. ASU will host Cincinnati on Saturday and travel to Oklahoma State (Jan. 29) before returning home to host BYU (Feb. 1).
WATCH/LISTEN
Wednesday's game at can be seen on ESPN+/Braiden Bell (play-by-play), and Arnecia Hawkins (analyst). It can also be heard on KDUS AM 1060. Veteran broadcaster and the state of Arizona's 2010 & 2019 Broadcaster of the Year Jeff Munn is in his 21st season as the voice of ASU WBB. He will be joined by former Sun Devil head coach Maura McHugh.
RANKINGS OF NOTE
• Through games played Jan. 20, ASU is ranked among the top 60 teams in the nation in free throw percentage (20th/77.5/1st in Big 12), blocks per game (96th/4.1/5th in Big 12) and defensive rebounds per game (55th/27.5/6th in Big 12).
• ASU is also ranked in the top half of the Big 12 in rebounds per game (5th/38.4), free throws made per game (7th/12.53) and scoring (8th/71.4 ppg).
• Individually, Kennedy Basham is 20th the in the nation in blocks per game (2.21/3rd in Big 12); Tyi Skinner is 57th in minutes per game (34.7/2nd in Big 12) and 51st in 3-pointers per game (2.47/9th in Big 12).
• ASU also has several players ranked among the Top 20 in the Big 12: Skinner is 5th in free throw percentage (83.6), 10th in scoring (16.4 ppg/has scored in double figures in all but two games this season) and 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (35.7); Jalyn Brown is 8th in scoring (17.1 ppg) and 12th in free throw percentage (78.9); Nevaeh Parkinson is 10th in rebounds per game (7.1); Jazion Jackson is 4th in steals per game (2.4) and 17th in rebounds per game (6.1); Kennedy Fauntleroy is 15th in steals per game (1.78) and Basham is 15th in rebounds per game (6.3).
• The Sun Devils have a number of players currently ranked in the top 10 in the Big 12 in conference games: Brown is tied for 5th in scoring (18.5 ppg) and 10th in free throw percentage (81.8); Skinner is tied for 5th in 3-point field goals per game (2.6) and 8th in 3-point field goal percentage (36.0); Parkinson is tied for 2nd in rebounding (8.14) and tied for 6th in offensive rebounding (2.57); Fauntleroy is 10th in both steals per game (1.8) and assist-to-turnover ratio); Basham is tied for 7th in blocks per game (1.71), Jackson is 6th in steals per game (2.33).
NOTES FROM LAST GAME – @KANSAS ST. 81, ASU 69 / JAN. 19, 2025
• Led by Jalyn Brown's 32 points, the Sun Devil women's basketball team came through with one of its best outings of the season. Unfortunately, it was not enough for it to pull off what would have been a head-turning upset in an 81-69 loss at No. 11 Kansas State on Sunday.
• ASU trailed by two after one quarter, by six at the half and were able get back within seven three times in the fourth quarter after falling behind by as many as 17.
• The Sun Devils had only 10 turnovers (second fewest this season).
• Brown's 32-point performance represented the third 30-point performance of her career (last season scored 35 vs. Colorado and 34 at Washington), the single-game high for a Sun Devil this season and the most points K-State allowed a player to score this season.
• ASU's 69 points represented the most given up by K-State this season and almost 18 points more than it gives up on average (51.1 points per game/No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense).. Its shooting percentage of 47.2 for the game was 15 percentage points higher than K-State's opponents shoot on average (32.2 percent/No. 1 in the nation in field goal percentage defense)... ASU was within single digits late in the game against the Wildcats, who came into the game outscoring their opponents by an average of 32.2 points per game (No. 1 in the nation)... Its offensive accomplishments were even more impressive given the game was played on K-State's home court where the Wildcats (now 13-0 this season) came in winning games by an average of 38.5 points (26.5 fewer points vs. ASU) and allowing opponent averages of 47.2 points per game (ASU +21.8 points) and 30.8 percent shooting (ASU +16.4 percentage points)
• ASU was equally up to the challenge on the boards where K-State was plus-2 for the game, 8.6 fewer rebounds than the +10.6 rebounding advantage (12th in the nation) the Wildcats had coming into Sunday's game. Parkinson led ASU with six rebounds while Kennedy Fauntleroy, Kennedy Basham and Brown pulled down five rebounds each.
• The Sun Devils' aggressive play resulted in 21 free throw attempts – nearly eight more attempts than the 13.5 they have been averaging in Big 12 games – where they scored 17 of their points by shooting 81 percent at the line.
• The difference in the game arguably came down to the two categories where K-State (19-1, 7-0) outperformed its high national rankings: 3-point shooting percentage (38.2/No. 6 in the nation) and 3-point shooting percentage defense (23.7/No. 5 in the nation). Against the Sun Devils, K-State made 54.2 percent (13-24) of its attempts from beyond the arc – it shot 85.7 percent (6-7) in the third quarter in which it outscored ASU 29-18 – and allowed ASU to make only 16.7 percent (2-12) of its attempts.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• This will be just the second meeting between the Sun Devils and Mountaineers. West Virginia came out victorious in that contest, 89-75 on Dec. 3, 1988 in Tempe.
• The Sun Devils come into Wednesday's game in a three-way tie for 11th place in the Big 12; West Virginia is tied for fourth place. With more than half the conference season still to be played, the difference between 4th place and 11th place is only three games.
• The Sun Devils are currently in a stretch in which they could face three top 25 teams in four games: at then-No. 11 K-State (Jan. 19), vs. No. 16 West Virginia (Jan. 22) at Oklahoma State (Jan. 29). OSU dropped out of the top 25 this week after being ranked 24th last week. Earlier this season ASU fell to then-No. 14 Kentucky 77-61. In the Big 12 opener on Dec. 21, ASU lost Utah 102-82 (the Utes were not ranked at the time and dropped out of the Top 25 after being ranked 23rd last week).
• Tyi Skinner (8x) and Jalyn Brown (8x) have combined to lead or tie for the team lead in scoring 16x this season. Also among the single-game scoring leaders have been Nevaeh Parkinson (2x), Jyah LoVett (1x) and Kennedy Fauntleroy (1x).
• Skinner (17/19 games) and Brown (12/16 games) have combined to score in double figures 29x. The two have also combined to score 20 or more points 12x: Brown 7x and Skinner 5x. Five of Brown's seven 20-point games have come in her last seven games. Her season-high 32 points at K-State (Jan. 19) represents the highest single-game total by a Sun Devil this season. Skinner scored a career-high 30 points in ASU's season opening win over Jacksonville St.
• Jyah LoVett, who has scored in double figures 11x this season, had a streak snapped earlier this month in which she scored in double figures in six straight games (averaged 14.7 points and connected on 54.5 percent of her shots during that stretch.
• Kennedy Basham has had multiple blocks 10x this season, including a career-high seven rejections at San Francisco (Dec. 17).
PROGRESS NOT ALWAYS MEASURED IN WINS AND LOSSES
The Sun Devils, who have eight new players on this season's roster, have experienced the ups and downs that can sometimes go with combining the talents of several outstanding players early in the season. That factor alone could account for the Sun Devils' current 8-10 record. Some of the near misses...
• Against Arkansas State, the Sun Devils trailed by 13 with 6:15 remaining. After a 19-5 run, ASU was suddenly up by one with 1:01 remaining. Arkansas State scored the last five points of the game to claim the win.
• After going into the half with a 42-33 win vs. Grand Canyon, the Sun Devils were outscored 37-17 in the second half.
• At Coppin State, ASU was unable to score in the final 53 seconds to break a 61-61 tie. The Eagles would go on to win in OT.
• Despite a stout defensive effort and a plus-12 advantage on the boards, the Sun Devils came up on the short end of a 57-50 decision at UC Davis. For the second straight game the Sun Devils held the opposition to the fewest points they have given up this season and allowed the Aggies to shoot only 37 percent. Unfortunately for ASU, it struggled to put the ball in the basket as it made just 28 percent of its shots and knocked down one of its 14 attempts from long range. Down by eight entering the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils did not show any letup, methodically trimming the Aggies' advantage. Besselink's layup got the Sun Devils within two points, 44-42, with 5:36 remaining. ASU was within one possession three more times but did not come away with points in each instance. After Maggie Besselink's earlier field goal got ASU within two, the Sun Devils were only able to connect on three of their 14 shot attempts in the final five minutes of the game.
• At San Francisco, the Sun Devils were unable to take advantage of a 27-point performance from Skinner and a career-high and a tremendous all-around performance from Basham, who scored 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had a career-high seven blocks. The difference in the game was at the free throw line, not in accuracy – ASU made 82 percent of its attempts and San Francisco made 83 percent – but in the number of opportunities. By game's end, the Dons had more than three times as many attempts (29-35) as the Sun Devils (9-11). Still the Sun Devils were tied at 57-57 with 1:09 remaining. After the Dons took a six-point lead, Skinner knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and missed on a third that would have tied the game and sent it to overtime.
• ASU came up short in what would have been the biggest comeback in program history in a 90-83 loss to Iowa St. on Jan. 8. Down by as many as 20, ASU was within three points with 13 seconds remaining. An ASU win would have eclipsed the record for the biggest comeback in program history: 18 points vs. Utah on Feb. 17, 2019, a game in which the Sun Devils scored the last 20 points of the game to edge the Utes 60-58.
• At then-No. 11 Kansas State (Jan. 19), ASU trailed by two after one quarter, by six at the half and were able get back within seven three times in the fourth quarter after falling behind by as many as 17.
DYNAMIC DUO DEBUT
The 2023-24 Sun Devils were dealt a serious blow when it was announced before the season that superstar guard Tyi Skinner would miss the entire season due to a knee injury.
Skinner, who played her first two seasons at Delaware, joined Natasha Adair in Tempe after Adair was named ASU's head coach. In 2022-23, Skinner (2023 All-Pac-12 honorable mention) scored 20 or more points 15 times, including 29 points twice. A starter in all 28 games, Skinner averaged 19.3 ppg, (most by a Sun Devil since the 1988-89 ). She concluded her first campaign as a Sun Devil among the leaders in the Pac-12 in points per game (19.3/2nd/27th in the nation), 3-pointers per game (2.43 per game/2nd), minutes per game (36.59/3rd/29th in the nation), FTs made (79/3rd) and attempted (91/4th), steals per game (1.71/5th), 3-point FG pct (34.7/6th) and FT percentage (78.1/8th).
The 2023-24 Sun Devils were left pondering, 'what might have been,' had Skinner been able to share the court with Louisville transfer Jalyn Brown. Much like Skinner did in 2022-23, Brown would emerge as one of the top performers in the Pac-12 in 2023-24. In league games, Brown finished 3rd in the Pac-12 in scoring (19.6 ppg), 9th in FT percent (80.6) and tied for 14th in 3-pointers per game (1.56). She scored in double figures 26 times (12 20-point games) including a pair of outings in which she had the two highest-scoring games by a Sun Devil since 2000: 35 vs. Colorado (Jan. 7, 2024) and 34 points at Washington (Jan. 21).
Brown, who earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention honors from the league's coaches and All-Pac-12 recognition from media who cover the league, went on to lead the team in scoring (17.3 ppg) and 3-pointers per game (1.4), was 2nd in FT pct. (76.9), 3-pointers (1.3 per game), minutes (35.54 mpg) and FTs made (103) and attempted (134), 3rd in assists (1.6 apg), tied for 3rd in steals (0.9 spg) and 4th in O-rebounds (1.1 rpg).
In her first game since the end of the 2022-23 season, Skinner scored a career-high 30 points – the 17th time she scored 20 or more points in a Sun Devil uniform – in ASU's 74-66 win over Jacksonville State (Nov. 4). Brown led ASU in scoring (24 points) vs. Arkansas State (Nov. 8). Combined with Skinner's 16 points, the duo combined for 40 points in the game.
In ASU's 80-73 win over SMU (Nov. 16), Skinner (26 points) and Brown (25 points) combined for 51 points. In addition both Skinner (8-16 FGs, 5-10 3FGs) and Brown (10-18 FGs, 3-7 3FGs) were efficient with their opportunities as they teamed up to shoot 53 percent (18-34 FGs) from the field, including 47 percent (8-17) from long range.
Skinner (17/19 games) and Brown (12/16 games) have combined to score in double figures 29x. The two have also combined to score 20 or more points 12x: Brown 7x and Skinner 5x. Five of Brown's seven 20-point games have come in her last seven games. Her season-high 32 points at K-State (Jan. 19) represents the highest single-game total by a Sun Devil this season. Skinner scored a career-high 30 points in ASU's season opening win over Jacksonville
The duo have also combined to score 20 or more points 11x: Brown 6x and Skinner 5x. Four of Brown's 20-point games have come in her last seven games. Skinner's career-high 30 points in ASU's opening win over Jacksonville State (Nov. 4) represents the highest single-game total by a Sun Devil this season.
2024-25 BIO UPDATES
#0 /// Kennedy Basham /// F /// 6-7 /// Jr. /// Phoenix, Ariz.
• Kennedy Basham returned home after playing two seasons at the University of Oregon where she played in 48 games with 24 starting assignments (all 24 starts came sophomore season).
• Has started 39 of 66 career games (15 of 19 at ASU).
2024-25
• Has played in every game (15 starts) and is currently 20th in the nation in blocks per game (2.21/3rd in Big 12). Is 15th in the Big 12 in rebounds per game (6.3). In conference games is tied for 7th in blocks per game (1.71).
• Grabbed career-high 13 rebs vs. GCU (Nov. 14)... Has had multiple blocks in 9 games this season, including a career-high 7 rejections at San Francisco (Dec. 17).
• Had strong ASU debut scoring 8 points, grabbing a game-high 10 rebs and blocking 4 shots vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 4).
• Accounted for 14 points and tied for the team lead in rebounds (6) vs. Arkansas State (Nov. 8).
• Had first double-double as a Sun Devil (10 points, career-high 13 rebounds) and had 3 blocks vs. Grand Canyon (Nov. 14).
• Posted 3rd double-digit rebounding performance (10) and 6 blocks vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17).
• Posted 6 points, 5 rebounds, and a game-high 5 blocks vs. UMES (Dec. 7).
• Had tremendous all-around performance at San Francisco (Dec. 17), scoring 12 points, grabbing 7 rebounds and had a career-high 7 blocks.
• Strong effort vs. Iowa St. (Jan. 8) produced 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks.
#1 /// Kadidia Toure /// F /// 6-3 /// Jr. /// Silver Spring, Md.
• Has played in 56 career games (7 starts), including 35/7 at ASU.
• Transferred to ASU in 2023 after playing freshman season at James Madison.
• In her first season at ASU, played in every game (7 starts) and led the team in FG pct. (43.5/among players who averaged 5.0 or more FG att per game), was 2nd in O-rebs (1.5 rpg), and 4th in scoring (5.7 ppg/among players who played in at least half the games).
2024-25
• Has played in 4 contests.
#3 /// Tyi Skinner /// G /// 5-5 /// Grad. /// Washington, D.C.
• Has played in 108 career games (79 starts), including 47/47 at ASU.
• Transferred to ASU after the 2021-22 season and made immediate impact averaging 19.3 ppg in 2022-23, most by a Sun Devil since 1988-89.
• Missed entire 2023-24 season due to injury.
2024-25
• Only Sun Devil who has played and started in every game this season and is currently 57th in the nation minutes per game (34.7/2nd in Big 12) and 51st in 3-pointers per game (2.47/9th in Big 12). In the Big 12 is 5th in free throw percentage (83.6), 10th in scoring (16.4 ppg/has scored in double figures in all but two games this season) and 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (35.7). In conference games, is tied for 5th in 3-point field goals per game (2.6) and 8th in 3-point field goal percentage (36.0).
• In her first game since the end of the 2022-23 season (missed entire 2023-24 season due to injury), Skinner scored a career-high 30 points – the 17th time she scored 20 or more points in a Sun Devil uniform – in ASU's 74-66 win over Jacksonville State on Nov. 4.
• Had consecutive 20-point games (26 vs. SMU and 21 vs. Oregon State) in ASU's two wins in the annual Briann January Classic... In those two wins, averaged 23.5 points and was 59 percent from the floor (16-27) and 50 percent from beyond the arc (6-12).
• Once again came one triple short of tying single-game school record with 6 at San Francisco (Dec. 17). Ended game with 27 points.
• Scored 18 points and hit a game-high four 3-pointers at Kansas Jan. 16).
#4 /// Jyah LoVett /// G /// 5-8 /// So. /// San Gabriel, Calif.
• Has played in 36 career games (27 starts), including 19/10 at ASU.
• LoVett came to ASU from San Jose State where she earned Mountain West All-Freshman Team honors for a season in which she played and started in 17 games as the team's primary point guard.
• Earned Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors 3 times.
• Averaged 18 ppg in her six Mountain West appearances.
• Scored a career-high 26 points twice: against Fresno State in the Mountain West opener (Jan. 3) and again at UNLV (Jan. 10).
2024-25
• Has played in every game (9 starts) and currently leads the team in 3-point FG pct. (36.5), is 2nd on the team in 3FGs per game (1.2), 3rd in scoring (10.5 ppg) and 4th in steals per game (1.2). Has also hit 92 pct of her FTs (23-25).
• Has scored in double figures 11x and has recorded 3 or more steals 3x.
• Had a streak snapped earlier this month in which she scored in double figures in six straight games (averaged 14.7 points and connected on 54.5 percent of her shots during that stretch.
• Averaged 12.5 ppg in ASU's contests vs. Grand Canyon (10 points, season-high 4 steals) and vs. SMU (season-high 15 points).
• Notched her second double-figure scoring game (14 points) vs. South Dakota (Nov. 27).
• Scored season-high 16 points at Utah (Dec. 21) and tied it with 16 points, tied career high with 7 assists and pulled down career-high 7 rebs vs. Penn (Dec. 30).
#7 /// Jazion Jackson /// G /// 5-9 /// Grad. /// Dallas, Texas
• Has played in 128 career games (113 starts), including 15/9 at ASU.
• Transferred to ASU from Texas Tech. Unfortunately, didn't play after a season-ending injury prior to the season.
• Played her first three seasons for North Texas where she started 72 of 81 games. Raised her scoring average each season while playing for North Texas: 5.9 ppg, 8.6 ppg, 9.2 ppg.
• Had best season of career playing for UTEP in 2022-23. Earned First-Team All-Conference USA honors after she started all 32 of UTEP's games and led the team in steals (2.06 per game/fourth in the conference) and was second on the squad in scoring (11.6 ppg), rebounds per game (5.8) and assists per game (2.3).
2024-25
• Has started 9 of 15 games she has played in and is 4th in the Big 12 in steals per game (2.4) and 17th in rebounds per game (6.1). In conference games is 6th in steals per game (2.33).
• Made her Sun Devil debut in the season's 3rd game vs. Grand Canyon (Nov. 14)... Went over the 1,000-point mark in career points (had 999 coming in) vs. Grand Canyon after scoring 4 points to go with 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
• Had career-high 13 rebs vs. SMU (Nov. 16) and followed with a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17).
• Scored 9 points, tied her career highs in steals (6) and blocks (2) and led ASU with 6 rebounds vs. UMES (Dec. 7).
• Tied season high with 10 points and had season-high six assists vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 1).
#10 /// Kennedy Fauntleroy /// G /// 5-7 /// Jr. /// Upper Marlboro, Md.
• Has played in 53 career games (37 starts), including 18/8 at ASU.
• Had outstanding freshman campaign at Georgetown where she was unanimously named the 2023 Big East Freshman of the Year and was named to the league's all-freshman team.
• Started 29 of the 30 games she played in 2022-23 and was named the Big East Freshman of the Week six times. In Big East play, averaged 11.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.9 assists per outing.
• Transferred to ASU from Oklahoma State where she played in five games last season. Opened season scoring 14 points in helping OSU defeat SIUE (Nov. 6). Also added four steals in the victory.
2024-25
• Has played in 18 games (8 starts) and is 15th in the Big 12 in steals per game (1.78). In conference games is 10th in both steals per game (1.8) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8).
• Has dished 6 or more assists 5x, including a season-high 7 assists 4x times this season.
• Scored 13 points and had a season-high 7 assists and 6 rebounds vs. Arkansas State (Nov. 8).
• Scored 14 points and tied season high in assists (7) vs. South Dakota (Nov. 27).
• Had 11 points and tied season high in assists (7) vs. UMES (Dec. 7).
• Remarkable game at San Francisco (Dec. 17) included 12 points, 6 rebounds and career-high 6 steals.
• Scored 13 points & dished out 7 assists vs. Arkansas State Nov. (9).
• Posted season-high 17 points and handed out 6 assists vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 1).
• Had 6th double-figure scoring game of the season (15 points) vs. Iowa State (Jan. 8).
#12 /// Makayla Moore /// G /// 6-0 /// Jr. /// San Jose, Calif.
• Has played in 60 career games (29 starts), including 11/1 at ASU.
• Transferred to ASU from Seattle U where she played 49 games (28 starts) in two seasons.
• Started all 28 games she played last season and averaged a career-best 11.3 points while playing 29.2 minutes per game.
• Posted a career-high 23 points on a career-best 11 made field goals against UTRGV (Jan. 11, 2024).
• Had career-high 10 rebs against UT Arlington (Jan. 13, 2024).
2024-25
• Has played in 11 games (1 start).
• Had season highs in rebounds (4) and steals (2) at San Francisco (Dec. 17).
• Made first start of ASU career vs. Penn (Dec. 30) and scored 8 (made all 3 of her shots, including a pair of 3-pointers).
• Scored season-high 9 points and tied season high with 4 rebounds at Kansas (Jan. 16).
#13 /// Maggie Besselink /// G/F /// 6-3 /// Grad. /// Kingston, Ontario
• Has been limited to 54 games (36 starts) because of injuries.
• Versatile scorer and outstanding rebounder.
• Played in 12 games (11 starts) before suffering season-ending injury at Washington State (Jan. 19). At time of injury, was 2nd on the team in rebs per game (4.6) and 4th in O-rebs (1.3 rpg).
2024-25
• Made her 2024-25 debut vs. Grand Canyon (Nov. 14).
• Has played in 11 games with 4 starts and is currently tied for 4th on the team in rebounds (3.5 rpg) and 3rd in O-rebs (1.7 rpg).
• Grabbed season-high 12 boards (one short of matching career high) at UC Davis (Dec. 15).
• Pulled down 7 boards vs. No. 14 Kentucky (Nov. 26).
• Scored season-high 11 points (5-7 FGs) vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 1).
#15 /// Heavenly Greer /// F /// 6-3 /// Sr. /// Phoenix, Ariz.
• Has played in 67 career games, including 11 at ASU.
• Like fellow first-year Sun Devil Kennedy Basham, Greer returned to her hometown of Phoenix.
• Greer will be familiar with many of ASU's conference opponents as played all three of her seasons in the Big 12: 1 season at Oklahoma (played 10 games) and 2 seasons at K-State (played 46 contests).
• Played career-high 30 contests in first season at K-State (2022-23).
• Kansas State made it to the postseason in each of Greer's two seasons playing for the Wildcats (WNIT in 2023 and NCAA Tournament in 2024).
2024-25
• Has played in 12 games and connected on 56.3 pct of her shots (9-16).
• Pulled down 6 rebs in vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 4).
• Scored 6 points and had 7 rebs at UC Davis (Dec. 15)... Grabbed season high in rebs (8) at San Francisco (Dec. 17).
#21 /// Hanna Miller /// F • 6-2 /// Jr. /// Aberdeen, S.D.
• Transferred to ASU from Dodge City CC (Dodge City, Kan.) where Miller played one season.
• Older sister of current Sun Devil Mallory Miller.
• Played in 3 games as a freshman and accounted for first points of career (4/1-1 3FG/1-2 FTs) in win vs. Idaho State (Nov. 19).
2024-25
• Has played in 5 games and is averaging 5.2 minutes per game.
• Grabbed 2 rebounds at San Francisco (Dec. 17).
#22 /// Timya Grice /// C /// 6-5 /// Fr. /// Katy, Texas
• The lone freshman on ASU's 2024-25 roster, Grice led her Taylor high school squad to the No. 3 (28-7; 12-4 in district) spot in 2024, its first playoff berth since the 2018-19 season.
• In 2023-24, was named one of the Top 26 girls' basketball players in Texas by SB Live and selected to the TGCA All-State team.
• Prior to 2023-24 season, was No. 8 in Vype's Top 30 players in Houston.
• Scored 34 points and a pulled down a school-record 24 rebounds in a victory over district counterpart Seven Lakes.
• Joined Taylor's squad in January of 2023, after moving from Mauldin, S.C.
• Averaged 8.7 points/6.1 rebs in 3 seasons playing for Mauldin (S.C.).
2024-25
• Has yet to play this season.
#23 /// Jalyn Brown /// G /// 6-1 /// Jr. /// Baltimore, Md.
• Has played in 52 career games (41 starts), including 45/41 at ASU.
• Transferred to ASU in 2023 after playing freshman season at Louisville.
• As the 2023-24 season progressed, evolved into one of the top performers in the Pac-12. In league games, finished 3rd in scoring (19.6 ppg), 9th in FT percent (80.6) and tied for 14th in 3-pointers per game (1.56).
• Is the owner of the 2 highest-scoring games at ASU since 2000: 35 vs. CU (Jan. 7, 2024) & 34 points at UW (Jan. 21, 2024).
2024-25
• Has started 14/16 games she has played this season. In the Big 12 is 8th in scoring (17.1 ppg) and 12th in FT pct. (78.9). In conference games is tied for 5th in scoring (18.5 ppg) and 10th in FT pct. (81.8)
• Has scored in double figures 12x, including a season-high 32 points (most points scored by a Sun Devil this season) at Kansas State (Jan. 19), the third 30-point performance of her career (last season scored 35 vs. Colorado and 34 at Washington).
• Brilliant performance vs. SMU (Nov. 16) included 25 points career-high 5 assists. Also dished out 5 assists vs. Arkansas State (Nov. 8) and vs. Baylor (Jan. 11).
• Led ASU in scoring (17 points) & had 6 rebs at Coppin St. (Dec. 5).
• Had third 20-point game of the season with game-high 21 points at UC Davis (Dec. 15).
• Scored 14 of her game high-tying 20 points in the second half to help ASU climb its way back into the game vs. Iowa State (Jan. 8).
• Added 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting at Utah (Dec. 21).
#24 /// Mallory Miller /// F /// 6-4 /// So. /// Aberdeen, S.D.
• Had solid freshman campaign, making important contributions as the season progressed.
• Younger sister Hanna plays for the Sun Devils.
• Played in 27 contests (4 starts - last 4 games of the season).
• All 3 of her double-figure scoring games came in Pac-12 play.
• In ASU's 5 games prior to final weekend of regular season, averaged 8.4 ppg (3rd on team), 5.6 rpg and 1.2 bpg (led team in both).
2024-25
• Has yet to play this season.
#25 /// Adison Novosel /// G /// 5-11 /// Sr. /// Richfield, Ohio
• Has played in 59 career games (25 starts), including 24/0 at ASU.
• Transferred to ASU in 2023 after playing first two seasons at Saint Francis University (played in 35 contests with 25 starts).
• After appearing in seven games off the bench as a freshman, started 25 of 28 games in 2022-23.
• Played in 21 games (9.0 mins per game) in her first season as a Sun Devil. Six of her seven 3-pointers came in Pac-12 play.
• Played 30 mins and hit season-high 3 FGs vs. No. 15 Utah (Jan. 5).
2024-25
• Has played in 3 games this season: vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17), vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 1) and at Kansas (Jan 16).
#30 • Morasha Wiggins /// G /// 6-0 /// Sr. /// Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Has played in 27 career games, including 6 at ASU.
• Transferred to ASU after playing her freshman season (2021-22) at North Carolina.
• Ranked 18th in the ESPNW Class of 2021 rankings, Wiggins was expected to be an impact player for ASU before suffering a preseason injury that forced her to miss the entire 2022-23 campaign.
#32 /// Nevaeh Parkinson /// C /// 6-3 /// Grad. /// Dallas, Texas
• Has played in 101 career games (17 starts), 17/15 at ASU.
• Parkinson is another player who will be toting plenty of experience to Tempe. After playing 20 games in two seasons at New Mexico, had a pair of breakout seasons at UC Irvine in helping the squad earn postseason berths in both 2023 and 2024.
• In 2022-23, was named the Big West's Best Sixth Player and also received All-Big West honorable mention recognition.
• After helping lead UC Irvine to the WNIT in her first season, helped it ascend even higher earning a berth to NCAA Tournament last season.
• Scored a career-high 18 points (8-10 FGs) and grabbed 10 rebounds in UC Irvine's NCAA Tournament first round game at Gonzaga (Mar. 23).
2024-25
• Has played in 17 games (15 starts). In the Big 12, is 10th in rebounds per game (7.1). In conference games is tied for 2nd in rebounding (8.14 rpg) and tied for 6th in offensive rebounding (2.57 rpg).
• Seven games prior to most recent game at KSU: Averaged 10.6 points and 9.1 rebounds. During that stretch she made 53.4 percent (31-58) of her shots. She has also collected her first two double-doubles as a Sun Devil: 22 points, career high-tying 13 rebounds vs. Penn (Dec. 30) and 10 points, 12 rebounds at Houston (Jan. 4).
• Tied then-career high with 18 points (8-10 FGs, 2-2 FTs) to go with 6 rebounds vs. Arkansas State (Nov. 9).
• Pulled down 12 rebounds vs. SMU (Nov. 16).
• Was named to the Music City Classic All-Tournament Team (vs. No. 14 Kentucky and South Dakota, Nov. 26-27)... Against Kentucky, came one rebound short of a double-double, scoring 9 of her 12 points & grabbing 7 of her nine 9 rebs in the 2nd half... Against South Dakota, she once again came off the bench and scored a team- and career-high 26 points... single-game FG pct. of 92.3 on 12 of 13 shooting was the best individual performance by a Sun Devil attempting 10 or more shots in a game since Betsy Boardman made all 10 of her shots (1.000) vs. UCLA on February 17, 2001.
Came one point short of a double-double (9 points/10 rebounds) at Coppin State (Dec. 5).
• Scored 14 points, hitting 86 percent of her shots (6-7) at Utah (Dec. 21), the third time this season she has shot higher than 80 percent in a game. In those three games – also vs. Arkansas State (80 percent/8-10/18 points) and vs. South Dakota (92 percent/12-13/career-high 26 points) – Parker has connected on 87 percent of her shots (26/30) and averaged 19.3 points.
• Had first double-double as a Sun Devils (22 points, career high-tying 13 rebounds vs. Penn (Dec. 30).
• Had second double-double: 10 points, 12 rebounds at Houston (Jan. 4).
NOTES ON ASU'S FIRST SEASON IN THE BIG 12
Big 12 Transfers: Three Sun Devil newcomers were on a Big 12 campus in the past year. Heavenly Greer played the past two years at Kansas State, Dallas native Jazion Jackson was at Texas Tech last year and Kennedy Fauntleroy was at Oklahoma State last year after earning 2022-23 Big East Freshman of the Year at Georgetown.
The Big 12 format: Teams will play three opponents home and away while facing six teams only at home and six opponents only on the road for a total of 18 Conference games. Opponents were selected based on a combination of geography, historical results and a poll of the coaches to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitiveness.
ASU's Big 12 opponent breakdown: Home: Baylor (2024 NCAA Tournament Team), Cincinnati (2024 WNIT Team), Iowa State (2024 NCAA Tournament Team), TCU (2024 WBIT Team), Texas Tech, West Virginia (2024 NCAA Tournament Team). Away: Central Florida, Colorado (2024 NCAA Tournament Team), Houston, Kansas (2024 NCAA Tournament Team), Kansas State (2024 NCAA Tournament Team), Oklahoma State. Home and Away: Arizona (2024 NCAA Tournament Team), BYU (2024 WBIT Team), Utah (2024 NCAA Tournament Team).
When it starts/ends: League play begins Saturday, Dec. 21 with six games and concludes Sunday, March 2. The regular season will be followed by the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship, which will take place in Kansas City's T-Mobile Center for the second consecutive season.
About the league: The current league members combined to go 8-0 in their first game of the 2024 NCAA Tournament while 15 of the 16 teams finished the 2023-24 season in the top 101 of the NET rankings. Four Big 12 teams are ranked in the top 16 of ESPN's Women's Basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25, tied for the most of any league.