In honor of the transfer portal opening yesterday and Sweet 16 teams resuming play later this week, here’s a look at where each Sweet 16 starter began their college careers.
Note: Starters are based off of who started 2nd Round games for each team.
North Carolina
Maria Gakdeng – Boston College
Reniya Kelly – North Carolina
Indya Nivar – Stanford
Alyssa Ustby – North Carolina
Lexi Donarski – Iowa State
Duke
Delaney Thomas – Duke
Jadyn Donovan – Duke
Ashlon Jackson – Duke
Taina Mair – Boston College
Reigan Richardson – Georgia
Maryland
Allie Kubek – Towson
Christina Dalce – Villanova
Sarah Te-Biasu – VCU
Kaylene Smikle – Rutgers
Shyanne Sellers – Maryland
UConn
Sarah Strong – UConn
Jana El Alfy – UConn
Kaitlyn Chen – Princeton
Azzi Fudd – UConn
Paige Bueckers – UConn
South Carolina
C. Kitts – South Carolina
S. Feagin – South Carolina
B. Hall – South Carolina
R. Johnson – South Carolina
T. Paopao – Oregon
LSU
Aneesah Morrow – DePaul
Sa’Myah Smith – LSU
Mikaylah Williams – LSU
Last-Tear Poa – Northwest Florida State College
Flau’Jae Johnson – LSU
NC State
Tilda Trygger – NC State
Zoe Brooks – NC State
Aziaha James – NC State
Saniya Rivers – South Carolina
Madison Hayes – Mississippi State
Notre Dame
Liatu King – Pittsburgh
Maddy Westbeld – Notre Dame
Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame
Olivia Miles – Notre Dame
Sonia Citron – Notre Dame
Ole Miss
Christeen Iwuala – UCLA
Sira Thienou – Ole Miss
Tameiya Sadler – Colorado
Kennedy Todd-Williams – North Carolina
Madison Scott – Ole Miss
UCLA
Angela Dugalic – Oregon
Lauren Betts – UCLA
Gabriela Jaquez – UCLA
Londynn Jones – UCLA
Kiki Rice – UCLA
Tennessee
Jillian Hollingshead – Georgia
Ruby Whitehorn – Clemson
Samara Spencer – Arkansas
Tess Darby – Tennessee
Jewel Spear – Wake Forest
TCU
Sedona Prince – Oregon
Donovyn Hunter – Oregon State
Madison Conner – Arizona
Agnes Emma-Nnopu – Stanford
Hailey Van Lith – Louisville
USC
Kiki Iriafen – Stanford
Rayah Marshall – USC
Kennedy Smith – USC
JuJu Watkins – USC
Talia von Oelhoffen – Oregon State
Texas
Madison Booker – Texas
Taylor Jones – Oregon State
Jordan Lee – Texas
Rori Harmon – Texas
Shay Holle – Texas
Oklahoma
Sahara Williams – Oklahoma
Skylar Vann – Oklahoma
Raegan Beers – Oregon State
Reyna Scott – Oklahoma
Payton Verhulst – Louisville
Kansas State
Temira Poindexter – Tulsa
Ayoka Lee – Kansas State
Serena Sundell – Kansas State
Jaelyn Glenn – Kansas State
Zyanna Walker – Louisville
