GAME NO. 28: Sun Devil WBB (8-19, 2-13 Big 12) at BYU (13-13, 4-11 Big 12)
WHEN: Saturday at 4 p.m. MST
WHERE: Marriott Center • Provo, Utah
WATCH: ESPN+
RADIO: KDUS AM 1060
LIVE STATS: Click here
UP NEXT
The Sun Devil women's basketball team (8-19, 2-13 Big 12) plays the first of consecutive road games when it travels to Provo, Utah, to play at BYU (13-13, 4-11 Big 12) on Saturday (4 p.m. MST).
After Saturday's game, ASU will play at Colorado on Wednesday before hosting Arizona in the regular season finale (Sat., Mar. 1).
WATCH/LISTEN
Saturday's game can be seen on ESPN+. It can also be heard on KDUS AM 1060. The state of Arizona's 2010 & 2019 Broadcaster of the Year Jeff Munn is in his 21st season as the voice of Sun Devil Women's Basketball.
NOTES FROM LAST GAME NO. 10 TCU 82, @ASU 66, FEB. 19, 2025
• In a game that was much closer than the final score indicated, ASU was defeated by No. 10 TCU 82-66 on Wednesday night at Mullett Arena.
• Tyi Skinner scored a game-high 25 points and Jalyn Brown added 15 points. Kennedy Basham pulled down a game high-tying 9 boards, the fourth 4th straight game she had led ASU in rebounds.
• ASU committed their fewest turnovers of the season (seven), posted their best single-game 3-point field goal percentage of the season (54.5 percent/6-11 3 FGs) and held the Horned Frogs, known both for their accuracy and volume of makes from 3-point range, to only 31.8 percent (7-22) from long distance. It was just the eighth time in 28 games TCU had a percentage equal to or lower than what it shot against ASU.
• On the flip side, TCU shot 56.9 percent for the game, the highest by an ASU opponent this season and was successful on 72 percent of its attempts inside the 3-point arc.
SERIES NOTES
• Despite their relatively proximity to each other, the two squads have only squared off four times since the 1991-92 season.
• The two schools were brought together for a 2010 second round WNIT game, a contest won by BYU 61-53 in Tempe.
• On Dec. 6, 2019, ASU won 60-52 in Tempe. Ja'Tavia Tapley had 11 points and career-high 18 rebounds (most rebs by a Sun Devil in 2000s).
• BYU has claimed victory in the most recent meetings, 55-44 on Nov. 17, 2021, in Provo, Utah and 77-67 last month in Tempe, Ariz.
TEAM RANKINGS OF NOTE (THROUGH GAMES FEB. 20)
NCAA: free throw percentage (35th/76.5), blocks per game (46th/4.2)
Big 12 - All Games: free throw percentage (1st/76.5), blocks per game (5th/4.2), FTs made per game (6th/12.8), rebounds per game (7th/37.4), defensive rebounds per game (8th/26.3), scoring offense (8th/69.7)
Big 12 - Conference Games Only: free throw percentage (4th/74.8), 3-Point FG percentage (6th/36.6), blocks per game (t-5th/3.7), defensive rebounds per game (t-8th/24.6), scoring offense (8th/67.9), offensive rebounds per game (8th/10.6)
NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (THROUGH GAMES FEB. 20)
#0 Kennedy Basham
NCAA: blocks per game (10th/2.4); Big 12 (all games): blocks per game (2nd/2.4), defensive rebounds per game (11th/4.6), rebounds per game (12th/6.3); Big 12 (league games only): blocks per game (3rd/2.3), defensive rebounds (14th/4.4), rebounds per game (t-15th/5.9)
#3 Tyi Skinner
NCAA: 3-pointers per game (40th/2.5); Big 12 (all games): minutes per game (4th/34.0), 3-pointers per game (6th/2.5), FT pct. (7th/83.1), 3-point FG pct. (9th/38.7), scoring (10th/16.3 ppg), minutes per game (13th/33.3), FG pct. (18th/39.6); Big 12 (league games only): 3-point FG pct. (4th/41.3), 3-pointers per game (t-4th/2.5), scoring (11th/15.5 ppg)
#7 Jazion Jackson
Big 12 (all games): steals per game (5th/2.2), rebounds per game (18th/5.6); Big 12 (league games only): steals per game (t-6th/2.0), offensive rebounds per game (15th/1.75)
#23 Jalyn Brown
Big 12 (all games): scoring (7th/17.4), FT pct. (9th/81.9), FG pct. (17th/40.5); Big 12 (league games only): FT pct. (5th/84.6), scoring (7th/18.2 ppg)
#32 Nevaeh Parkinson
Big 12 (all games): offensive rebounds per game (t-11th/2.0), rebounds per game (14th/6.1); Big 12 (league games only): offensive rebounds per game (8th/2.0), rebounds per game (t-15th/5.9)
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• Tyi Skinner (12x) & Jalyn Brown (12x) and have combined to lead/tie for the team lead in scoring 24x. Other single-game scoring leaders: Nevaeh Parkinson (3x), Jyah LoVett (1x) and Kennedy Fauntleroy (1x).
• Skinner (24/27 games) and Brown (20/24 games) have combined to score in double figures 44x. The duo has also teamed up to score 20 or more points 18x: Brown 10x and Skinner 8x. Skinner's last 5 games: 18.2 ppg, 43.3 pct. 3FGs (13-30), 90.0 FT pct. (18-20).
• Skinner (980 points at ASU) enters Saturday's game needing 20 points to reach 1,000 in her Sun Devil career... Currently with 67 3-pointers this season, Skinner is No. 4 on ASU's list for most 3-pointers in a season. She needs 10 triples to eclipse Katie Hempen's single-season record of 76 in 2015-16... With 135 3-pointers in her ASU career, Skinner could reach as No. 4. currently occupied by Jill Noe (144 3-pointers/2002-08).
• Kennedy Basham has had multiple blocks in a game 17x this season, including a career-high seven rejections at San Francisco (Dec. 17). She has also had six blocks 2x, most recently at Oklahoma St. (Jan. 29). Currently with 63 blocks, Basham is No. 2 on ASU's list for most blocks in a season. Kali Bennett tops the list with 91 rejections in 2011-12.
• Basham has led ASU in rebounds in each of its last 4 games (averaging 9.3 rpg and a team-high 3.3 offensive rpg). That stretch includes 10 boards at Arizona (Feb. 8) and 11 at UCF (Feb. 12). Basham also scored 10 points at Arizona to notch her 3rd double-double of the season.
• Makayla Moore was such a tremendous contributor coming off the bench, she has earned starts in each of ASU's last two games. In ASU's last 5 games, Moore is 2nd on the team in rebounds (5.8 rpg), offensive rebounds (3.5 O-rpg) and 3-point FG pct. (40.0/6-15), is tied for 2nd in 3-pointers (6) and while she has also been 3rd in minutes per game in the last five games (29.6 rpg), she has averaged the fewest turnovers (0.80) of any player averaging double-digit minutes during that span.
WHAT IFS AND MIGHT HAVE BEENS
The Sun Devils entered the 2024-25 season with eight new players on the roster. With that have come the ups and downs that can sometimes go with combining the talents of several outstanding players who have not had a lot of time to gel. That factor alone could account for ASU's current record. With several near misses, ASU is much closer to being in the top half of the Big 12 than its current record indicates.
• Against Arkansas State, ASU trailed by 13 with 6:15 remaining. After a 19-5 run, ASU was 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 had given up this season and allowed the Aggies to shoot only 37 pct. ASU made only 28 pct of its shots and knocked down one of its 14 attempts from long range. Down by eight entering the fourth quarter, ASU got within one possession three times late in the game 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, ASU was unable to take advantage of a 27-point performance from Skinner and a career-high and a tremendous all-around performance from Basham, who had 12 points, seven rebounds and a career-high seven blocks. The difference in the game was at the FT line where the Dons had more than 3x as many attempts (29-35) as ASU (9-11). Still, ASU was tied at 57-57 with 1:09 remaining. After the Dons took a six-point lead, Skinner hit two triples and missed a third that would have sent the game to OT.
• ASU came up short in what would have been the biggest comeback in program history in a 90-83 loss to Iowa St. (Jan. 8). Down by as many as 20, ASU was within three points with 13 seconds remaining. A win would have eclipsed the biggest comeback in program history: 18 points vs. Utah on Feb. 17, 2019, a game in which ASU scored the last 20 points of the game to edge Utah 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.
• Led Cincinnati (Jan. 25) by nine points in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for ASU, a 23-7 Cincinnati down the stretch prevented the Sun Devils from coming away with the win.
• Despite only having eight players available and playing in the kind of hostile environment reserved only for rivalry games, ASU showed tremendous grit in battling back from an 11-point deficit to tie the game after Jyah LoVett's 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter. In the end, ASU's gallant effort was not enough. Due in large part to a 9-0 run that started after LoVett tied the game, the Wildcats were able to come away with a 66-59 win on Feb. 8.
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 46 of 74 career games (22 of 27 at ASU).
2024-25
• Along with Tyi Skinner, is one of two Sun Devils who have played in every game this season (22 starts).
• Leads the team in blocks (2.4 bpg) and rebounds (6.3 rpg), is 2nd in FG pct. (42.0) and is 3rd in O-rebounds per game (1.7).
• Has led ASU in rebounds in each of last 4 games (averaging 9.3 rpg and a team-high 3.3 offensive rpg). That stretch includes 10 boards at Arizona (Feb. 8) and 11 at UCF (Feb. 12). Basham also scored 10 points at Arizona to notch her 3rd double-double of the season.
• With 65 blocks, is currently No. 2 in ASU annals for most blocks in a season. Kali Bennett (91 blocks) set the record in 2011-12.
• Has had multiple blocks 17x this season, including a career-high 7 rejections at San Francisco (Dec. 17). Also had six rejections 2x: vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17) and at No. 24 Oklahoma St. (Jan. 29).
• Grabbed career-high 13 rebs vs. GCU (Nov. 14).
• Had strong ASU debut scoring 8 points, grabbing a game-high 10 rebs and blocking 4 shots vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 4).
• Scored 14 points and 6 rebounds vs. Arkansas St. (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 second double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17).
• Had 6 points, 5 rebs, and a game-high 5 blocks vs. UMES (Dec. 7).
• Had tremendous all-around performance at San Francisco (Dec. 17) with 12 points, 7 rebounds and a career-high 7 blocks.
• Strong effort vs. Iowa St. (Jan. 8) produced 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks.
• Led ASU's rebounding effort as she notched her fourth double-digit outing with 10 rebounds to go with six points and two blocks at Arizona (Feb. 8).
• Posted 3rd double-double of the season (10 points, 11 rebounds) and 2nd straight double-digit rebound outing at UCF (Feb. 12).
#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 116 games (86 starts), including 55/54 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
• Along with Kennedy Basham, is one of two Sun Devils who have played in every game this season (26 starts).
and has scored in double figures 24x and had scored 20 or more points 8x.
• Needs 20 points to reach 1,000 points as a Sun Devil.
• Last 5 games: 18.2 ppg, 43.3 pct. 3FGs (13-30), 90.0 FT pct. (18-20).
• Leads the team in 3FGs (2.5 per game), assists (2.8 apg), free throw percentage (83.1), 3-point FG pct. (38.7) and minutes (33:59 per game) and is 2nd in scoring (16.3 ppg).
• 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).
• Had fourth 20-point game of the season with team-high 23 points to go with six assists at No. 24 Oklahoma State (Jan. 29).
#4 /// Jyah LoVett /// G /// 5-8 /// So. /// San Gabriel, Calif.
• Has played in 43 career games (33 starts), including 26/16 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 26 games (16 starts), missing only ASU's contest at No. 24 Oklahoma State (Jan. 29) due to injury.
• Is 2nd on the team in 3FG pct. (38.2), 3FGs per game (1.1), 3rd in scoring (9.5 ppg), FG pct. (41.7) and minutes per game (27:52) and 4th in assists (2.0 apg) and steals (1.0 spg).
• Has also hit 90 pct of her FTs (27-30).
• Has scored in double figures 14x, had 3 or more steals 3x & 5 or more assists 3x, including career high-tying 7 helpers vs. Penn (Dec. 30).
• Had a streak snapped last 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 134 games (115 starts), including 21/11 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 11 of 21 games and leads the team in steals (2.2 spg), is 2nd in O-rebounds (1.8 rpg) and 3rd in rebounds (5.6 rpg).
• Has collected multiple steals 14x, including in 4 of last 5 games and recorded 4 or more steals 6x.
• Made ASU debut vs. Grand Canyon (Nov. 14) and went over the 1,000-point mark in career points.
• 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 led ASU with 6 rebounds vs. UMES (Dec. 7).
• Tied season high with 10 points and had season-high 6 assists vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 1).
#10 /// Kennedy Fauntleroy /// G /// 5-7 /// Jr. /// Upper Marlboro, Md.
• Has played in 57 career games (41 starts), including 22/12 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
• Head coach Natasha Adair announced on Feb. 8 that Kennedy Fauntleroy would miss the rest of the season due to injury.
• At the time of her injury, Fauntleroy had played in 22 games (12 starts) and was 2nd on the team in steals (1.6 spg), 3rd in assists (2.5 apg) and 5th in scoring (8.7 ppg).
• Scored in double figures 8x, most recently in consecutive games vs. West Virginia (14 points) and vs. Cincinnati (16 points).
• Dished 6 or more assists 5x, including a season-high 7 assists 4x.
• 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).
• Had season-high 17 points and 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 68 career games (31 starts), including 19/3 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 19 games (3 starts).
• Was such a tremendous contributor coming off the bench, she has earned starts in each of ASU's last two games.
• In ASU's last 5 games, Moore is 2nd on the team in rebounds (5.8 rpg), offensive rebounds (3.5 O-rpg) and 3-point FG pct. (40.0/6-15) and tied for 2nd in 3-pointers (6).
• While she has also been 3rd in minutes per game in the last five games (29.6 rpg), she has averaged the fewest turnovers (0.80) of any player averaging double-digit minutes during that span
• Accounted for 4 rebounds and 2 steals at San Francisco (Dec. 17).
• Made first start of ASU career vs. Penn (Dec. 30) and scored 8 points (made all 3 of her shots, including a pair of 3-pointers).
• Scored season-high 9 points & had 4 rebounds at Kansas (Jan. 16).
• Posted 7 points and season-high 6 rebounds vs. BYU (Feb. 1) and tied rebounding high (6) the following week at Arizona (Feb. 8).
#13 /// Maggie Besselink /// G/F /// 6-3 /// Grad. /// Kingston, Ontario
• Limited to 54 games (36 starts) because of injuries.
• Versatile scorer and outstanding rebounder.
• Played in 12 games (11 starts) in 2023-24 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).
• Played in 12 games with 4 starts before having season come to an end due to injury in ASU's game at Houston (Jan. 4).
• At the time of her injury, was 3rd on the team in O-rebs (1.6 rpg) and tied for 4th in rebounds (3.4 rpg) and.
• 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 76 career games, including 20 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 18 games and is shooting 46 pct (12-26).
• 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.
#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.
• 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 60 career games (49 starts), including 53/49
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 three career 30-point games: 35 vs. Colorado (Jan. 7, 2024), 34 points at Washington (Jan. 21, 2024) and 32 at Kansas State (Jan. 19, 2025).
2024-25
• Has started 22/24 games and leads the team in scoring (17.4 ppg) and free throws made (95) and attempted (116), is 2nd in assists (2.5 spg) and minutes (31:17 per game), 3rd in steals (1.2 spg) and 4th in rebounds (4.0 rpg).
• Has scored in double figures 20x, including 10 20-point games.
• Scored 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).
• Has dished out 5 or more assists 5x, including career-high 6 vs. BYU (Feb. 1).
• Had first career double-double with 20 points and career-high 11 rebounds to go with five assists at No. 24 Oklahoma State (Jan. 29).
• Brilliant performance vs. SMU (Nov. 16) included 25 points and 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 63 career games (25 starts), including 28/0 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 7 games this season: vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17), vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 1), at Kansas (Jan 16), vs. West Virginia (Jan. 22), at Oklahoma State (Jan. 29), vs. Utah (Feb. 15) and vs. TCU (Feb. 19).
#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.
2024-25
• Has not played this season.
#32 /// Nevaeh Parkinson /// C /// 6-3 /// Grad. /// Dallas, Texas
• Has played in 109 career games (21 starts), 25/19 at ASU.
• 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 earn a berth to the 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 25 games (19 starts) and leads ASU in FG pct. (51.9) and offensive rebounds (2.0 rpg), is 2nd in rebounds (6.1 rpg) and 4th in scoring (9.2 ppg).
• Earlier seven-game stretch between Dec. 21 - Jan. 16: Averaged 10.6 points and 9.1 rebounds. During that span made 53.4 percent (31-58) of her shots. She 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.
• Scored 15 of team-high 17 points in 2nd half vs. BYU (Feb. 1).
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.
WHEN: Saturday at 4 p.m. MST
WHERE: Marriott Center • Provo, Utah
WATCH: ESPN+
RADIO: KDUS AM 1060
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UP NEXT
The Sun Devil women's basketball team (8-19, 2-13 Big 12) plays the first of consecutive road games when it travels to Provo, Utah, to play at BYU (13-13, 4-11 Big 12) on Saturday (4 p.m. MST).
After Saturday's game, ASU will play at Colorado on Wednesday before hosting Arizona in the regular season finale (Sat., Mar. 1).
WATCH/LISTEN
Saturday's game can be seen on ESPN+. It can also be heard on KDUS AM 1060. The state of Arizona's 2010 & 2019 Broadcaster of the Year Jeff Munn is in his 21st season as the voice of Sun Devil Women's Basketball.
NOTES FROM LAST GAME NO. 10 TCU 82, @ASU 66, FEB. 19, 2025
• In a game that was much closer than the final score indicated, ASU was defeated by No. 10 TCU 82-66 on Wednesday night at Mullett Arena.
• Tyi Skinner scored a game-high 25 points and Jalyn Brown added 15 points. Kennedy Basham pulled down a game high-tying 9 boards, the fourth 4th straight game she had led ASU in rebounds.
• ASU committed their fewest turnovers of the season (seven), posted their best single-game 3-point field goal percentage of the season (54.5 percent/6-11 3 FGs) and held the Horned Frogs, known both for their accuracy and volume of makes from 3-point range, to only 31.8 percent (7-22) from long distance. It was just the eighth time in 28 games TCU had a percentage equal to or lower than what it shot against ASU.
• On the flip side, TCU shot 56.9 percent for the game, the highest by an ASU opponent this season and was successful on 72 percent of its attempts inside the 3-point arc.
SERIES NOTES
• Despite their relatively proximity to each other, the two squads have only squared off four times since the 1991-92 season.
• The two schools were brought together for a 2010 second round WNIT game, a contest won by BYU 61-53 in Tempe.
• On Dec. 6, 2019, ASU won 60-52 in Tempe. Ja'Tavia Tapley had 11 points and career-high 18 rebounds (most rebs by a Sun Devil in 2000s).
• BYU has claimed victory in the most recent meetings, 55-44 on Nov. 17, 2021, in Provo, Utah and 77-67 last month in Tempe, Ariz.
TEAM RANKINGS OF NOTE (THROUGH GAMES FEB. 20)
NCAA: free throw percentage (35th/76.5), blocks per game (46th/4.2)
Big 12 - All Games: free throw percentage (1st/76.5), blocks per game (5th/4.2), FTs made per game (6th/12.8), rebounds per game (7th/37.4), defensive rebounds per game (8th/26.3), scoring offense (8th/69.7)
Big 12 - Conference Games Only: free throw percentage (4th/74.8), 3-Point FG percentage (6th/36.6), blocks per game (t-5th/3.7), defensive rebounds per game (t-8th/24.6), scoring offense (8th/67.9), offensive rebounds per game (8th/10.6)
NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (THROUGH GAMES FEB. 20)
#0 Kennedy Basham
NCAA: blocks per game (10th/2.4); Big 12 (all games): blocks per game (2nd/2.4), defensive rebounds per game (11th/4.6), rebounds per game (12th/6.3); Big 12 (league games only): blocks per game (3rd/2.3), defensive rebounds (14th/4.4), rebounds per game (t-15th/5.9)
#3 Tyi Skinner
NCAA: 3-pointers per game (40th/2.5); Big 12 (all games): minutes per game (4th/34.0), 3-pointers per game (6th/2.5), FT pct. (7th/83.1), 3-point FG pct. (9th/38.7), scoring (10th/16.3 ppg), minutes per game (13th/33.3), FG pct. (18th/39.6); Big 12 (league games only): 3-point FG pct. (4th/41.3), 3-pointers per game (t-4th/2.5), scoring (11th/15.5 ppg)
#7 Jazion Jackson
Big 12 (all games): steals per game (5th/2.2), rebounds per game (18th/5.6); Big 12 (league games only): steals per game (t-6th/2.0), offensive rebounds per game (15th/1.75)
#23 Jalyn Brown
Big 12 (all games): scoring (7th/17.4), FT pct. (9th/81.9), FG pct. (17th/40.5); Big 12 (league games only): FT pct. (5th/84.6), scoring (7th/18.2 ppg)
#32 Nevaeh Parkinson
Big 12 (all games): offensive rebounds per game (t-11th/2.0), rebounds per game (14th/6.1); Big 12 (league games only): offensive rebounds per game (8th/2.0), rebounds per game (t-15th/5.9)
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
• Tyi Skinner (12x) & Jalyn Brown (12x) and have combined to lead/tie for the team lead in scoring 24x. Other single-game scoring leaders: Nevaeh Parkinson (3x), Jyah LoVett (1x) and Kennedy Fauntleroy (1x).
• Skinner (24/27 games) and Brown (20/24 games) have combined to score in double figures 44x. The duo has also teamed up to score 20 or more points 18x: Brown 10x and Skinner 8x. Skinner's last 5 games: 18.2 ppg, 43.3 pct. 3FGs (13-30), 90.0 FT pct. (18-20).
• Skinner (980 points at ASU) enters Saturday's game needing 20 points to reach 1,000 in her Sun Devil career... Currently with 67 3-pointers this season, Skinner is No. 4 on ASU's list for most 3-pointers in a season. She needs 10 triples to eclipse Katie Hempen's single-season record of 76 in 2015-16... With 135 3-pointers in her ASU career, Skinner could reach as No. 4. currently occupied by Jill Noe (144 3-pointers/2002-08).
• Kennedy Basham has had multiple blocks in a game 17x this season, including a career-high seven rejections at San Francisco (Dec. 17). She has also had six blocks 2x, most recently at Oklahoma St. (Jan. 29). Currently with 63 blocks, Basham is No. 2 on ASU's list for most blocks in a season. Kali Bennett tops the list with 91 rejections in 2011-12.
• Basham has led ASU in rebounds in each of its last 4 games (averaging 9.3 rpg and a team-high 3.3 offensive rpg). That stretch includes 10 boards at Arizona (Feb. 8) and 11 at UCF (Feb. 12). Basham also scored 10 points at Arizona to notch her 3rd double-double of the season.
• Makayla Moore was such a tremendous contributor coming off the bench, she has earned starts in each of ASU's last two games. In ASU's last 5 games, Moore is 2nd on the team in rebounds (5.8 rpg), offensive rebounds (3.5 O-rpg) and 3-point FG pct. (40.0/6-15), is tied for 2nd in 3-pointers (6) and while she has also been 3rd in minutes per game in the last five games (29.6 rpg), she has averaged the fewest turnovers (0.80) of any player averaging double-digit minutes during that span.
WHAT IFS AND MIGHT HAVE BEENS
The Sun Devils entered the 2024-25 season with eight new players on the roster. With that have come the ups and downs that can sometimes go with combining the talents of several outstanding players who have not had a lot of time to gel. That factor alone could account for ASU's current record. With several near misses, ASU is much closer to being in the top half of the Big 12 than its current record indicates.
• Against Arkansas State, ASU trailed by 13 with 6:15 remaining. After a 19-5 run, ASU was 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 had given up this season and allowed the Aggies to shoot only 37 pct. ASU made only 28 pct of its shots and knocked down one of its 14 attempts from long range. Down by eight entering the fourth quarter, ASU got within one possession three times late in the game 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, ASU was unable to take advantage of a 27-point performance from Skinner and a career-high and a tremendous all-around performance from Basham, who had 12 points, seven rebounds and a career-high seven blocks. The difference in the game was at the FT line where the Dons had more than 3x as many attempts (29-35) as ASU (9-11). Still, ASU was tied at 57-57 with 1:09 remaining. After the Dons took a six-point lead, Skinner hit two triples and missed a third that would have sent the game to OT.
• ASU came up short in what would have been the biggest comeback in program history in a 90-83 loss to Iowa St. (Jan. 8). Down by as many as 20, ASU was within three points with 13 seconds remaining. A win would have eclipsed the biggest comeback in program history: 18 points vs. Utah on Feb. 17, 2019, a game in which ASU scored the last 20 points of the game to edge Utah 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.
• Led Cincinnati (Jan. 25) by nine points in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for ASU, a 23-7 Cincinnati down the stretch prevented the Sun Devils from coming away with the win.
• Despite only having eight players available and playing in the kind of hostile environment reserved only for rivalry games, ASU showed tremendous grit in battling back from an 11-point deficit to tie the game after Jyah LoVett's 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter. In the end, ASU's gallant effort was not enough. Due in large part to a 9-0 run that started after LoVett tied the game, the Wildcats were able to come away with a 66-59 win on Feb. 8.
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 46 of 74 career games (22 of 27 at ASU).
2024-25
• Along with Tyi Skinner, is one of two Sun Devils who have played in every game this season (22 starts).
• Leads the team in blocks (2.4 bpg) and rebounds (6.3 rpg), is 2nd in FG pct. (42.0) and is 3rd in O-rebounds per game (1.7).
• Has led ASU in rebounds in each of last 4 games (averaging 9.3 rpg and a team-high 3.3 offensive rpg). That stretch includes 10 boards at Arizona (Feb. 8) and 11 at UCF (Feb. 12). Basham also scored 10 points at Arizona to notch her 3rd double-double of the season.
• With 65 blocks, is currently No. 2 in ASU annals for most blocks in a season. Kali Bennett (91 blocks) set the record in 2011-12.
• Has had multiple blocks 17x this season, including a career-high 7 rejections at San Francisco (Dec. 17). Also had six rejections 2x: vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17) and at No. 24 Oklahoma St. (Jan. 29).
• Grabbed career-high 13 rebs vs. GCU (Nov. 14).
• Had strong ASU debut scoring 8 points, grabbing a game-high 10 rebs and blocking 4 shots vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 4).
• Scored 14 points and 6 rebounds vs. Arkansas St. (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 second double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17).
• Had 6 points, 5 rebs, and a game-high 5 blocks vs. UMES (Dec. 7).
• Had tremendous all-around performance at San Francisco (Dec. 17) with 12 points, 7 rebounds and a career-high 7 blocks.
• Strong effort vs. Iowa St. (Jan. 8) produced 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks.
• Led ASU's rebounding effort as she notched her fourth double-digit outing with 10 rebounds to go with six points and two blocks at Arizona (Feb. 8).
• Posted 3rd double-double of the season (10 points, 11 rebounds) and 2nd straight double-digit rebound outing at UCF (Feb. 12).
#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 116 games (86 starts), including 55/54 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
• Along with Kennedy Basham, is one of two Sun Devils who have played in every game this season (26 starts).
and has scored in double figures 24x and had scored 20 or more points 8x.
• Needs 20 points to reach 1,000 points as a Sun Devil.
• Last 5 games: 18.2 ppg, 43.3 pct. 3FGs (13-30), 90.0 FT pct. (18-20).
• Leads the team in 3FGs (2.5 per game), assists (2.8 apg), free throw percentage (83.1), 3-point FG pct. (38.7) and minutes (33:59 per game) and is 2nd in scoring (16.3 ppg).
• 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).
• Had fourth 20-point game of the season with team-high 23 points to go with six assists at No. 24 Oklahoma State (Jan. 29).
#4 /// Jyah LoVett /// G /// 5-8 /// So. /// San Gabriel, Calif.
• Has played in 43 career games (33 starts), including 26/16 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 26 games (16 starts), missing only ASU's contest at No. 24 Oklahoma State (Jan. 29) due to injury.
• Is 2nd on the team in 3FG pct. (38.2), 3FGs per game (1.1), 3rd in scoring (9.5 ppg), FG pct. (41.7) and minutes per game (27:52) and 4th in assists (2.0 apg) and steals (1.0 spg).
• Has also hit 90 pct of her FTs (27-30).
• Has scored in double figures 14x, had 3 or more steals 3x & 5 or more assists 3x, including career high-tying 7 helpers vs. Penn (Dec. 30).
• Had a streak snapped last 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 134 games (115 starts), including 21/11 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 11 of 21 games and leads the team in steals (2.2 spg), is 2nd in O-rebounds (1.8 rpg) and 3rd in rebounds (5.6 rpg).
• Has collected multiple steals 14x, including in 4 of last 5 games and recorded 4 or more steals 6x.
• Made ASU debut vs. Grand Canyon (Nov. 14) and went over the 1,000-point mark in career points.
• 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 led ASU with 6 rebounds vs. UMES (Dec. 7).
• Tied season high with 10 points and had season-high 6 assists vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 1).
#10 /// Kennedy Fauntleroy /// G /// 5-7 /// Jr. /// Upper Marlboro, Md.
• Has played in 57 career games (41 starts), including 22/12 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
• Head coach Natasha Adair announced on Feb. 8 that Kennedy Fauntleroy would miss the rest of the season due to injury.
• At the time of her injury, Fauntleroy had played in 22 games (12 starts) and was 2nd on the team in steals (1.6 spg), 3rd in assists (2.5 apg) and 5th in scoring (8.7 ppg).
• Scored in double figures 8x, most recently in consecutive games vs. West Virginia (14 points) and vs. Cincinnati (16 points).
• Dished 6 or more assists 5x, including a season-high 7 assists 4x.
• 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).
• Had season-high 17 points and 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 68 career games (31 starts), including 19/3 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 19 games (3 starts).
• Was such a tremendous contributor coming off the bench, she has earned starts in each of ASU's last two games.
• In ASU's last 5 games, Moore is 2nd on the team in rebounds (5.8 rpg), offensive rebounds (3.5 O-rpg) and 3-point FG pct. (40.0/6-15) and tied for 2nd in 3-pointers (6).
• While she has also been 3rd in minutes per game in the last five games (29.6 rpg), she has averaged the fewest turnovers (0.80) of any player averaging double-digit minutes during that span
• Accounted for 4 rebounds and 2 steals at San Francisco (Dec. 17).
• Made first start of ASU career vs. Penn (Dec. 30) and scored 8 points (made all 3 of her shots, including a pair of 3-pointers).
• Scored season-high 9 points & had 4 rebounds at Kansas (Jan. 16).
• Posted 7 points and season-high 6 rebounds vs. BYU (Feb. 1) and tied rebounding high (6) the following week at Arizona (Feb. 8).
#13 /// Maggie Besselink /// G/F /// 6-3 /// Grad. /// Kingston, Ontario
• Limited to 54 games (36 starts) because of injuries.
• Versatile scorer and outstanding rebounder.
• Played in 12 games (11 starts) in 2023-24 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).
• Played in 12 games with 4 starts before having season come to an end due to injury in ASU's game at Houston (Jan. 4).
• At the time of her injury, was 3rd on the team in O-rebs (1.6 rpg) and tied for 4th in rebounds (3.4 rpg) and.
• 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 76 career games, including 20 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 18 games and is shooting 46 pct (12-26).
• 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.
#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.
• 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 60 career games (49 starts), including 53/49
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 three career 30-point games: 35 vs. Colorado (Jan. 7, 2024), 34 points at Washington (Jan. 21, 2024) and 32 at Kansas State (Jan. 19, 2025).
2024-25
• Has started 22/24 games and leads the team in scoring (17.4 ppg) and free throws made (95) and attempted (116), is 2nd in assists (2.5 spg) and minutes (31:17 per game), 3rd in steals (1.2 spg) and 4th in rebounds (4.0 rpg).
• Has scored in double figures 20x, including 10 20-point games.
• Scored 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).
• Has dished out 5 or more assists 5x, including career-high 6 vs. BYU (Feb. 1).
• Had first career double-double with 20 points and career-high 11 rebounds to go with five assists at No. 24 Oklahoma State (Jan. 29).
• Brilliant performance vs. SMU (Nov. 16) included 25 points and 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 63 career games (25 starts), including 28/0 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 7 games this season: vs. Oregon State (Nov. 17), vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 1), at Kansas (Jan 16), vs. West Virginia (Jan. 22), at Oklahoma State (Jan. 29), vs. Utah (Feb. 15) and vs. TCU (Feb. 19).
#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.
2024-25
• Has not played this season.
#32 /// Nevaeh Parkinson /// C /// 6-3 /// Grad. /// Dallas, Texas
• Has played in 109 career games (21 starts), 25/19 at ASU.
• 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 earn a berth to the 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 25 games (19 starts) and leads ASU in FG pct. (51.9) and offensive rebounds (2.0 rpg), is 2nd in rebounds (6.1 rpg) and 4th in scoring (9.2 ppg).
• Earlier seven-game stretch between Dec. 21 - Jan. 16: Averaged 10.6 points and 9.1 rebounds. During that span made 53.4 percent (31-58) of her shots. She 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.
• Scored 15 of team-high 17 points in 2nd half vs. BYU (Feb. 1).
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.