PHOENIX – Sun Devil Women’s Basketball’s Gabby Elliott was named a 2026 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ honorable mention All-American, the WBCA (Women's Basketball Coaches Association) announced on Thursday.
Elliott, who earlier this week was selected to play in Saturday's Lilly Women’s College All-Star Game, played an integral role in helping the Sun Devils earn their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2019 in addition to the team winning 20 or more games (ended 24-11) for the first time since the 2019-20 season. The many successes of the 2025-26 Sun Devils included:
- Best start in school history (15-0)
- Tied school record for consecutive wins (15)
- Went 15-2 at home (tied program’s second-most wins at home)
- Swept regular season series vs. Utah for the first time since 2018-19
- Swept regular season series vs. Arizona for the first time since 2017-18
- Won seven road games, the most ASU has won since the 2018-19 season
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Gabby Elliott /// G /// 5-11 /// Grad. /// Detroit, Mich.
- 2026 WBCA Division I Coaches’ honorable mention All-American
- 2026 All-Big 12 Third Team
- One of three Sun Devils who started every game in 2025-26
- Was among the top 11 scorers in the Big 12 in both all games (9th/15.8 ppg) and Big 12 games (11th/16.3 ppg). At the conclusion of the season, Elliott was finished 12th in the Big 12 in field goal percentage (40.0) and fifth in the league in minutes per game (33.4). In league games, Elliott was also among the leaders in free-throw percentage (12th/80.8 percent)
- Scored in double figures 29 times, led or tied for team lead in scoring 14 times, led or tied for the team lead in rebounds eight times and paced ASU in 20-point games (10)
- Often using her defense to create offense, Elliott had 3 or more steals eight times, including a team single-game high/Big 12 single game high-tying eight steals vs. San Francisco (Dec. 6)
- Averaged 18.8 points and connected on 40.5 percent from long range in ASU’s 14 road games
- Playing without fellow All-Big 12 Third-Team teammate McKinna Brackens (injured), Elliott scored a season-high 30 points (21 points in the second half with 17 of them coming in the final 10 minutes) to lead ASU to a 68-66 win at Gonzaga (Dec. 16)
- Earlier in the season, scored in double figures in 15 straight games and averaged 18.9 ppg during that span
- Had 16 rebounds in a win at Santa Clara, the most by a Sun Devil in 2025-26
- Came within one triple of tying single-game program record with six at San Diego (Nov. 13)
- Nearly recorded the third triple-double in program history after scoring 22 points, securing a team-high 10 rebounds and dishing out a career-high eight assists in ASU’s win over Iowa State (Mar. 5) in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament