Every Australian in NCAAW basketball in 2025-26

• More than 10 Australian women's basketballers will play their Senior years in NCAAW in 2025-26
• 15 players entered the Transfer Portal to play at another school in 2025-26
• Every Australian in the NCAA Men's basketball in 2025-26
• Latest News: Read more about Aussies in NCAA

Almost 100 of Australia's best young women's basketballers are preparing for the 2025-26 NCAAW season in the United States this week.

This is an ever expanding list of every player enrolled at a US college, including their educational year heading into 2025-26. This list also includes the Senior Class from 2024-25. Seniors have completed their four-year eligibility but some players can compete as 5th year year seniors.

If you know a player that isn't on our list or is going into their Freshman year or other details are incorrect, please email info@basketball.com.au and we'll update the list.

🎓 2025–26 Seniors (15 players)

• Amelia Hassett – Kentucky Wildcats │ 1.91 m Forward │ from Albury
• Amelia Raidaveta – Nevada │ 1.88 m Forward │ from Dubbo
• Antoniette Emma-Nnopu – Weber State │ 1.80 m Forward │ from Geelong
• Ayuen Akot – Marquette │ 1.80 m Forward │ from Melbourne
• Casey Valenti-Paea – Grand Canyon │ Graduate Forward │ from Melbourne (Transfer from UVA)
• Charlise Dunn – Davidson │ 1.88 m Guard │ from Victoria Point
• Dani Bayes – Boise State │ 1.80 m Guard │ from Brisbane
• Katie Donovan – Davidson │ 1.80 m Guard │ from Queensland
• Last-Tear Poa – Arizona State University │ 1.80 m Guard │ from Melbourne (Transfer from LSU)
• Lizzy Williamson – Oregon State University │ 1.96 m Center │ from Adelaide (Transfer from NC State)
• Mia Jacobs – Oregon Ducks │ 1.88 m Forward │ from Perth (Transfer from Fresno State)
• Ruby Sweeney-Spitzeck – Idaho State │ 1.73 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Taylor Moffat – Portland State │ 1.73 m Guard │ from Mount Barker
• Tess Heal – Kansas State │ 1.78 m Guard │ from Melbourne (Transfer from Stanford)
• Yasmin Butler – Houston Christian │ 1.96 m Center │ from Wollongong

🎓 2025–26 Juniors (18 players)

• Aisha Marten-Coney – Southeastern Louisiana │ 1.83 m Forward │ from Sydney
• Charli Kay – Southern Utah │ 1.75 m Guard │ from Smithton
• Chyra Evans – Utah Utes │ 1.91 m Forward │ from Newcastle
• Dyani Ananiev – Portland Pilots │ 1.88 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Ella Brow – Baylor Bears │ 1.73 m Guard │ from Palm Beach (Transfer from SMU)
• Emily Foy – St Mary’s │ 1.85 m Guard │ from Newcastle
• Erin Condron – UC San Diego │ 1.93 m Forward │ from Woodend
• Holly Griffiths – Grand Canyon │ 1.93 m Forward │ from Melbourne (Transfer from Fresno State)
• Jada Crawshaw – Georgia Tech │ 1.84 m Forward │ from Darwin (Transfer from Long Beach State)
• Jade Peacock – Hawaii │ 1.83 m Guard │ from Gold Coast
• Jasmine Fearne – Bowling Green │ 1.83 m Guard │ from Cairns
• Jordan Billing – Cal Poly Mustangs │ 1.78 m Guard │ from Gold Coast
• Lulu Twidale – California Golden Bears │ 1.75 m Guard │ from Sunshine Coast
• Malia Tharpe – San Diego Toreros │ 1.83 m Guard │ from Perth
• Mia Galbraith – Texas State │ 1.75 m Guard │ from Sunshine Coast
• Nikki Stanic – New Mexico State │ Guard │ from Melbourne
• Sophie Burrows – Syracuse │ 1.88 m Guard │ from Lower Plenty
• Summah Hanson – UC Irvine │ 1.91 m Forward │ from Brisbane

🎓 2025–26 Sophomores (37 players)

• Abbey Vallance – St Thomas │ 1.72 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Adeang Ring – Virginia │ 1.96 m Forward │ from Sydney (Transfer from UCF)
• Alice Dart – Buffalo │ 1.78 m Guard │ from Brisbane (Transfer from Washington State)
• Amy Kurkowski – St Mary’s │ 1.85 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Claire Fraser – Northern Colorado │ 1.83 m Forward │ from Brisbane
• Danijela Kujovic – Hawaii │ 1.85 m Forward │ from Melbourne
• Edie Clarke – St Mary’s │ 1.93 m Forward │ from Melbourne
• Emilie Bessell – Davidson │ 1.75 m Guard │ from Sydney
• Emmy Roach – Rider Broncs │ 1.83 m Guard │ from Mount Barker
• Georgia Cox – Evansville Purple Aces │ 1.93 m Forward │ from Ballarat (Transfer from Eastern Illinois)
• Georgia Mifsud – San Diego State │ 1.78 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Grace Foster – Utah Utes │ 1.78 m Guard │ from Perth
• Harriet Ford – Omaha Mavericks │ 1.91 m Centre │ from Perth
• Hannah Wickstrom – UC Riverside │ 1.78 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Hilary Fuller – Belmont Bruins │ 1.88 m Forward │ from Brisbane
• Isabel Whitelaw – VCU Rams │ 1.91 m Forward │ from Shepparton
• Isla Airey – Louisiana Tech │ 1.93 m Forward │ from Melbourne
• Isla Juffermans – Louisville Cardinals │ 1.93 m Forward │ from Coffs Harbour
• Jaime Gallatly – Cal State Bakersfield │ 1.85 m — │ from Maffra (Transfer from Southern Miss)
• Jemma Amoore – IU Indianapolis Jaguars │ 1.63 m Guard │ from Ballarat (Transfer from Sacramento State)
• Kira-May Filemu – Hawaii │ 1.80 m Guard │ from Wattle Grove
• Kyana Weir – Omaha Mavericks │ 1.65 m Guard │ from Perth
• Lilly Amor – San Diego Toreros │ 1.80 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Lily Carmody – Boston College │ 1.80 m Guard │ from Melbourne (Transfer from Butler)
• Liz Murphy – Akron │ 1.75 m Guard │ from Yackandandah
• Madeline Potts – Syracuse │ 1.83 m Guard │ from Doncaster
• Makayla Minshall – UC Riverside │ 1.73 m Guard │ from Sydney
• Manuela Piljevic – Transfer Portal (TBA) │ 1.83 m Guard │ from Wollongong (previously UAlbany)
• Milly Sharp – Boise State │ 1.75 m Guard │ from Ballarat
• Olivia Bradley – UC Santa Barbara │ 1.85 m Forward │ from Adelaide
• Perina Lieme – Little Rock Trojans │ 1.75 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Phoebe Holmes – Xavier │ 1.70 m Guard │ from Mackay
• Rubi Gray – Sacramento State │ 1.78 m Guard │ from Devonport
• Tyla Fautua – Pacific Tigers │ 1.83 m Forward │ from Brisbane
• Zoe Shaw – UC Santa Barbara │ 1.70 m Guard │ from Melbourne (Transfer from St Bonaventure)

🇦🇺 2025–26 Freshmen (24 players)

• Alana Reddy – Lehigh │ Guard │ from Sydney
• Asha Nightingale – Davidson │ Forward │ from Melbourne
• Bonnie Deas – Arkansas │ Guard │ from Melbourne
• Eleanor Trout – Boston College │ Forward │ from Melbourne
• Emilija Dakic – Florida Gators │ 1.75 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Emily Scholtes – Southern Utah │ 1.83 m Forward │ from Victoria
• Erica Finney – Illinois │ 1.83 m Guard │ from Sydney
• Hannah Chicken – Portland State │ 1.85 m Guard │ from Newcastle
• Hannah Jensen – Eastern New Mexico │ — │ from Sydney
• Jada Kennedy – Portland │ 1.95 m Centre │ from Melbourne
• Jade Crook – Colorado │ 1.92 m Centre │ from Albury
• Katelyn Field – Oregon State │ 1.78 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Katie Harrington – Wyoming │ Freshman │ — │
• Keira Hudson – New Mexico State │ Guard │ from Sydney
• Keira Lindemans – Oregon State │ 1.82 m Guard │ from Melbourne
• Lara Somfai – Stanford │ 1.85 m Forward │ from Adelaide
• Meg Lucas – Buffalo │ 1.85 m Forward │ from Melbourne
• Monique Williams – Vanderbilt │ 1.88 m Forward │ from Perth
• Opal Bird – Wake Forest │ 1.88 m Forward │ from Sydney
• Sarah Portlock – TCU │ 2.03 m Centre │ from Victoria
• Sienna Grieger – Santa Clara │ 1.75 m Guard │ from Adelaide
• Sienna Harvey – Washington │ 1.80 m Guard │ from Geelong
• Teyahna Bond – Hawaii │ Guard │ from Cairns
• Zoe Shanahan – Pepperdine │ 1.88 m Forward │ from Melbourne

All Other Divisions

• Division 3: Lola Mactavish - Pratt Institute Cannoneers: Freshman Forward from Sydney.
• Division 2: Adout Ring – Adelphi Panthers │ 1.88 m Forward │ from Sydney

Class of 2026

• Ruby Perkins - UC Berkeley Golden Bears
• Jessie-May Hall - TCU
• Callie Hinder - University of Arizona
• Freya Bijkerk – Pepperdine
• Alice Magnanini – Murray State: 1.83m Wing from Melbourne
• Zoe Jackson – Indiana: 1.90m: Centre from Sydney
• Lucy Aherne – Saint Mary's College: Guard from Tasmania
• Taryn Bond – SMU Mustangs: 1.75cm Guard from Cairns, Queensland.
• Josie Agnew – CBU (California Baptist University in Riverside): Point Guard from Melbourne. Melbourne Tigers Youth League:  MVP 2025, Youth League Championship All Star 5.

🎓 2025-26 Transfers

• Adout Ring – Presbyterian ➝ Adelphi Panthers: 1.88m Sophomore Forward from Sydney
• Alice Dart – Washington State ➝ Buffalo: 1.78m Sophomore Guard from Brisbane
• Ella Brow – SMU Mustangs ➝ Baylor Bears: 1.73m Junior Guard from Palm Beach
• Emilee Tahata – Rider Broncs ➝ Transfer Portal (TBA): 1.83m Senior Forward from Springwood
• Georgia Cox – Eastern Illinois ➝ Evansville Purple Aces: 1.93m Sophomore Forward from Ballarat
• Holly Dolny – Loyola Chicago Ramblers ➝ Transfer Portal (TBA): 1.73m Sophomore Guard from Werribee
• Jada Crawshaw – Long Beach State ➝ Georgia Tech: 1.84m Junior Forward from Darwin
• Jaime Gallatly – Southern Miss ➝ Cal State Bakersfield: 1.85m Sophomore from Maffra
• Jemma Amoore – Sacramento State ➝ IU Indianapolis Jaguars: 1.63m Sophomore Guard from Ballarat
• Last-Tear Poa – LSU Tigers ➝ Arizona State University: 1.80m Senior Guard from Melbourne
• Lily Carmody – Butler ➝ Boston College: 1.80m Sophomore Guard from Melbourne
• Manuela Piljevic – UAlbany ➝ Transfer Portal (TBA): 1.83m Sophomore Guard from Wollongong
• Mia Jacobs – Fresno State ➝ Oregon Ducks: 1.88m Senior Forward from Perth
• Tess Heal – Stanford ➝ K-State: 1.78m Senior Guard from Melbourne
• Zoe Shaw – St. Bonaventure ➝ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos: 1.70m Sophomore Guard from Melbourne

🇦🇺 Australian Seniors that graduated in 2024-25

• Abbey Cracknell – Marquette: 1.80m Senior Forward from Avoca Beach
• Agnes Emma-Nnopu – TCU Horned Frogs: 1.80m Senior Guard from Ocean Grove
• Aishah Anis – Southern Utah: 1.70m Senior Guard from Launceston
• Althea Kara Angeles – Eastern Kentucky: 1.68m Senior Guard from Melbourne
• Ambah Kowcun – Eastern Kentucky: 1.78m Senior Guard from Adelaide
• Amy Cotton – Houston Christian: 1.83m Senior Forward from Adelaide
• April Rummery-Lamb – Northern Colorado: 1.91m Senior Centre from Darwin
• Audrey Fuller – Campbell University: 1.77m Senior from Brisbane (Graduated)
• Bree Stephens – Central Arkansas: 1.83m Senior Forward from Townsville
• Casey Valenti-Paea – Virginia Cavaliers: 1.75m Senior Guard from Melbourne
• Emily Counsel – Denver Pioneers: 1.91m Senior Guard from Perth
• Georgia Amoore – Kentucky Wildcats: 1.68m Senior Guard from Ballarat
• Georgia Gray – App State Mountaineers: 1.91m Senior Forward from Melbourne
• Georgia Woolley – Syracuse: 1.83m Senior Guard from Brisbane
• Grace Ellis – Cleveland State: 1.83m Senior Forward from Brisbane
• Hannah Rapp – Santa Clara: 1.78m Senior Guard from Melbourne
• Imogen Greenslade – Montana: 1.93m Senior Center from Sydney
• Issy Morgan – Davidson: 1.78m Senior Guard from Sydney
• Kitty Henderson – Columbia: 1.78m Senior Guard from North Curl Curl
• Lara Edmanson – Villanova: 1.83m Senior Forward from Melbourne
• Millie Prior – Davidson: 1.88m Senior Forward from Sydney
• Olivia Pollerd – Santa Clara: 1.91m Senior Forward from Melbourne
• Rebekah Frisby-Smith – William & Mary: 1.80m Senior Forward from Adelaide
• Rosie Schweizer – Idaho: 1.85m Senior Forward from Canberra
• Sara-Rose Smith – Colorado Buffaloes: 1.85m Senior Guard from Victoria Point
• Sharna Ayres – Northwestern State: 1.78m Senior Guard from Melbourne
• Sharn Hayward – Stonehill Skyhawks: 1.68m Senior Guard from Penguin
• Summah Evans – Clemson Tigers: 1.83m Senior Forward from Cairns
• Tess Barnes – Wyoming Cowgirls: 1.88m Senior Guard from Gisbourne

basketball.com.au makes every effort to publish the names of all Australians in NCAA Division I women's basketball. If we have missed a player or have the wrong school, please email info@basketball.com.au and we'll update the list.

About the List Manager

Peter Brown is the head coach of the Sydney Comets Women’s Youth League team in the Waratah Basketball League in NSW. He is also the assistant coach for the Comets NBL1 women’s team in the NBL East Conference. Peter is a 30-year journalist, starting as a sports reporter at the NT News in the early 1990s. He played junior basketball for the Northern Territory at national championships from U16 to U20 and for the Territory’s senior men’s team at numerous international tournaments. Peter has been a basketball fan since the early 80s, especially the NBA. Basketball is his passion — and his opinions his own. Email peter.brown@basketball.com.au with feedback or additions.