LISTEN: Utah women’s basketball star Alissa Pili heading to Brooklyn for WNBA draft
Apr 15, 2024, 3:48 PM | Updated: Apr 26, 2024, 9:48 am
Utah’s Alissa Pili and head coach Lynne Roberts attend practice at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The Utes will face No. 15 seed Gardner-Webb in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Friday at 5:30 p.m. MDT at the Huntsman Center. (Laura Seitz/Deseret News)
(Laura Seitz/Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah women’s basketball star Alissa Pili is heading to Brooklyn, New York as part of the 2024 WNBA Draft.
The prolific Ute not only set a lot of records in her short two years at Utah, but also inspired Polynesian and Indigenous cultures everywhere she went.
Pili will be joined in Brooklyn by Utah head coach Lynne Roberts on Monday, April 15 at 5:30 pm MT. Fans can view the WNBA Draft on ESPN.
Can’t wait to be there with you, @alissa_pili !!!!!! #GoUtes #UteFam https://t.co/p6LKTxSFjY
— lynne roberts (@UtesCoachRob) April 11, 2024
Alissa Pili Earns Female Collegiate Athlete Of The Year
👇 KSL Sports anchor Sam Farnsworth on the WNBA draft and the Utes Alissa Pili!
Pili was awarded the State of Sports Award’s Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, April 10.
The State of Sports Awards recognize the best athletes and teams either from the state of Utah or competing within the state of Utah.
On average, Pili has been good for 21.4 points per game so far this season which ranks 13 in the NCAA. She also averaged 6.6 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists and was a 55 percent shooter from the field.
Alissa Pili was honored last night as the Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year at the Governor’s State of Sport Awards
🙌#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/muHo7Y4KGt— Utah Women’s Basketball (@UTAHWBB) April 11, 2024
