Arella Guirantes
No. 22 – Los Angeles Sparks | |
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Position | Guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Long Island, New York | October 15, 1997
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bellport (Brookhaven Hamlet, New York) |
College |
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WNBA draft | 2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 22nd overall |
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–present | Los Angeles Sparks |
2021–present | Budivelnyk |
Arella Guirantes (born October 15, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Early life[]
Guirantes scored over 2,000 points and was selected to the NYSSWA All-State First Team during her time at Bellport High School. She averaged 33 points, 13 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game at IMG Academy. She was rated the #44 player in the nation per ProspectNation and was the #17 wing player in the 2016 class per Hoopgurlz.
College[]
Texas Tech[]
Following her high school career, Guirantes committed to playing for the Texas Tech Lady Raiders.[1] She was second on the team in scoring at 9.9 points per game and started 27 out of 29 games. She was also named Freshman of the Week for the Big 12 one time.[2]
Rutgers[]
Following her freshman year at Tech, Guirantes transferred to Rutgers. Due to the NCAA transfer rules, she had to sit out the 2016–17 season. In her first season playing for the Knights, Guirantes averaged 12.1 points and 4.3 rebounds. She was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten. In her second season with Rutgers, she continued to make an impact averaging 20.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. She was rewarded for her hard work with being named to the AP, USBWA, and the WBCA All-American Honorable Mention Team. She was named 1st Team All-Big Ten by the Coaches and Media. She also joined the 1,000 Point Club on January 20 against Michigan State. In her final season with Rutgers, she averaged 20.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists. She led the Knights to the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.
Texas Tech and Rutgers statistics[]
Source[3]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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2016-17 | Texas Tech | 29 | 41.1% | 26.9% | 87.1% | 4.828 | 1.241 | 0.966 | 1.069 | 9.931 |
2017-18 | Rutgers | Sat due to NCAA transfer rules | ||||||||
2018-19 | Rutgers | 32 | 39.5% | 24.0% | 80.5% | 4.219 | 1.688 | 0.281 | 1.219 | 12.063 |
2019-20 | Rutgers | 30 | 41.3% | 38.5% | 81.0% | 6.033 | 3.133 | 1.233 | 1.600 | 20.600 |
2020-21 | Rutgers | 19 | 41.6% | 37.8% | 86.8% | 6.000 | 5.158 | 1.789 | 2.158 | 21.263 |
Career | 110 | 40.9% | 31.9% | 83.1% | 5.182 | 2.564 | 0.982 | 1.445 | 15.418 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
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2016-17 | Texas Tech | 29 | 108 | 263 | 18 | 67 | 54 | 62 | 140 | 36 | 28 | 31 | 288 |
2017-18 | Rutgers | Sat due to NCAA transfer rules | |||||||||||
2018-19 | Rutgers | 32 | 146 | 370 | 24 | 100 | 70 | 87 | 135 | 54 | 9 | 39 | 386 |
2019-20 | Rutgers | 30 | 205 | 496 | 37 | 96 | 171 | 211 | 181 | 94 | 37 | 48 | 618 |
2020-21 | Rutgers | 19 | 137 | 329 | 31 | 82 | 99 | 114 | 114 | 98 | 34 | 41 | 404 |
Career | 110 | 596 | 1458 | 110 | 345 | 394 | 474 | 570 | 282 | 108 | 159 | 1696 |
WNBA career[]
Los Angeles Sparks[]
Guirantes was the 22nd pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Basketball phenom Arella Guirantes of Bellport signs with Texas Tech". Greater Patchogue. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "ARELLA GUIRANTES". texastech.com. texastech.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Arella Guirantes Picked by LA Sparks in the WNBA Draft". scarletknights.com. scarletknights.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Los Angeles Sparks draft picks
- Los Angeles Sparks players
- People from Long Island
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball players
- Sportspeople from the New York metropolitan area