facebook-pixel

Utah women’s basketball has three players hit NCAA Transfer Portal, adds Tennessee-Martin transfer Dasia Young

Niyah Becker and Lola Pendande both played in all 21 games for the Utes last season

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes guard Niyah Becker (14) takes the ball to the hoop, as Stanford Cardinal guard Kiana Williams (23) defends, in PAC-12 basketball action between the Utah Utes and the Stanford Cardinals at the Jon M. Huntsman Center, Friday, February 14, 2020.

  | March 24, 2021, 2:17 p.m.

There has been movement on the University of Utah women’s basketball roster since the season ended.

On March 12, junior wing Niyah Becker and 6-foot-4 sophomore forward Lola Pendande entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, a source with access to the portal told The Salt Lake Tribune. A week later, senior forward Ola Makurat joined Becker and Pendande on the open market.

On the same day that Makurat opted for the transfer portal, Utah announced the addition of 5-foot-11 transfer Dasia Young from Tennessee-Martin. In 56 career games for the Ohio Valley Conference school, Yong averaged 9.1 points per game. As a sophomore last season, Young averaged 12.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists, earning All-OVC first-team honors.

The Utes finished last season 5-16, falling to Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on March 3.