top non-US WCBB players all-time?

[nwhoopfan]

Dorka Juhasz--Ohio St./UConn (Hungary)

 

[nwhoopfan]

I'm probably wandering a bit from best of all time, but just thinking of some other international players who were stand outs in college. Never got much national attention, but Alex Fowler (Australia) was outstanding all 4 years she was at Portland. Might be best player in program history. They had a huge pipeline of players from Australia for a while, still have a few I think.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Cripes..............if we're talking Utah, how about the Plouffe sisters (Katherine and Michelle)? Michelle is still repping Canada for their 3x3 squad.

I think my wires got crossed. I was thinking of a Canadian family with one sister who played at Washington and another at Utah, and then I came up with the wrong name. I think Michelle overlapped w/ Potter, thus furthering my confusion.

Oldest sister Andrea wasn't as productive as Katherine or Michelle, but she was a contributor on some good teams at UW.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Maite Cazorla--Oregon (Spain), Sabrina's backcourt mate for 3 years

 

[Floridaduck]

I feel like there must be some Spanish players I'm just not thinking of. Or maybe they tend to go straight to the pros and don't attend college in the US?

For instance Maite Cazorla with an outstanding career at Oregon, drafted and played in the WNBA (Atlanta), before returning to Spain to become a mainstay of the Spanish national team and the Euro Leagues.

 

[GamecockFam]

I was thinking about mentioning Amihere and Boston but decided against it. Boston has lived in the US for most of her life and Amihere never was a full-time starter but she was a National Champ and helped us get there. I guess it depends on what qualifies as "non-US" and a top player. Also, I was focusing on graduated players and not those currently in college.

 

[Floridaduck]

And for a way-back machine entry, I think Canadian Bev Smith, who played for Oregon, should be considered. She's in Oregon's Hall of Fame.

Bev Smith got me interested in and following WBB. Had never seen a player like that before. My goodness.

 

[Jackcatscal]

I'm surprised no one mentioned Sarah Strong. She was born in Spain, albeit raised in the U.S.

And, interestingly, Wikipedia describes her as "American/French." Sarah Strong - Wikipedia.

 

[Vowelguy]

I was thinking about mentioning Amihere and Boston but decided against it. Boston has lived in the US for most of her life and Amihere never was a full-time starter but she was a National Champ and helped us get there. I guess it depends on what qualifies as "non-US" and a top player. Also, I was focusing on graduated players and not those currently in college.

Reminder that the US Virgin Islands are part of the US. 😀

 

[hoopsdiva]

Nice try but she was born in US. 😀

If we went by national teams I'd have to count Wisconsin born and bred Megan Gustafson as Spanish. No way Jose. 🤣

I'm afraid Gabby herself would disagree with you.

"Mon vrai statut, c’est celui d’une Française qui est née à l’étranger. Pas celui d’une naturalisée !"

Gabby Williams : « Mon vrai statut, c’est celui d’une Française née à l’étranger »

 

[GamecockFam]

Reminder that the US Virgin Islands are part of the US. 😀

Oh yeah 🫠

 

[Vowelguy]

I'm afraid Gabby herself would disagree with you.

You are welcome to make your own list.


Born in the US.
Grew up in US.
Went to high school in US.
Regardless of her spiritual connection, she grew up American.
I can assure you that Geno did not say "yeah I'm recruiting a French kid right now."

 

[JstVisiting]

Latin America/Caribbean
Jonquel Jones, Bahamas/Clemson-GW
Kamilla Cardoso, Brazil/Syracuse-So Carolina

Errrrm, akshully, the Bahamas are in neither Latin America nor the Caribbean.

GEOGRAPHY NERD!

 

[cancontent]

Errrrm, akshully, the Bahamas are in neither Latin America nor the Caribbean.

GEOGRAPHY NERD!

Technically yes, but it's still considered Caribbean and is a full member of CARIBCOM.

 

[bballnut90]

Technically, you could try to use that logic with Syla Swords as she was born in Paris I recall. 😉

We could go with Becky Hammon and Deanna Nolan being Russian too lol. And Courtney Vandersloot being Hungarian.

 

[cancontent]

We could go with Becky Hammon and Deanna Nolan being Russian too lol. And Courtney Vandersloot being Hungarian.

But they weren't born there. Syla was born in Paris while her father was playing professionally. That's the difference. 😉

 

[Bigboote]

I don't think I've seen Aussie Kristy Wallace mentioned. Loved her game despite her playing for Baylor.

(I was gonna nominate Te-Hina Paopao, thinking she was from New Zealand. Nope, born and raised in California.)

 

[Vowelguy]

Europe
Svet Abrosimova, Russia/UConn
Ticha Penichero, Portugal/ODU
Mery Andrade, Portugal/ODU
Satou Saballay, Germany/Oregon
Marie Gulich, Germany/Oregon St
Nika Muhl, Croatia/UConn
Dorka Juhasz, Hungary/OhioSt-UConn
Kitija Laksa, Latvia/ USF

Canada
Kia Nurse, UConn
Aliyah Edwards, UConn
Tammy Sutton-Brown, Rutgers
Bridget Carleton, Iowa St
Natalie Achonwa, ND
Stacey Dales, Oklahoma
Ruth Hamblin, OregonSt

Australia
Georgia Amoore, VaTech-Ky
Chloe Bibby, MissSt-MD
Jaz Shelley, Nebraska
Alanna Smith, Stanford
Kristy Wallace, Baylor

Latin America/Caribbean
Jonquel Jones, Bahamas/Clemson-GW
Kamilla Cardoso, Brazil/Syracuse-So Carolina
Sophia Young, St Vincent/Baylor

Asia/Africa
Shay Doron, Israel/Maryland
Charlisse Leger-Walker, New Zealand/Wash St - UCLA
Bella Murekatete, Rwanda/Oregon St
Clarisse Machanguana, Mozambique/ODU

 

[Vowelguy]

I don't think I've seen Aussie Kristy Wallace mentioned. Loved her game despite her playing for Baylor.

Oh that reminds me of the aussie Duke player, name escapes me, who hit the 3 to end UConn's winning streak

 

[TheGOAT23]

Sophia Young from Baylor?

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

Australia
Georgia Amoore, VaTech-Ky
Chloe Bibby, MissSt-MD
Jaz Shelley, Nebraska
Alanna Smith, Stanford
Kristy Wallace, Baylor

She might not be on the list of all-time Australian players to have played collegiately in the United States, but Jessica Foley hit arguably the biggest shot in the history of Duke women's basketball in January 2003. @triaddukefan

 

[Jonathan14]

We could go with Becky Hammon and Deanna Nolan being Russian too lol. And Courtney Vandersloot being Hungarian.

And let us not forget Azerbaijan's favorite daughter, Tiffany Hayes. 😉

 

[bballnut90]

And let us not forget Azerbaijan's favorite daughter, Tiffany Hayes. 😉

This made me laugh 😂

Real talk though, why did Hayes choose Azerbaijan of all countries? I get the converted Russians who wanted to play in the Olympics for competitive teams, but what draw did Azerbaijan have when she gained citizenship in 2015?