Now former Rutgers women's basketball player Arella Guirantes was selected No. 22 overall in the second round of the 2021 WNBA Draft on Thursday night by the Los Angeles Sparks.
Friday, Guirantes met with the media to discuss being drafted, her game, inspirations, and more. See what she had to say below.
Rutgers now has 21 players who have been drafted into the WNBA.
Former Scarlet Knight Erica Wheeler is on the Spark's roster. She won the WNBA All-Star Game MVP award in 2019.
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As a senior, Guirantes netted 21.3 points per game, which ranks fifth in program history for a single season behind fourth place Pondexter. Guirantes made 31 3-pointers during the shortened 2020-21 season and hit 37.8% of her attempts from deep. The Bellport, N.Y. native was named AP All-America Honorable Mention, First Team All-Big Ten, and WBCA Regional All-America.
She recorded a triple-double, the third to ever do it at Rutgers, with four 30-plus-point games including in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Guirantes is the lone player in the Big Ten to have ranked in the top five for points, assists, steals, and blocks per game. Only two times as a Rutgers had a player average at least 20 points, six boards, and three assists and Guirantes has done so on both occasions.
Guirantes finished her time at Rutgers with 1,696 career points, which is the ninth most in program history.
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