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Women's Basketball
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Daneesha Provo: Making Utah Her Home
2/7/2018 8:44 AM | Women's Basketball
By Nick Gruet
Athletic Communications Student Assistant
From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Daneesha Provo grew up in a basketball family and knew early in life that she would follow their example. From her father playing for Acadia University in Canada, to her brother playing collegiately in the United States, the Provo's have been a part of the basketball world for some time.
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When Provo first started competing in sports, she started out in gymnastics. From the two to four years old, but because of her family background, Provo found her way to another sport. She started playing basketball when she was five years old and as she hit middle school, her parents quickly realized her potential and saw the need for a change.
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After eighth grade, Provo moved from Canada to Connecticut where she attended Kent School for four years with her parents staying behind in Nova Scotia. Being only 14 years old, moving, and living by yourself can be scary, but as time went by, she started to get more comfortable.
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"I was homesick at first, but I really loved it and I met a lot of people from around the world," Provo said. "It was hard because I was only 14, and it was like starting college in a sense. I ate on campus, slept on campus and I could only see my family on breaks, so it was a big adjustment for me, but it paid off.
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Even though she was playing high school basketball in the United States, she didn't forget her roots. In 2013, Provo was a part of the Junior Women's National Team for Canada at the FIBA U19 World Championships in Lithuania.
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She played in eight games where she averaged 4.4 points and 1.5 rebounds. She went on to play in the FIBA Americas in 2014 for her country, averaging 12 points and 3.6 rebounds, helping Team Canada to a second place finish in the tournament. Fast forward to now and Provo has played in 31 international games, bringing a lot of experience to the table at Utah.
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"International games are a lot of fun, but also different in a sense because its people from all over the world who speak different languages and play under different rules," she said. "It's more of like a development process for players like being away from home and it kind of prepares you for playing overseas if that is something you want to do."
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Her athleticism was evident during her time with Team Canada as she also competed in soccer, volleyball, track and field and even rowing in high school, but basketball was always her passion. She was a part of the 1,000-point club at Kent School and eventually landed a scholarship to Clemson.
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Clemson caught her eye because of friends that she had already at the school, giving her a sense of comfort. As a freshman with the Tigers, she played in 12 games and averaged 15.1 minutes, 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 91-percent from the charity stripe, but after her first year, she decided she wanted to transfer.
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Once her name was on the market, Utah quickly expressed interest in Provo and brought her on campus. While Provo was visiting, she instantly felt the family atmosphere that Utah had developed and with the help of current center and Team Canada teammate Emily Potter, she decided to make the move to Salt Lake City.
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Provo redshirted the 2015-16 season due to transfer rules, giving her a year to learn the system and adjust to a new team on and off the court. In her first year on the court in a Utah uniform, she played in all 31 games, but only averaged 12.5 minutes, 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
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After spending the summer in the gym, Provo has hit the ground running this season, averaging 26.1 minutes and 13.6 points per game, ranking in the top-10 in the Pac-12 in field goal, free throw and three-point percentage. She has accepted her larger role as a leader this season and tries to set the best example that she can to her team.
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Athletic Communications Student Assistant
From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Daneesha Provo grew up in a basketball family and knew early in life that she would follow their example. From her father playing for Acadia University in Canada, to her brother playing collegiately in the United States, the Provo's have been a part of the basketball world for some time.
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When Provo first started competing in sports, she started out in gymnastics. From the two to four years old, but because of her family background, Provo found her way to another sport. She started playing basketball when she was five years old and as she hit middle school, her parents quickly realized her potential and saw the need for a change.
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After eighth grade, Provo moved from Canada to Connecticut where she attended Kent School for four years with her parents staying behind in Nova Scotia. Being only 14 years old, moving, and living by yourself can be scary, but as time went by, she started to get more comfortable.
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"I was homesick at first, but I really loved it and I met a lot of people from around the world," Provo said. "It was hard because I was only 14, and it was like starting college in a sense. I ate on campus, slept on campus and I could only see my family on breaks, so it was a big adjustment for me, but it paid off.
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Even though she was playing high school basketball in the United States, she didn't forget her roots. In 2013, Provo was a part of the Junior Women's National Team for Canada at the FIBA U19 World Championships in Lithuania.
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She played in eight games where she averaged 4.4 points and 1.5 rebounds. She went on to play in the FIBA Americas in 2014 for her country, averaging 12 points and 3.6 rebounds, helping Team Canada to a second place finish in the tournament. Fast forward to now and Provo has played in 31 international games, bringing a lot of experience to the table at Utah.
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"International games are a lot of fun, but also different in a sense because its people from all over the world who speak different languages and play under different rules," she said. "It's more of like a development process for players like being away from home and it kind of prepares you for playing overseas if that is something you want to do."
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Her athleticism was evident during her time with Team Canada as she also competed in soccer, volleyball, track and field and even rowing in high school, but basketball was always her passion. She was a part of the 1,000-point club at Kent School and eventually landed a scholarship to Clemson.
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Clemson caught her eye because of friends that she had already at the school, giving her a sense of comfort. As a freshman with the Tigers, she played in 12 games and averaged 15.1 minutes, 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 91-percent from the charity stripe, but after her first year, she decided she wanted to transfer.
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Once her name was on the market, Utah quickly expressed interest in Provo and brought her on campus. While Provo was visiting, she instantly felt the family atmosphere that Utah had developed and with the help of current center and Team Canada teammate Emily Potter, she decided to make the move to Salt Lake City.
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Provo redshirted the 2015-16 season due to transfer rules, giving her a year to learn the system and adjust to a new team on and off the court. In her first year on the court in a Utah uniform, she played in all 31 games, but only averaged 12.5 minutes, 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
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After spending the summer in the gym, Provo has hit the ground running this season, averaging 26.1 minutes and 13.6 points per game, ranking in the top-10 in the Pac-12 in field goal, free throw and three-point percentage. She has accepted her larger role as a leader this season and tries to set the best example that she can to her team.
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