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The University of Utah Athletics
Women's Basketball: Senior Class Preview
10/30/2019 3:11 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – For two of Utah women's basketball's student-athletes, tomorrow's exhibition game against the Westminster Griffins will be the beginning of their final year with the Utes as seniors Daneesha Provo and Kiana Moore enter their senior campaigns.
The Utes have a strong duo in their two seniors. Provo was granted an extension of her five-year clock in August and will be eligible to play this season after ending her year early in 2018-19 with a torn ACL.
"Obviously, I am very happy for our program and team," head coach Lynne Roberts said. "Undoubtedly, Daneesha makes us better. But even more so, I am really thrilled for Daneesha personally. This has been such a challenging nine months for her, so it is exciting to see her get the opportunity to further her education and play her final season here with the Utes. We are extremely grateful."
The Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, native started in the first 13 games of last season before suffering a season ending injury against Arizona State in January. At the time of her injury, she ranked in the top-15 in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (.511), steals per game (2.1) and three-point field goals made per game (1.8).
Moore embodied the Utes' motto of "next woman up" last season after Provo went down. She started the last 17 games, going from averaging 5.5 points per game in non-conference play to 11.6 in Pac-12 games.
Utah Women's Basketball Senior Class
Quick Hits on the Utah Women's Basketball Senior Class
#0 Kiana Moore // 5-7, G // Fairfield, Calif.
She is the team's most explosive athlete … has a feisty competitiveness that you can feel and see … arned Pac-12 All-Defense honorable mention last season after causing chaos for opposing teams … played in all 30 games, starting 17 … she averaged 9.2 points and 27.9 minutes per game, finishing the season ranking seventh in the Pac-12 in three-point shooting percentage in conference games (.398) … had 26 steals on the season, regularly guarding the opponents best player … scored in double-digits in 13 games, including one 20-point game … scored a career-high 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor and 6-of-9 from the three against Washington State.
"It is fun getting to see Kiana as a senior," Roberts said. "She has a little more presence, is a little more confident and has a little more swagger coming off the year she had. We are going to rely on her a ton this year – for leadership and toughness. She practices and plays so hard, so she has earned this."
#23 Daneesha Provo // 6-0, W // Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Is a great perimeter player and is dominant from the three in the Pac-12 … started in 13 games before suffering her season-ending injury last season … was averaging 13.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.1 assits and 2.1 steals per game … ranked in the top 10 in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (.511) and steals per game (2.1) at the time of her injury … scored a career-high 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting against Long Beach State last season … ranked in the top 20 in the Pac-12 in scoring (19th), field goal percentage (6th), free throw percentage (5th), three-point percentage (8th) and three-pointers made per game (12th) as a junior in 2017-18.
"Daneesha looks pretty good," Roberts said. "She is taking it one day at a time and she is getting stronger. You are able to work on your skills when you can't play. She was already a good shooter and her shot looks tremendous now. She will be a boost of experience, confidence, talent and defense when she gets back out there."
Utah's exhibition game against Westminster is tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 31) at 11 a.m. MT in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Utah women's basketball's 72-hour Flash Sale is still going on with fans who purchase season tickets during the sale will receive a free Utah Utes pint glass with Utah women's basketball's #Elevate logo on it.
Call 801-581-UTIX or visit www.UtahTickets.com for more information.
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The Utes have a strong duo in their two seniors. Provo was granted an extension of her five-year clock in August and will be eligible to play this season after ending her year early in 2018-19 with a torn ACL.
"Obviously, I am very happy for our program and team," head coach Lynne Roberts said. "Undoubtedly, Daneesha makes us better. But even more so, I am really thrilled for Daneesha personally. This has been such a challenging nine months for her, so it is exciting to see her get the opportunity to further her education and play her final season here with the Utes. We are extremely grateful."
The Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, native started in the first 13 games of last season before suffering a season ending injury against Arizona State in January. At the time of her injury, she ranked in the top-15 in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (.511), steals per game (2.1) and three-point field goals made per game (1.8).
Moore embodied the Utes' motto of "next woman up" last season after Provo went down. She started the last 17 games, going from averaging 5.5 points per game in non-conference play to 11.6 in Pac-12 games.
Utah Women's Basketball Senior Class
| 0 | Kiana Moore | 5-7, G | Fairfield, Calif. |
| 23 | Daneesha Provo | 6-0, W | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
Quick Hits on the Utah Women's Basketball Senior Class
#0 Kiana Moore // 5-7, G // Fairfield, Calif.
She is the team's most explosive athlete … has a feisty competitiveness that you can feel and see … arned Pac-12 All-Defense honorable mention last season after causing chaos for opposing teams … played in all 30 games, starting 17 … she averaged 9.2 points and 27.9 minutes per game, finishing the season ranking seventh in the Pac-12 in three-point shooting percentage in conference games (.398) … had 26 steals on the season, regularly guarding the opponents best player … scored in double-digits in 13 games, including one 20-point game … scored a career-high 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor and 6-of-9 from the three against Washington State.
"It is fun getting to see Kiana as a senior," Roberts said. "She has a little more presence, is a little more confident and has a little more swagger coming off the year she had. We are going to rely on her a ton this year – for leadership and toughness. She practices and plays so hard, so she has earned this."
#23 Daneesha Provo // 6-0, W // Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Is a great perimeter player and is dominant from the three in the Pac-12 … started in 13 games before suffering her season-ending injury last season … was averaging 13.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.1 assits and 2.1 steals per game … ranked in the top 10 in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (.511) and steals per game (2.1) at the time of her injury … scored a career-high 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting against Long Beach State last season … ranked in the top 20 in the Pac-12 in scoring (19th), field goal percentage (6th), free throw percentage (5th), three-point percentage (8th) and three-pointers made per game (12th) as a junior in 2017-18.
"Daneesha looks pretty good," Roberts said. "She is taking it one day at a time and she is getting stronger. You are able to work on your skills when you can't play. She was already a good shooter and her shot looks tremendous now. She will be a boost of experience, confidence, talent and defense when she gets back out there."
Utah's exhibition game against Westminster is tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 31) at 11 a.m. MT in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Utah women's basketball's 72-hour Flash Sale is still going on with fans who purchase season tickets during the sale will receive a free Utah Utes pint glass with Utah women's basketball's #Elevate logo on it.
Call 801-581-UTIX or visit www.UtahTickets.com for more information.
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