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Utah Women's Basketball Announces Three New Utes On National Signing Day
11/8/2023 10:50 AM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah's women's basketball head coach Lynne Roberts announced the signing of three new Utes to the 2024-23 squad on National Signing Day. Utah will be adding Kylie Ray, Grace Foster and Brooke Walker to the Utes roster.
"Super excited to welcome Kylie, Brooke, and Grace to the Utah Basketball family," Roberts said. "With all three, we competed in recruiting and are so happy to have these three join us next season. We continue to sign not only tremendous talents to our program, but tremendous fits to our team's culture and goals. All three of these young women are bright, motivated, and have a passion to be the best they can be."
Brooke Walker | 5-8 | Guard | Andover, Kansas (Andover HS)
Three year basketball letter winner … All-State 5A First Team 2023 and 2022 … All-State 5A Honorable Mention 2021 … 5A State Tournament: Andover Trojans Final Four 2023 … Sports in Kansas: All Classes: Top 15- Second Team …Wichita Eagle All Metro First Team 2022, 2023 …Sports in Kansas Girls 5A Player of the Year Finalist 2022, 2023 … Scored 26 points, had 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals to advance to the next round in the first game of the state tournament against Emporia …Hit 1000 career points her junior season … KBCA All State 5A First Team 2022, 2023 … Salina Invitational Tournament First Team … Salina Invitational Tournament: Most Valuable Player … AVCTL All League 5A First Team … AVCTL 5A Most Valuable Player 2023 … daughter f Jim and Kaely Walker … has one sibling …played high school soccer and tennis … 4.0 Academic letter . . . 2023 Tennis State champion
What Coach Roberts Says About Walker: "Brooke is a scoring combo guard that can really shoot and score at all three levels. She will be great in our pick and roll offense. She's a tremendous competitor and, simply put, Brooke is a winner. She will be able to step in immediately and contribute."
Grace Foster | 5-10 | Guard | Perth, Australia (Santa Maria College)
NBL1 Willetton Tigers Championship 2021 … NBL1 Willetton Tigers Rookie of the year 2022 … AUS camp 2022 … Female Athlete of the Year 2022 … State team rep in 2021, 2022, 2023. Captain of 2022 … WABL 2020 champion … 2020 MVP of grand final … 2020 MVP of team season … WABL 2021 WABL player of the year …. NBA camps 2022, 2023 … BWB camp 2023 … daughter of Lisa and Gary Foster … has one sister … Averaged seven points, 2.4 assists, 2.93 rebounds and shot 43 percent from the field in 2023 with the Willetton Tigers
What Coach Roberts Says About Foster: "Grace can play all three perimeter positions and comes to us with a lot of experience having played in the professional ranks in Australia against older competition. She can really shoot the three, pass, and has a very high basketball IQ. Her versatility will be an immediate asset to us."
Three time Pacific League MVP … Two Time Pacific League Champions … All CIF Southern Section First team … Competed in Track and Field … Daughter of Matt and Jamie Ray … Has three siblings …
What Coach Roberts Says About Ray: "Kylie has some of the best vision and passing ability I've seen in a long time. She is a true point guard, and has the ability to push tempo, shoot the three, and create for others. Kylie plays hard and with a competitive edge that we love. She has the uncoachable ability to make those around her better."
"Super excited to welcome Kylie, Brooke, and Grace to the Utah Basketball family," Roberts said. "With all three, we competed in recruiting and are so happy to have these three join us next season. We continue to sign not only tremendous talents to our program, but tremendous fits to our team's culture and goals. All three of these young women are bright, motivated, and have a passion to be the best they can be."
Walker, an ESPN four star recruit, comes to the Utes after a successful career at Andover in Andover, Kansas, while Ray, an ESPN four star recruit, joins the Utes from Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta, Calif. Foster will join the Utes from Perth, Australia where she's had a successful career in the WABL and NBL1 leagues.
Walker was named First Team All-State in Kansas following her sophomore and junior years as she averaged 16 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 4.3 steals per game. Ray was named a three-time Pacific League MVP and helped her team to two Pacific League Championships. Foster helped the NBL1 Willetton Tigers to a championship title and was named the Tigers Rookie of the Year.
Brooke Walker | 5-8 | Guard | Andover, Kansas (Andover HS)
Three year basketball letter winner … All-State 5A First Team 2023 and 2022 … All-State 5A Honorable Mention 2021 … 5A State Tournament: Andover Trojans Final Four 2023 … Sports in Kansas: All Classes: Top 15- Second Team …Wichita Eagle All Metro First Team 2022, 2023 …Sports in Kansas Girls 5A Player of the Year Finalist 2022, 2023 … Scored 26 points, had 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals to advance to the next round in the first game of the state tournament against Emporia …Hit 1000 career points her junior season … KBCA All State 5A First Team 2022, 2023 … Salina Invitational Tournament First Team … Salina Invitational Tournament: Most Valuable Player … AVCTL All League 5A First Team … AVCTL 5A Most Valuable Player 2023 … daughter f Jim and Kaely Walker … has one sibling …played high school soccer and tennis … 4.0 Academic letter . . . 2023 Tennis State champion
What Coach Roberts Says About Walker: "Brooke is a scoring combo guard that can really shoot and score at all three levels. She will be great in our pick and roll offense. She's a tremendous competitor and, simply put, Brooke is a winner. She will be able to step in immediately and contribute."
SIGNED: An ESPNW Top ?? recruit in the class of 2024, coming to SLC from Kansas, Brooke Walker. #newute@brooke_walker3 pic.twitter.com/r1mKSl8oTZ
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) November 8, 2023
Grace Foster | 5-10 | Guard | Perth, Australia (Santa Maria College)
NBL1 Willetton Tigers Championship 2021 … NBL1 Willetton Tigers Rookie of the year 2022 … AUS camp 2022 … Female Athlete of the Year 2022 … State team rep in 2021, 2022, 2023. Captain of 2022 … WABL 2020 champion … 2020 MVP of grand final … 2020 MVP of team season … WABL 2021 WABL player of the year …. NBA camps 2022, 2023 … BWB camp 2023 … daughter of Lisa and Gary Foster … has one sister … Averaged seven points, 2.4 assists, 2.93 rebounds and shot 43 percent from the field in 2023 with the Willetton Tigers
What Coach Roberts Says About Foster: "Grace can play all three perimeter positions and comes to us with a lot of experience having played in the professional ranks in Australia against older competition. She can really shoot the three, pass, and has a very high basketball IQ. Her versatility will be an immediate asset to us."
Kylie Ray | 5-8 | Guard | La Crescenta, Calif. (Crescenta Valley HS)SIGNED: All the way from Willetton, Australia, Grace Foster. We can't wait to see you in SLC! #newute pic.twitter.com/2yLfJWChRD
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) November 8, 2023
Three time Pacific League MVP … Two Time Pacific League Champions … All CIF Southern Section First team … Competed in Track and Field … Daughter of Matt and Jamie Ray … Has three siblings …
What Coach Roberts Says About Ray: "Kylie has some of the best vision and passing ability I've seen in a long time. She is a true point guard, and has the ability to push tempo, shoot the three, and create for others. Kylie plays hard and with a competitive edge that we love. She has the uncoachable ability to make those around her better."
SIGNED: A 4-star recruit from the state of California, Kylie Ray. We can't wait to see you in SLC! #newute@kylieray24 pic.twitter.com/b95wMeddLd
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) November 8, 2023
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