Pili Earns Two All-America Third Team Recognitions
3/19/2024 12:39 PM | Women's Basketball
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah women's basketball's Alissa Pili has raked in two All-America third team honors. The Sporting News named her to the 2024 Women's All-America Third Team. The USBWA also gave her a Third Team All-America nod.Â
This is the third All-America nod Pili has received so far this season with her first appearance on the Sporting New list and her second appearance on the USBWA.Â
She's averaging 20.8 points per game so far this season, ranking No. 17 in the NCAA. She's racked up 666 total points this season which is No. 7 in the NCAA. She is 35th in the nation in field goal percentage as she's shooting 54.8 percent this season. Pili is shooting 39.4 percent from the three this season. She's gone 124-152 from the free throw line for 81.6 percent. She's averaging 6.5 rebounds per game and racked up 78 total assists, 28 steals and 26 blocks.Â
Pili was recently named to the Wooden Award Top 15 Ballot for All-America honors. She was also named as a Top Five Finalist for the 2024 Katrina McClain Award.Â
Pili caught national attention early on this season after putting up a career-high 37 points against No. 1 South Carolina on Dec. 10. Against the Gamecocks, Pili shot 65.2 percent from the field going 15-23. She went 3-6 from beyond the arc and 4-4 from the free throw line. She also managed two rebounds, one assist and three steals.Â
Pili was named to the coaches All-Pac-12 team this year which she made her third appearance on and her second straight.Â
She was ranked at No. 4 on ESPN's WBB Top 25 players list. She earned an honorable mention on the AP Preseason All-American list and was also named to the preseason Naismith Award Watchlist and Wade Trophy Preseason Watchlist.Â
Recently Pili was named as a Top 20 Candidate for the Naismith Trophy.Â
She was the 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year and earned Pac-12 All-Conference honors. Last year, Pili was a WBCA All-American and was named an AP and USBWA Second Team All-American.
NEXT UP No. 5 seeded Utah will head to Spokane, Wash. for the First Round of the NCAA Tournament to take on the No. 12 seed South Dakota State on Saturday, March 23 at 8:00 p.m. (MT). For tickets for the First and Second Rounds click here.Â