Trinity Baptiste
Senior, No. 0
Position: Forward
Height: 6-0
Hometown (high school): Tampa, Florida (Hillsborough HS); transfer from Virginia Tech
2020-21 stats: Baptiste is averaging 8.3 points and a team-high 5.7 rebounds in her first year since transferring from Virginia Tech.
Best game: Baptiste scored 18 points and hit five 3-pointers in the Wildcatsβ Dec. 4 win over UCLA in McKale Center.
Shaina Pellington
Junior, No. 1
Position: Guard
Height: 5-8
Hometown (high school): Pickering, Ontario, Canada (Dunbarton); transfer from Oklahoma
2020-21 stats: Pellington is averaging 5.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in her first season with the Wildcats since transferring from Oklahoma.
Best game: Pellington scored 16 points in 16 minutes in the Wildcatsβ Dec. 23 win over Idaho at McKale Center.
Aari McDonald
Senior, No. 2
Position: Guard
Height: 5-5
Hometown (high school): Fresno, California (Brookside Christian); transfer from Washington
2020-21 stats: The Pac-12 Player of the Year has been Arizonaβs primary scorer, averaging 19.3 points per game while taking an incredible 145 shots this season β no other player on the UA roster has more than 90. McDonald also averages 5.2 rebounds and 4.5 steals per game while continuing her reputation as one of the most tenacious defenders in the West.
Best game: McDonald scored 30 points and added four rebounds and two assists in Arizonaβs Dec. 6 win over USC in McKale Center.
Tara Manumaleuga
Sophomore, No. 3
Position: Guard
Height: 5-10
Hometown (high school): Queensland, Australia (Hillcrest Christian College)
2020-21 stats: Manumaleuga is averaging 1.3 points per game coming off the bench.
Best game: Manumaleuga scored nine points β all of them coming on 3-pointers β in the Wildcatsβ Dec. 23 win over Idaho in McKale Center.
Madison Conner
Freshman, No. 4
Height: 5-11
Hometown (high school): Chandler (AZ Compass Prep)
2020-21 stats: Conner is averaging 0.6 points and 0.8 rebounds per game since arriving on campus in January after graduating from high school early. .
Best game: Conner scored her first college basket, a 3-pointer, in a March 4 Pac-12 Tournament win over Washington State.
Derin Erdogan
Freshman, No. 10
Position: Guard
Height: 5-6
Hometown (club team): Istanbul, Turkey (Istanbul Universitesti SK)
2020-21 stats: Erdogan is averaging 1.1 points and 0.5 rebounds per game coming off the bench.
Best game: Erdogan scored four points and played 16 minutes in Arizonaβs Dec. 23 win over Idaho.
Mara Mote
Sophomore, No. 11
Position: Guard
Height: 5-11
Hometown (club team): Cesis, Latvia (TTT Riga)
2021-21 stats: Mote is averaging 0.5 points and 0.2 rebounds per game coming off the bench.
Best game: Mote scored three points and played 11 minutes in Arizonaβs Dec. 23 win over Idaho.
Helena Pueyo
Sophomore, No. 13
Position: Guard
Height: 6-0
Hometown (club team): Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Segle XXI)
2020-21 stats: Pueyo is averaging 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game coming off the bench.
Best game: Pueyo scored 15 points in 30 minutes in the Wildcatsβ Jan. 17 win over Oregon State in McKale Center.
Sam Thomas
Senior, No. 14
Position: Forward
Height: 6-0
Hometown (high school): Las Vegas, Nevada (Centennial)
2020-21 stats: Arizonaβs most well-rounded player averages 7.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.1 steals and a little more than one block per game. She shoots 39.7% from 3-point range, tops on the team.
Best game: Thomas scored a season-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting in Arizonaβs Feb. 14 win over Washington.
Marta Garcia
Freshman, No. 22
Position: Forward
Height: 6-3
Hometown (club team): Sevilla, Spain (Segle XXI)
2020-21 stats: Garcia is averaging 0.4 points and 0.8 rebounds per game coming off the bench.
Best game: Garcia hit her only shot attempt in Arizonaβs Dec. 10 win over Arizona State in McKale Center.
Bendu Yeaney
Junior, No. 23
Position: Guard
Height: 5-10
Hometown (high school): Portland, Oregon (St. Maryβs Academy); transfer from Indiana
2020-21 stats: Yeaney is averaging 4.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in her first year at Arizona after transferring from Indiana.
Best game: Yeaney scored 14 points and played 40 minutes in Arizonaβs Feb. 28 overtime loss to rival ASU in Tempe.
Cate Reese
Junior, No. 25
Position: Forward
Height: 6-2
Hometown (high school): Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods)
2020-21 stats: The Wildcatsβ second-leading scorer and primary post presence, Reese is averaging 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. She shoots 47.9% from the field, tops among Arizonaβs regulars.
Best game: Reese scored 25 points in 29 minutes and hit 11 of her 14 shots from the field in the Wildcatsβ Feb. 8 win over Oregon.
Lauren Ware
Freshman, No. 32
Position: Forward
Height: 6-5
Hometown (high school): Bismarck, North Dakota (Century)
2020-21 stats: The highly touted freshman is averaging 4.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Despite playing just 17.7 minutes per game, Ware ranks second on the team with 25 blocks; only Sam Thomas (26) has more.
Best game: Ware had 12 points in 27 minutes in Arizonaβs Dec. 6 win over USC in McKale Center.
Semaj Smith
Junior, No. 34
Position: Center
Height: 6-6
Hometown (high school): Long Beach, California (St. Anthony)
2020-21 stats: Smith is averaging 0.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per game off the bench.
Best game: Smith scored two points and grabbed two rebounds in a season-high 13 minutes during the Wildcatsβ Dec. 23 win over Idaho in McKale Center.
Adia Barnes
Head coach
Assistant coaches:
Salvo Coppa, Tamisha Augustin, Jackie Nared-Hairston