Top Univ. of California-Santa Barbara alumni playing currently pro basketball(12/19/2018)Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top former Gauchos players who continue their career in pro basketball.


   #1. Experienced Kristen Mann (6'1''-F-83, graduated '05, plays pro in France) could not help the league outsider Mondeville (0-9) in their last game. Despite her very good performance the bottom-ranked Mondeville was edged 75-72 at home by the much higher-ranked (#4) Roche. Mann was the second best scorer with 19 points. She also added 5 rebounds, passed 8 assists and added 2 blocks in 40 minutes. So far Mondeville lost all nine games in the Regular Season. Mann has individually a very good year with high stats. She averages 16.9ppg, 3.0rpg, 3.0apg and 1.5spg in eight games she played so far.

   #2. Jacqueline Luna-Castro (6'2''-F-93, played in 2011-13, plays in Greece) contributed to an easy victory against the seventh-ranked Proteas (3-4) 80-64 in the Greek A1 last Sunday. She recorded 8 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks. GS Esperides Kalliotheas (5-2) is placed second in the A1. It was her team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen. This year Luna-Castro averages 9.8ppg, 6.8rpg, 1.3apg and 1.3spg. She is a naturalized Mexican.

   #3. Drew Edelman (6'4''-F, graduated '18, currently in Israel) led Ramat Hasharon to a victory against the league outsider B.Yehuda (0-8) 91-79 in the Israeli D1 on Friday night. She scored 18 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 26 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Edelman's first season in pro basketball. A.S. Ramat Hasharon (5-2) is placed fourth in the D1. Edelman has relatively good stats this year 10.6ppg, 8.6rpg and 1.1bpg in nine games.


Other former Univ. of California-Santa Barbara players, who play in pro basketball:

Makala Roper (5'8''-G-96) plays for Sandvika in Norwegian Kvinneligaen

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Players who continued career after leaving the school
Active
Name INCHCM Pos Age NAT YearLast TeamGrad
Bella Barrett 6'0''183 F USA 2026 ERAU (GSAC)
Kanani Coon 6'2''188 G Canada 2026 UBC Okanagan Canada
Karena Eberts 6'1''185 F USA 2026 Colgate (PL)
Flora Goed 6'4''193 C 24 Austria 2026 BK Duchess Austria 2025
Kennedy Johnson 5'11''180 G USA 2026 Hills H. Australia 2025
Alyssa Marin 5'9''175 G USA 2026 Newcastle E. United Kingdom 2025
Mary McMorris 5'6''168 G USA 2026 Idaho (Bsky)
Taylor Mole 6'2''188 G/F 27 Australia 2026 Ringwood H. Australia 2023
Laurel Rockwood 6'4''193 C USA 2026 CSU (HorizL)
Alexis Tucker 5'11''180 G/F 25 USA 2026 Spartak S. Serbia 2024
Alexis Whitfield 6'2''188 F 23 USA 2026 Troistorrents Switzerland 2025
Anya Choice 5'8''173 G USA 2025 Phoenix (WPBA) 2025
Callie Cooper 5'6''168 G USA 2025 GCU (MW)
Megan Ormiston 6'3''190 F USA 2025 St.Paul's Ireland 2023
Ryanne Walters 5'7''170 G USA 2025 Louisiana (SBC)

Non-Active
Name INCHCM Pos Age NAT YearLast TeamGrad
Drew Edelman 6'4''193 C/F 31 USA-Israel 2024 M.Ramat Gan Israel 2018
Doris Jones 5'9''175 G 27 USA 2024 Phoenix (WPBA) 2021
Ila Lane 6'4''193 F/C 24 USA 2024 California (ACC)
Jacqueline Luna-Castro 6'2''188 F 33 Mexico-USA 2024 Rojas Mexico 2016
Kristen Mann 6'1''186 F 42 USA 2024 Bourges France 2005
Danae Miller 5'7''170 PG 27 USA 2024 Mieleras Mexico 2022
Tal Sahar 5'11''180 G 29 USA-Israel 2024 M.Ashdod Israel 2020
Sarah Bates 5'8''173 G USA 2023 WVU (B12)
Nyalam Thabach 6'4''193 F USA 2023 WTAM (LSC)
Natalia Bruening 6'4''193 C 28 USA 2022 Bad Homburg Germany 2021
Nina Radford 6'0''183 F USA 2022 NAU (Bsky)
Akilah Jennings 5'10''178 G USA 2020 Monmouth (CAA)
Kali Jones 6'2''188 F 29 USA 2019 Kansas St. (B12)
Sarah Porter 5'10''178 G USA 2019 Utah (B12)
Makala Roper 5'8''173 G 29 USA 2019 Baerum Norway 2018
Maddie Campbell 6'0''183 G USA 2016 Cornell (Ivy)
Dioseline Lopez 5'5''165 PG USA 2016 San Francisco (ESL) 2016
Lindsay Taylor 6'8''203 C 45 USA 2016 1 De Agosto Angola 2004
Jasmine Ware 5'10''178 G USA 2016 San Diego (ESL) 2016
Melissa Zorning 5'10''177 G 33 USA 2016 Keflavik Iceland 2014
Destini Mason 5'8''173 G 35 USA 2015 SBL KK Mongolia 2014
Nicole Nesbit 5'5''165 G 34 USA 2015 Leverkusen Germany 2014
Mekia Valentine 6'4''193 C/F 38 USA 2015 Halle Germany 2011
Ashley Hall 6'2''187 G 39 United-Kingdom 2014 La Leonesa Spain 2007
Emilie Johnson 5'6''168 PG 36 USA 2014 Gdynia Poland 2012
Meagan Williams 5'10''178 G 37 USA 2014 GDKO Bizkaia Spain 2010
Stefanie Corgel 5'8''173 G 35 USA 2013 CS Monterey (CCAA)
Mia Fisher 5'9''175 G 43 USA 2013 Royal Braine Belgium 2005
Ashlee Brown 6'0''182 F 37 USA 2012 Utah St. (MW)
Courtney Collishaw 5'11''180 G 37 USA 2012 LMU (WCC)
Christine Spencer 6'1''185 G 38 USA 2011 Heffingen Luxembourg 2010
Shantel Thomas 6'2''187 F/C USA 2011 Pacific (WCC)
LaShay Fears 5'8''173 G 39 USA 2010 Fresno St. (MW)
Jenna Green 6'4''193 C 41 USA 2010 Bembibre Spain 2009
Kathrine Suderman 6'4''193 F/C 40 USA 2010 Apollon Kal. Greece 2009
Courtney Young 6'0''183 G 43 USA 2009 San Diego S. (NWBL)
Kayte Christensen 6'3''190 F 45 USA 2008 Chicago S. (WNBA) 2002
Kim Smith 5'5''165 G/F USA 2008 Jacksonville C. (WBCBL) 2007
Others
Name INCHCM Pos Age NAT Graduated
Martha Pietsch 5'5''165 G 22 Germany 2026
Analillia Cabuena 6'2''188 F USA 2025
Cayla Williams 6'2''188 F USA 2025
Kathleen Hutchens 5'9''175 G USA 2024
Tatyana Modawar 6'2''188 F USA 2023
Annabel Schneiberg 5'8''173 G USA 2023
Megan Anderson 6'0''183 G USA 2022
Johnni Gonzalez 5'6''168 PG 24 USA 2022
Lauren Lee 5'11''180 G USA 2022
Kiana Vierra 5'10''178 G USA 2022
Bri Anugwom 5'7''170 G USA 2021
Mira Shulman 5'9''175 F USA 2021
Aliceah Hernandez 5'9''175 G USA 2020
Coco Miller 5'10''178 G 29 USA 2020
Celeste Salazar 5'10''178 F USA 2020
Delauna Thomas 5'8''173 G USA 2020
Paris Jones 5'5''165 G USA 2019
Chaya Durr 6'0''183 SF 30 USA 2018
Celine Quintino 5'8''173 PG USA 2018
Drea Toler 5'5''165 PG USA 2018
Sabrina Callahan 6'0''183 F USA 2017
Taylor Farris 5'11''180 SF USA 2017
Megan Franke 6'0''183 G USA 2017
Onome Jemerigbe 5'5''165 PG 31 USA 2017
Je Zhe Newton 6'3''190 C USA 2017
Julianna Ramey 5'6''168 G USA 2017
Mi'Chael Wright 5'11''180 F USA 2017
Lena Ethington 5'8''173 G USA 2016
Kendra Morrison 6'1''185 F USA 2016
Kristine Brance 5'7''170 G 34 Latvia 2015
Clair Watkins 6'4''193 C USA 2015
Angelei Aguirre 5'11''180 G 36 USA 2013
Jessica Pino 6'3''190 C USA 2013
Kirsten Tilleman 6'1''185 F/C 36 USA 2013
Sweets Underwood 6'0''183 F 34 USA 2013
Kelsey Adrian 6'2''187 G/F 36 Canada 2012
Adaeze Okolie 6'2''187 C 33 Canada 2012
Margaret Johnson 5'11''180 F 37 USA 2011
Bree Richardson 5'9''175 G USA 2010
Lauren Pedersen 5'10''178 G 39 USA 2009
Whitney Warren 5'8''173 G/F 38 USA 2009
Chisa Ononiwu 5'7''170 G 40 Nigeria 2008
Jessica Wilson 5'10''178 G 39 USA 2008
Karena Bonds 5'6''168 G 43 USA 2006
Autumn Nichols 6'2''188 F 43 USA 2006
Emily Niemann 6'1''186 F USA 2006
Erin O'Bryan 5'7''170 G 41 USA 2006
Ana Onaindia 5'5''165 G USA 2006