Arella Guirantes
Puerto Rican-American basketball player
Arella Karin Guirantes (born October 15, 1997) is an American professional basketball player play for Elitzur Ramla of the Israeli Women's Basketball Premier League. She played college basketball at Texas Tech and Rutgers. She was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Early life
Guirantes scored over 2,000 points and was selected to the NYSSWA All-State First Team during her time at Bellport High School. She averaged 33 points, 13 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game at IMG Academy. She was rated the #44 player in the nation per ProspectNation and was the #17 wing player in the 2016 class per Hoopgurlz.
College
Texas Tech
Following her high school career, Guirantes committed to playing for the Texas Tech Lady Raiders. She was second on the team in scoring at 9.9 points per game and started 27 out of 29 games. She was also named Freshman of the Week for the Big 12 one time.
Rutgers
Following her freshman year at Tech, Guirantes transferred to Rutgers.
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