Ducks Sign WSU-Transfer Tuhina
04/16/25 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon has added all-conference guard and Washington State-transfer Astera Tuhina for the 2025-26 season, head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves announced Wednesday.
Tuhina, a 5-foot-9 rising senior from Pristina, Kosovo, spent three seasons at WSU, making 68 starts and appearing in 96 games and posted career averages of 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting at a 40.3 percent clip (37.3 from three). She was named honorable mention all-West Coast Conference in 2024-25 and earned all-Pac-12 freshman honorable mention in 2022-23.
She finished third in the WCC with a 1.95 assist-to-turnover ratio and sixth with 3.7 assists a game in 2024-25 in addition to her 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. Tuhina scored a season-best 18 points against Pacific in the first round of the WCC Tournament and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds at North Dakota State in the WNIT Super 16.
Tuhina is coming off her second consecutive campaign with at least 100 assists, while her 76 assists as a freshman marked the fifth-most in WSU freshman history. Her career average of 3.2 assists per game ranked 10th in program history.
Additionally, Tuhina represented her home country of Kosovo at the 2021 FIBA European Championship for small states in Cyprus, becoming the youngest player to play for the Kosovo national team. She also played for Kosovo's U20 national team at the 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers event in North Macedonia.
Tuhina will be a senior when the 2025-26 season begins and has one year of eligibility remaining.
Astera Tuhina | Senior, 5-9, Guard, Pristina, Kosovo (Washington State)
Played three seasons at Washington State, where she appeared in 96 games, making 68 starts … Named honorable mention all-West Coast Conference in 2024-25 and earned all-Pac-12 freshman honorable mention in 2022-23 … In three years at WSU, averaged 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting at a 40.3 percent clip (37.3 from three) … Finished third in the WCC with a 1.95 assist-to-turnover ratio and sixth with 3.7 assists a game in 2024-25 in addition to her 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game … Scored a season-best 18 points against Pacific in the first round of the WCC Tournament and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds at North Dakota State in the WNIT Super 16 … Twice handed out a season-high seven assists, and has produced back-to-back seasons with at least 100 assists … Scored in double figures 14 times as a junior … As a sophomore, started and appeared in 29 games and averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game over 30.6 minutes per game … Shot at a 43.5 percent clip from the field and 43.1 percent from deep … Scored a career-best 24 points against the Ducks on Feb. 25, 2024 … Dished out a career-best 13 assists against Texas A&M Commerce (Nov. 29, 2023) … Appeared in 32 games and made four starts as a true freshman … Averaged 7.0 points per game and finished third on the team in assists per game at 2.4 … Led the team in steals with 41 … 76 assists marked the fifth-most by a WSU freshman … Before college, was the youngest player to play for the Kosovo national team, representing her home country at the 2021 FIBA European Championship for small states in Cyprus … Played for Kosovo's U20 national team at the 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers event in North Macedonia … Moved to Spain at 14 years old to play club basketball.
Graves on Tuhina: Astera has tremendous instincts and basketball IQ. Her creativity, toughness and grittiness will fit in perfectly with our team, and her relentlessness and passion are second to none. She's a pass-first point guard but she's not afraid to step back and knock down the three. Her energy is contagious, and I think our fans will love how she plays the game. Astera should make an immediate impact on our roster.
Tuhina, a 5-foot-9 rising senior from Pristina, Kosovo, spent three seasons at WSU, making 68 starts and appearing in 96 games and posted career averages of 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting at a 40.3 percent clip (37.3 from three). She was named honorable mention all-West Coast Conference in 2024-25 and earned all-Pac-12 freshman honorable mention in 2022-23.
She finished third in the WCC with a 1.95 assist-to-turnover ratio and sixth with 3.7 assists a game in 2024-25 in addition to her 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. Tuhina scored a season-best 18 points against Pacific in the first round of the WCC Tournament and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds at North Dakota State in the WNIT Super 16.
Tuhina is coming off her second consecutive campaign with at least 100 assists, while her 76 assists as a freshman marked the fifth-most in WSU freshman history. Her career average of 3.2 assists per game ranked 10th in program history.
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Additionally, Tuhina represented her home country of Kosovo at the 2021 FIBA European Championship for small states in Cyprus, becoming the youngest player to play for the Kosovo national team. She also played for Kosovo's U20 national team at the 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers event in North Macedonia.
Tuhina will be a senior when the 2025-26 season begins and has one year of eligibility remaining.
Astera Tuhina | Senior, 5-9, Guard, Pristina, Kosovo (Washington State)
Played three seasons at Washington State, where she appeared in 96 games, making 68 starts … Named honorable mention all-West Coast Conference in 2024-25 and earned all-Pac-12 freshman honorable mention in 2022-23 … In three years at WSU, averaged 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting at a 40.3 percent clip (37.3 from three) … Finished third in the WCC with a 1.95 assist-to-turnover ratio and sixth with 3.7 assists a game in 2024-25 in addition to her 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game … Scored a season-best 18 points against Pacific in the first round of the WCC Tournament and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds at North Dakota State in the WNIT Super 16 … Twice handed out a season-high seven assists, and has produced back-to-back seasons with at least 100 assists … Scored in double figures 14 times as a junior … As a sophomore, started and appeared in 29 games and averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game over 30.6 minutes per game … Shot at a 43.5 percent clip from the field and 43.1 percent from deep … Scored a career-best 24 points against the Ducks on Feb. 25, 2024 … Dished out a career-best 13 assists against Texas A&M Commerce (Nov. 29, 2023) … Appeared in 32 games and made four starts as a true freshman … Averaged 7.0 points per game and finished third on the team in assists per game at 2.4 … Led the team in steals with 41 … 76 assists marked the fifth-most by a WSU freshman … Before college, was the youngest player to play for the Kosovo national team, representing her home country at the 2021 FIBA European Championship for small states in Cyprus … Played for Kosovo's U20 national team at the 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers event in North Macedonia … Moved to Spain at 14 years old to play club basketball.
Graves on Tuhina: Astera has tremendous instincts and basketball IQ. Her creativity, toughness and grittiness will fit in perfectly with our team, and her relentlessness and passion are second to none. She's a pass-first point guard but she's not afraid to step back and knock down the three. Her energy is contagious, and I think our fans will love how she plays the game. Astera should make an immediate impact on our roster.
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