Ducks Add UCLA-Transfer Avary Cain
04/25/25 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon has added former five-star recruit and UCLA-transfer guard Avary Cain to its 2025-26 roster, head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves announced Friday.
Cain, a 6-foot-1 rising sophomore from Santa Maria, Calif., was the No. 20 prospect in the 2024 class according to ESPN's HoopGurlz rankings, checking as the fifth-ranked guard in the class and No. 5 player in the state of California.
During her freshman season in Westwood, Cain appeared in 18 games and averaged 1.5 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists over 8.5 minutes per game with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. Twice she scored a season-high eight points: vs. Pepperdine on Nov. 12 and vs. UT Martin on Nov. 29. She finished the season with 11 total assists, four steals, three blocks and five turnovers.
Cain tallied over 2,000 points in her prep career at St. Joseph High School and was named all-area MVP four consecutive seasons by the Santa Maria Times. As a senior, she averaged a career-best 21.5 points per game to go with 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.2 steals a game.
Cain posted 21.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 3.5 steals a night as a junior and 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a sophomore. As a freshman, she burst onto the scene with 19.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.9 steals per game.
Cain will be a sophomore when the 2025-26 season begins and has three seasons of eligibility remaining.
Avary Cain | Sophomore, 6-1, Guard, Santa Maria, Calif. (UCLA)
Played her freshman season at UCLA, helping the Bruins reach the 2025 Final Four in Tampa, Fla. … Appeared in 18 games and averaged 1.5 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists over 8.5 minutes per game with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio … Twice scored a season-high eight points: vs. Pepperdine on Nov. 12 and vs. UT Martin on Nov. 29 … A five-star recruit and the No. 20 prospect in the nation out of St. Joseph High School (No. 5 guard, No. 5 player in California), according to ESPN's HoopGurlz rankings … Recorded over 2,000 career points in her prep career … As a freshman, burst onto the scene with 19.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.9 steals per game … Averaged 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a sophomore … During her junior campaign, posted 21.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 3.5 steals a night … Averaged a career-best 21.5 points per game her senior season to go with 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.2 steals a game … Named girls all-area basketball MVP four consecutive seasons by the Santa Maria Times.
Graves on Cain: Avary is an impact player on both ends of the floor. Not only is she a gifted scorer who can create her own shot, but she is tenacious on the defensive end. Her length and athleticism are going to be impactful for us. Avary will fit in nicely with our current roster and only elevate our talent level. She is just scratching the surface of what type of player she can be, but we expect her to be a high-level player for us.
Cain, a 6-foot-1 rising sophomore from Santa Maria, Calif., was the No. 20 prospect in the 2024 class according to ESPN's HoopGurlz rankings, checking as the fifth-ranked guard in the class and No. 5 player in the state of California.
During her freshman season in Westwood, Cain appeared in 18 games and averaged 1.5 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists over 8.5 minutes per game with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. Twice she scored a season-high eight points: vs. Pepperdine on Nov. 12 and vs. UT Martin on Nov. 29. She finished the season with 11 total assists, four steals, three blocks and five turnovers.
Cain tallied over 2,000 points in her prep career at St. Joseph High School and was named all-area MVP four consecutive seasons by the Santa Maria Times. As a senior, she averaged a career-best 21.5 points per game to go with 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.2 steals a game.
Cain posted 21.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 3.5 steals a night as a junior and 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a sophomore. As a freshman, she burst onto the scene with 19.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.9 steals per game.
Cain will be a sophomore when the 2025-26 season begins and has three seasons of eligibility remaining.
Avary Cain | Sophomore, 6-1, Guard, Santa Maria, Calif. (UCLA)
Played her freshman season at UCLA, helping the Bruins reach the 2025 Final Four in Tampa, Fla. … Appeared in 18 games and averaged 1.5 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists over 8.5 minutes per game with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio … Twice scored a season-high eight points: vs. Pepperdine on Nov. 12 and vs. UT Martin on Nov. 29 … A five-star recruit and the No. 20 prospect in the nation out of St. Joseph High School (No. 5 guard, No. 5 player in California), according to ESPN's HoopGurlz rankings … Recorded over 2,000 career points in her prep career … As a freshman, burst onto the scene with 19.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.9 steals per game … Averaged 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a sophomore … During her junior campaign, posted 21.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 3.5 steals a night … Averaged a career-best 21.5 points per game her senior season to go with 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.2 steals a game … Named girls all-area basketball MVP four consecutive seasons by the Santa Maria Times.
Graves on Cain: Avary is an impact player on both ends of the floor. Not only is she a gifted scorer who can create her own shot, but she is tenacious on the defensive end. Her length and athleticism are going to be impactful for us. Avary will fit in nicely with our current roster and only elevate our talent level. She is just scratching the surface of what type of player she can be, but we expect her to be a high-level player for us.
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