2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 0
Astera Tuhina
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Deportivo Promete
- Hometown:
- Pristina, Kosovo
Bio
AT WASHINGTON STATE | 2022-25
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.
Head coach Kelly 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.
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.
Head coach Kelly 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.
Kelly Graves | Selection Sunday
Monday, March 17
Deja Kelly, Peyton Scott & Phillipina Kyei | Selection Sunday
Monday, March 17
Peyton Scott & Ari Long: "A good, competitive basketball game."
Thursday, February 27
Kelly Graves: "We've played really well."
Thursday, February 27
