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Washington Women's Basketball Adds Former Five-Star Forward In Portal
TL;DR
Washington women's basketball has added former five-star forward Kaelyn Carroll from Kentucky, marking their fourth transfer this offseason. Carroll, a 6-foot-3 wing, averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in her freshman season.
Key points
- Kaelyn Carroll transfers from Kentucky to Washington Huskies
- Carroll is a former five-star recruit from the 2025 class
- She averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in her freshman season
- Washington has added four transfers since the portal opened
- Carroll faced career-threatening injuries in high school
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The Washington Huskies women's basketball program added its fourth transfer addition of the offseason Saturday with former Kentucky freshman Kaelyn Carroll announcing her move from Lexington to Seattle.
Carroll, a 6-foot-3 wing and former five-star recruit in the 2025 class from Dedham, Massachusetts, logged 403 minutes and made 34 appearances in her only season with the SEC program. She averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game while converting on 30.9 of her attempts from behind the arc.
The No. 18-ranked recruit in the 2025 class, four spots behind fellow five-star and new teammate Brynn McGaughy, joins former Oklahoma State guard Macey Huard, ex-North Carolina State forward Tilda Trygger, and former Colorado State guard Brooke Carlson as the fourth transfer to join Tina Langley's program since the portal opened in early April.
Carroll overcame numerous potentially career-ending injuries in high school at Tabor Academy in Massachusetts to become one of the most coveted prep women's basketball players in the country two years ago. Her first season in Lexington, although not the most glamorous from an overall statistical perspective, showed true promise, which left many Wildcats' fans shocked when she opted to transfer out after just one season.
The addition of Carroll gives the Huskies a young core to build upon in the front-court with McGaughy, who averaged 9.3 points and 4.3 rebounds over 30 games (10 starts) in her first season with the program, which earned her a spot on the All-Big Ten Freshman Team.
Langley has already overhauled the roster with the departures of senior guards Hannah Stines, Elle Ladine, and Teagan Brown, along with a pair of bigs, center Yulia Grabovskaia and forward Shayla Gillmer. In addition, three other players, freshman guard Sienna Harvey, junior guard Chloe Briggs, and junior forward Olivia Anderson, also opted to exit the program via the transfer portal.
On the heels of a second-round exit in the NCAA Tournament this past season, Langley is already aiming to build a roster that should see the Huskies' return to the Big Dance and potentially advance into the quarterfinals or more for the first time since 2015-16 under then-coach Mike Neighbors.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies WBB Adds Former Five-Star in Transfer Portal
Q&A
Why did Kaelyn Carroll transfer from Kentucky to Washington?
Kaelyn Carroll transferred after one season at Kentucky, where she showed promise despite not having a standout statistical year.
What are Kaelyn Carroll's statistics from her freshman season at Kentucky?
In her freshman season, Carroll averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, appearing in 34 games.
Who are the other transfers joining Washington women's basketball this offseason?
Other transfers include Macey Huard from Oklahoma State, Tilda Trygger from North Carolina State, and Brooke Carlson from Colorado State.
