The second chapter of Alissa Pili’s collegiate basketball career is off to a red-hot start in her first season playing at the University of Utah after transferring from the University of Southern California.
Utah's Alissa Pili of Anchorage dribbles in a game against the University of Oklahoma at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.
“She really knows my strengths, and I think she uses me and puts me in the best position to use ,” Pili said. “I think just the playing style that we have over here just goes perfectly with my game, and I’ve been able to thrive off of that.” She spent the summer doing additional conditioning to help her get and stay in shape, and she still continues those practices now that the season is underway.
Utah's Alissa Pili of Anchorage goes to the basket against Southeastern Louisiana at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Pili got off to as hot of a start as she could’ve hoped as a true freshman with the Trojans in the 2019-2020 season. She earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, All-Pac-12 Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors after leading the team in scoring , rebounding and double-doubles .
“I decided to transfer and look for a program whose coaches and playing style really set my game,” Pili said.“It’s been great, the people here are great, our coaches are great, and the team is just very talented,” she said. “It’s just filled with a bunch of girls who just work hard and just want to play.”
“There’s been a lot of great players who come out of the Pac-12, and just the connection that it has with the league and playing professionally,” Pili said. “I think just being in this conference alone, just this position, to further my career after this.”Making it to the WNBA has been a lifelong dream for Pili, but she would also like the opportunity to play overseas because she thinks it would be a “great opportunity just to meet new people” and embrace other cultures.
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