Players with Long Island ties playing Division I women's basketball in 2025-26

Syracuse wing Shy Hawkins against Notre Dame last December. Credit: AP/Adrian Kraus
Players with Long Island ties playing Division I women’s basketball:
Player, College, Year, Position, High school/hometown
Meghan Andersen, Fairfield, Jr. G/F, Our Lady of Mercy/Wantagh
Rose Azmoudeh, Boston University, Soph., G, Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills East
Taryn Barbot, Charleston, Jr., G, Floral Park/St. Mary
Taylor Barbot, Charleston, Jr., G, Floral Park/St. Mary
Syniya Barton, Hofstra, Fr., G, South Hempstead
Alisa Blalock, Texas Southern, Jr., G, Uniondale
Janelle Brown, Fairfield, Graduate student, G, Longwood/Middle Island
Paris Clark, Virginia, Sr., G, Long Island Lutheran
Payton Dulin, George Washington, Fr., G, Baldwin
Chardonnay Hartley, Utah Tech, Sr., G, Long Island Lutheran/Bishop Loughlin
Shy Hawkins, Syracuse, Soph., F/G, Floyd/Mastic Beach
Emma Heaney, Lafayette, Fr., G, Plainview/Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK
Kayleigh Heckel, UConn, Soph., G, Long Island Lutheran
Justine Henry, Marist, Fr., G/F, Freeport
Kate Koval, LSU, Soph., F, Long Island Lutheran
Emma LoPinto, Boston College, Graduate student, G, Manhasset
Olivia Medford, High Point, Redshirt Sr., G, Long Island Lutheran/Rockville Centre
Dally Moreno, Howard, Redshirt soph., F, Baldwin/Stony Brook University
Kaylene Smikle, Maryland, Sr., G, Bay Shore
Toni Smith, Delaware State, Fr., G, Baldwin
Lauryn Swann, Rutgers, Soph., G, Long Island Lutheran
Syla Swords, Michigan, Soph., G, Long Island Lutheran
Emma Von Essen, Hofstra, Sr., G., Long Island Lutheran/Rockville Centre
Riley Weiss, Columbia, Jr., G, Hewlett