NyaraSabally

2022: Selected fifth overall in the 2022 WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty, becoming Oregon’s third top-five selection in three years and second by the Liberty.

COLLEGE: Posted a successful two-year campaign at Oregon after sitting out her first two seasons due to injury…Averaged 15.4 points and 7.8 rebounds, totaled nine double-doubles, and converted on 52.7% (139-264) of her field goal attempts during her redshirt junior season…Tied Oregon’s single-game NCAA Tournament scoring record with 31 points vs. Belmont, matching Sabrina Ionescu’s record in 2019…Such performance earned Sabally consecutive All-Pac-12 honors and a spot on the top-10 watchlist for the Katrina McClain Award, honoring nation’s top power forward.

INTERNATIONAL: Made her Team Germany debut at the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship, where she averaged nine points, 13.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game…Exploded on to the scene in the summer of 2017, as she was named the MVP of the FIBA U18 Div. B European Championship after averaging 17.3 points, 12.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game…In the semifinals against Great Britain, Sabally tallied 21 points, 18 rebounds, six steals and four blocked shots…In the championship game against Ireland, she posted another double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds…Competed in the FIBA U18 Div. A European Championships in the summer of 2018, averaging 9.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in just 17.6 minutes per game before suffering a knee injury in the championship game against Spain.

PERSONAL: Nyara Sabally (pronounced Knee-ARE-uh SAH-buh-lee) was born on February 26, 2000…Native of Berlin, Germany…Younger sister of Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally…The two sisters were teammates in 2018-19 and 2019-20 at Oregon…Attended a sports academy in Berlin – Schul-und Leistungssportzentrum Berlin (SLZB).