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Arella Guirantes

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Arella Guirantes
Guirantes in 2019
No. 22 – CB Avenida
PositionGuard
LeagueLiga Femenina de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (1997-10-15) October 15, 1997 (age 27)
Long Island, New York, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolBellport
(Brookhaven Hamlet, New York)
College
WNBA draft2021: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021Los Angeles Sparks
2021–2022Budivelnyk
2022–2023Diósgyőri VTK
2023Seattle Storm
2023–2024Beretta Famila Schio
2024–2025CB Avenida
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Puerto Rico
Centrobasket
Gold medal – first place 2022 Chihuahua

Arella Karin Guirantes (born October 15, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for CB Avenida of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played college basketball at Texas Tech and Rutgers. She was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and most recently played in the league for the Seattle Storm.

Early life

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Guirantes scored over 2,000 points and was selected to the NYSSWA All-State First Team during her time at Bellport High School. She averaged 33 points, 13 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game at IMG Academy. She was rated the #44 player in the nation per ProspectNation and was the #17 wing player in the 2016 class per Hoopgurlz.

College

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Texas Tech

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Following her high school career, Guirantes committed to playing for the Texas Tech Lady Raiders.[1] She was second on the team in scoring at 9.9 points per game and started 27 out of 29 games. She was also named Freshman of the Week for the Big 12 one time.[2]

Rutgers

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Following her freshman year at Tech, Guirantes transferred to Rutgers. Due to the NCAA transfer rules, she had to sit out the 2016–17 season. In her first season playing for the Knights, Guirantes averaged 12.1 points and 4.3 rebounds. She was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten. In her second season with Rutgers, she continued to make an impact averaging 20.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. She was rewarded for her hard work with being named to the AP, USBWA, and the WBCA All-American Honorable Mention Team. She was named 1st Team All-Big Ten by the Coaches and Media. She also joined the 1,000 Point Club on January 20 against Michigan State. In her final season with Rutgers, she averaged 20.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists. She led the Knights to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Texas Tech and Rutgers statistics

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Source[3]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2016-17 Texas Tech 29 41.1% 26.9% 87.1% 4.828 1.241 0.966 1.069 9.931
2017-18 Rutgers Sat due to NCAA transfer rules
2018-19 Rutgers 32 39.5% 24.0% 80.5% 4.219 1.688 0.281 1.219 12.063
2019-20 Rutgers 30 41.3% 38.5% 81.0% 6.033 3.133 1.233 1.600 20.600
2020-21 Rutgers 19 41.6% 37.8% 86.8% 6.000 5.158 1.789 2.158 21.263
Career 110 40.9% 31.9% 83.1% 5.182 2.564 0.982 1.445 15.418
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2016-17 Texas Tech 29 108 263 18 67 54 62 140 36 28 31 288
2017-18 Rutgers Sat due to NCAA transfer rules
2018-19 Rutgers 32 146 370 24 100 70 87 135 54 9 39 386
2019-20 Rutgers 30 205 496 37 96 171 211 181 94 37 48 618
2020-21 Rutgers 19 137 329 31 82 99 114 114 98 34 41 404
Career 110 596 1458 110 345 394 474 570 282 108 159 1696

WNBA career

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Los Angeles Sparks

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Guirantes was the 22nd pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.[4]

Guirantes made the Sparks roster for the 2021 season and played her entire rookie season there. She averaged 3.2 points. Following the 2022 training camp with the Sparks, Guirantes was waived and did not make the team.[5]

Seattle Storm

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On February 6, 2023, Guirantes signed a training camp contract with the Seattle Storm.[6] Guirantes made the 2023 Opening Night roster and was a member of the Storm team until the end of June. On June 29, 2023, Guirantes was waived by the Storm.[7]

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021 Los Angeles 25 2 11.6 .274 .222 .808 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 3.2
2023 Seattle 9 0 5.2 .250 .167 .600 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.3
Career 2 years, 2 teams 34 2 9.9 .270 .212 .774 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.7

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball phenom Arella Guirantes of Bellport signs with Texas Tech". Greater Patchogue. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ "ARELLA GUIRANTES". texastech.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. ^ "Arella Guirantes Picked by LA Sparks in the WNBA Draft". scarletknights.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ Swanson, Mirjam (4 May 2022). "Sparks waive Te'a Cooper, Arella Guirantes and Kianna Smith". ocregister.com. Orange County Register. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Storm add guard Arella Guirantes". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ^ @SeattleStormPR (June 29, 2023). "ROSTER UPDATE: The Seattle Storm has waived guard Arella Guirantes. #TakeCover" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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