2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Maddie Willett
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Gig Harbor HS
- Hometown:
- Gig Harbor, WA
2021-22 -- Appeared in all 25 games and started in 24 ... averaged 31.8 minutes per game ... shot 31.3% from the three-point line and made the most threes on the team with 35 ... averaged 8.9 points per game ... scored a season high of twenty points against Northern Arizona on Dec. 13 ... had 45 assists and 20 steals ... totaled 95 rebounds ... had a season high of 9 rebounds against UC Riverside on Feb. 19.
2020-21 -- Played in all 24 games, starting 23 of those ... was third on the team in scoring at 7.8 points per game ... made the second most threes on the team with 25 ... was second on the team in free throw shooting at 84 percent (31-37) ... second on the team in steals with 26 ... made the game-winning shot in the Big West Tournament Quarterfinals against Long Beach State ... scored a season-high 16 points against Hawai'i on Feb. 5 ... had seven games scoring double figures ... had a career-high 8 rebounds against UC Irvine in the Big West Tournament Semifinals ... also earned Big West All-Academic honors.
2019-20 -- Redshirted.
2018-19 -- Selected to the Big West All-Freshman Team, becoming the 10th student-athlete in school history to earn the conference honor ... started 17 of her 26 games in debut collegiate season on the way to being chosen as one of six players for the rookie accolade ... ranked No. 9 throughout the conference in 3-point percentage, shooting .342 from behind the arc (going 26-of-76) ... played 22.0 minutes per game, averaging 6.2 points along with 2.3 rebounds ... made 19 of her 25 free throws (.760) ... scored a season-high 19 points against Sacramento State on Nov. 11 (when she also made a season-high five 3-pointers on six attempts) ... scored 15 points against UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 12 during the Mustangs’ 75-67 Blue-Green Rivalry home win over the Gauchos.
Prep -- Averaged 15.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals while helping to lead Gig Harbor High School in Washington to the 2018 WIAA 3A State Championship in the Tacoma Dome ... was selected as the Washington State Coaches Association 3A Player of the Year in 2018, in addition to being chosen for WGBCA All-Star honors ... the state crown followed a South Sound League title, culminating a 22-6 overall senior season during which the Tides went 13-1 in league play, finishing ranked No. 17 throughout the entire state by MaxPreps, as Willett earned league MVP accolades ... Gig Harbor also won the league championship her junior season, going undefeated at 14-0 (20-5 altogether) en route to a state tournament berth ... a four-year all-league honoree, she also helped the Tides advance to district and regional postseasons in 2015 & 2016 ... ranked by ESPN as the No. 28 guard prospect in the 2018 class ... broke the school career scoring record (graduating with 1,256 points) which had stood for 11 years ... also played AAU for the Northwest Blazers, helping the club take second place at the 2017 Adidas National Tournament ... additionally, was a recipient of a WIAA Outstanding Scholastic Award and a member of the National Honor Society while also serving as a Girls for Change mentor and coaching with Gym Rats.
Personal -- Majors in Mathematics ... chose Cal Poly because it’s a “high academic school with great tradition” and because of the coaching staff.
