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UC San Diego

2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

3 Sumayah Sugapong

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School La Jolla Country Day
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • Major Business Economics
  • College Sixth

Biography

MEDIA
Tritoncast podcast (Aug. 30, 2023)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Two-time All-Big West honoree; First Team (24-25) and Honorable Mention/All-Freshman (23-24)…2024-25 Big West Championship Most Outstanding Player…2023-24 Big West Freshman of the Year…Five-time Big West Player of the Week…Four-time UCU Athlete of the Week…In 2024-25, set the program’s Division I single season scoring record (534), assists record (132) and steals record (89)…Set the single game record for steals (7) at Stanford (Nov. 29, 2024) and single game record for assists (9) at Long Beach State (March 6, 2025).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25
All-Big West First Team…Big West Championship Most Outstanding Player...Four-time Big West Player of the Week (Feb. 17, Jan. 27, Dec. 16 & Dec. 2)...Two-time UCU Athlete of the Week (Mar. 17, Jan. 13)…One of three Tritons to start all 36 games…Averaged 14.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.5 steals in 33.1 minutes per game…Shot 34.9 percent from the field, 27.2 percent from three-point range and 76.5 percent from the free throw line… Set the program’s Division I single season scoring record (534), assists record (132) and steals record (89)…Set the single game record for steals (7) at Stanford (Nov. 29) and single game record for assists (9) at Long Beach State (March 6)…Ranked first in the Big West in total points, total steals (20th nationally) and steals per game, total assists and assists per game, field goal attempts (10th nationally) and field goals made and she ranked third in points per game…Scored in double-figures in 27 games, with eight 20-plus point games and one double-double…Single game highs: Scored a career high 29 points in the Big West Championship quarterfinal vs Cal Poly (March 13)…Recorded her first double-double with a career high 10 rebounds and added 23 points at Cal State Bakersfield (Feb. 13)…Collected seven steals at Stanford (Nov. 29) and nine assists at Long Beach State (March 6).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24
Big West Freshman of the Year...All-Big West Honorable Mention and All-Freshman Team...Big West Player of the Week (Dec. 25)...UCU Athlete of the Week (Dec. 4) and (Dec. 26)...One of two Tritons to start all 31 games, averaging 27.9 minutes…Made her collegiate debut against California Baptist (Nov. 6)…Averaged 14.0 points to lead all Triton scorers and rank sixth in the Big West…Led the team with 64 assists (2.1 per game) and 41 steals (1.3 per game)…Finished seventh in the Big West in free throw percentage (.738, 90-of-122) and 17th in three-pointers (1.2 per game)…Averaged 2.4 rebounds per game…Was the Tritons’ leading scorer in 15 contests…Recorded 23 double-figure scoring efforts and six 20-point games…Single game highs: Scored a season-best 25 points against Montana (Dec. 21)…Recorded a season-high six rebounds against UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 4)…Tallied five steals against CSUN (Mar. 2) and five assists at CSUN (Feb. 1).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Second Team All-League and Athlete of the Week honoree at La Jolla Country Day...Helped her team to a MaxPreps National Championship (2019)...Two-time CIF Champions (2019, 2021)...Two-time team captain (2022, 2023)...Also played for San Diego Waves (2019, 2022); West Coast Elite (2021); Sports Academy Swish GBL (2022)...Participated in FIBA Asia Cup, training camp (2022) in the Philippines.

PERSONAL
Born December 1 in San Diego, Calif. ... Studies at Sixth College ... Daughter to Nada and Gino ... Has three younger sisters, Safiyah, Sakinah, and Suhayla, and a younger brother named Yaseen ... Hopes to play professionally overseas after graduating ... Enjoys spending time with family and listening to music ... Fan of the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Loves eating sushi ... Favorite movie is Lion King ... Preffered social media platform is TikTok ... Listens to Drake, Blxst, and Rihanna ... Most memorable basketball memory was playing in the Jr NBA Global Championships in Orlando.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Points 29 vs Cal Poly 3/13/25
FGM 10 vs Cal Poly 3/13/25
FGA 24 Multiple Times -
3FGM 5 at CSUN 1/25/25
3FGA 10 at UC Riverside 1/25/24
FTM 11 at UC Santa Barbara 1/23/25
FTA 13 vs Saint Mary's 11/14/24
Rebounds 10 at UC Davis
2/15/25
Assists 9 at Long Beach State 3/6/25
Blocks 2 vs UC Riverside 1/18/25
Steals 7 at Stanford 11/29/24

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    5'7"
    3

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