Sport - NCAA-Basketball
Cavaliers add Long Beach State transfer Casey Valenti-Paea
Saturday, May 4th 2024, 5:47 PM EDT
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 SPORTS) -- Coach Mox made her second splash of the week in the transfer portal Saturday with the additon of Long Beach State transfer guard Casey Valenti-Paea.
Valenti-Paea will join the Cavaliers next season after starting 32 games last season, averaging 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds while shooting 37.9 percent from the three-point line. She also recorded 17 double-figure games and sunk nearly 85 percent of her free throws last season.
The Melbourne, Australia native began her career at Buffalo where she played a total of 11 games.
Valenti-Paea joins Latasha Lattimore and RyLee Grays as a part of this offseason's transfer class. High school senior Breona Hurd will also join the team in the fall.