Arella Guirantes

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Arella Guirantes
Rutgers 2019 Junior Guard Arella Guirantes.jpg
Guirantes in 2019
No. 22Shanghai Swordfish
Position Guard
League Women's Chinese Basketball Association
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 school Bellport
(Brookhaven Hamlet, New York)
College
WNBA draft 2021: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021 Los Angeles Sparks
2021–2022 Budivelnyk
2022–2023 Diósgyőri VTK
2023 Seattle Storm
2023–2024 Beretta Famila Schio
2024 CB Avenida
2025 Shanghai Swordfish
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Centrobasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Chihuahua

Arella Karin Guirantes (born October 15, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Shanghai Swordfish of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). 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.

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Early life

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

Texas Tech

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

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

Source [3]

Ratios
YEARTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RBGAPGBPGSPGPPG
2016-17Texas Tech2941.1%26.9%87.1%4.8281.2410.9661.0699.931
2017-18RutgersSat due to NCAA transfer rules
2018-19Rutgers3239.5%24.0%80.5%4.2191.6880.2811.21912.063
2019-20Rutgers3041.3%38.5%81.0%6.0333.1331.2331.60020.600
2020-21Rutgers1941.6%37.8%86.8%6.0005.1581.7892.15821.263
Career11040.9%31.9%83.1%5.1822.5640.9821.44515.418
Totals
YEARTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
2016-17Texas Tech2910826318675462140362831288
2017-18RutgersSat due to NCAA transfer rules
2018-19Rutgers3214637024100708713554939386
2019-20Rutgers302054963796171211181943748618
2020-21Rutgers19137329318299114114983441404
Career11059614581103453944745702821081591696

WNBA career

Los Angeles Sparks

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

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

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021 Los Angeles 25211.6.274.222.8081.30.60.30.20.53.2
2023 Seattle 905.2.250.167.6000.70.30.10.40.31.3
Career2 years, 2 teams3429.9.270.212.7741.10.50.30.20.42.7

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References

  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.