Meet the players committed to Iowa women’s basketball for national signing day
Wednesday marks the beginning of the early signing period for Division I college basketball recruits, and players from across Iowa — and beyond — will sign on with their chosen college program.
Iowa women’s basketball has five incoming players in the 2024 recruiting class, including one in-state player and four players in ESPN’s top-100. All five players listed below are athletes with scholarship offers.
Get to know the newest set of Hawkeyes players on signing day.
Callie Levin, G, Solon
Iowa’s only in-state commit in the 2024 class, but the Hawkeyes picked up a commitment from one of the top seniors in Iowa. Levin shot 41.2% from the field and over 30% from three-point range and averaged 18.2 points, 5.7 rebounds. 4.2 assists and 3.7 steals per game.
Led all freshmen in Iowa with 436 points during her first high school campaign and was second in the state among sophomores with 483 points.
Ava Heiden, C, Sherwood (Oregon)
The 6-foot-4 center holds a four-star ranking and is the No. 36 overall player in the 2024 class, according to ESPN. She played just seven games last season before suffering an ankle injury, but averaged 12 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks per game before her junior campaign ended.
Averaged 10 points, 7.5 rebounds, two steals and 1.5 blocks as a sophomore, and she was named Pacific Conference Player of the Year.
Aaliyah Guyton, G, Peoria (Illinois)
Guyton comes from an impressive basketball family (her father was a star for the Indiana Hoosiers), but she’s created a space for herself in the game. The 5-foot-8 guard is the No. 57 player in the 2024 recruiting class by ESPN. She was named the 2023 Journal Star Girls Basketball Player of the Year after averaging 21.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals during the 2022-23 season.
Earned Big 12 Conference (high school) player of the year honors for the second-straight season after Peoria finished third in its class.
Teagan Mallegni, G/F, McFarland (Wisconsin)
The 6-foot guard is ranked the No. 64 player in the 2024 class by ESPN. Mallegni averaged 24.5 points, 11.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 4.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game in her junior season, leading her team to a Rock Valley Conference championship. Named the conference player of the year for the second consecutive season after helping McFarland to the state semifinal.
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