Women's Basketball Signs Alexandra Maseko, Brittany Morris
5/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Maseko, a 6-foot-2 forward, captained the Zimbabwe Under-20 team while playing for her country in the 2007 All-Africa Games, the Zimbabwe National Youth Games and the Zone VI Youth Games. She was also the team captain of the Arundel Secondary School Basketball team in 2007. In 2006, Maseko was named the Most Improved Player in the Mashonaland Basketball Association while playing for the Varsity Leopards. A year earlier, she suited up for Camco in the Harare Basketball Association.
“Alexandra is a tremendous athlete who has been a key contributor to her national team,” said Mangina. “We expect big things from her in the future.”
Morris, a 5-foot-6 guard, comes from Broughton High School, which produced the legendary “Pistol” Pete Maravich and former Duke Blue Devil and current Portland Trail Blazer Shavlik Randolph. As a senior, Morris was named to the Cap 7 First Team All-Conference squad and was a McDonald’s All-American Game nominee. During the season, she garnered Most Valuable Player honors at the GlaxoSmithKline Invitational, where she set a tournament record with seven 3-pointers in one game. Morris averaged 15.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.1 steals in her final campaign.
“Brittany has great floor awareness and is the shooter we have been looking for,” Mangina said. “She will be a strong addition to our backcourt.”
Maseko and Morris join Terry Green (Bridgewaters, N.Y.), who signed with the Pirates in the fall, in this year’s recruiting class. Green, a 6-foot forward from
“We are very excited to have these two outstanding young ladies join our program in the late signing period,” Mangina continued. “In addition to Terry, who will be a key player for us right away, we are thrilled to add such outstanding student-athletes with a real passion for the game.”
