Indiana basketball sniper, is heading overseas to Italy to begin her professional career after announcing on social media. Sara Scalia has signed a deal with Magnolia Campobasso in Campobasso, Italy, for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
Despite being one of the nation’s greatest 3-point shooters last season, the 5-foot-10 guard was passed over in the 2024 WNBA Draft. She set the IU single-season program record for 3-pointers made with 103, shooting 42.7 percent from the outside. Along with former IU player Mackenzie Holmes, Scalia was named to the All-Big Ten First Team.
Holmes, the 26th overall choice in the WNBA Draft, extended Indiana’s three-year streak of WNBA Draft selections. Scalia was featured in various mock selections leading up to the three-round tournament, but she did not get drafted and did not attend any WNBA training camps.
Scalia, a former Minnesota transfer, helped Indiana go to the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years. The Hoosiers finished 26-6 overall and 15-3 in Big Ten play, earning the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Teri Moren and the Hoosiers reloaded this offseason after Scalia, Holmes, and reserve forward Arielle Wisne all graduated. Indiana has added a pair of transfers: Tennessee senior forward Karoline Striplin and Penn State junior guard Shay Ciezki. Three Indiana starters (Chloe Moore-McNeil, Sydney Parrish, and Yarden Garzon) return, as do many key bench players (Lexus Bargesser, Lilly Meister, Julianna LaMendola, Lenee Beaumont, Sharnecce Currie-Jelks).
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