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Jersey Number 9
Tanja Valancic
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- High School:
- Akson Ilirija
at Washington State
2025-26 | Freshman
Played in all 34 games with 25 starts … averaged 3.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 19.9 minutes per game … tallied 27 steals on the season … scored a season-high nine points at Saint Mary’s (1/15) … pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds in the same contest … dished out a season-high five assists against Gonzaga (1/31) and at San Diego (2/5).
Prior to Washington State
Club Ball
Played with Akson Ilirija and averaged 6.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.1 steals over 25.0 minutes per game in 2024-25 ... scored a career-high 20 points against Triglav on Dec. 14 ... tallied five double-digit scoring games over the team's 20 games ... recorded season high 10 rebounds in a double-double along with 15 points against Triglav on Oct. 19.
National Team
Has played with the Slovenia National Team since 2021 ... was among the best in Europe when she led the U16 FIBA Women's European Championship averaging 19 points per game ... in 2024 with the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket, she scored 11 points against Latvia on 8/4 after grabbing eight rebounds the day before against Spain and finished averaging 6.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
2025-26 | Freshman
Played in all 34 games with 25 starts … averaged 3.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 19.9 minutes per game … tallied 27 steals on the season … scored a season-high nine points at Saint Mary’s (1/15) … pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds in the same contest … dished out a season-high five assists against Gonzaga (1/31) and at San Diego (2/5).
Prior to Washington State
Club Ball
Played with Akson Ilirija and averaged 6.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.1 steals over 25.0 minutes per game in 2024-25 ... scored a career-high 20 points against Triglav on Dec. 14 ... tallied five double-digit scoring games over the team's 20 games ... recorded season high 10 rebounds in a double-double along with 15 points against Triglav on Oct. 19.
National Team
Has played with the Slovenia National Team since 2021 ... was among the best in Europe when she led the U16 FIBA Women's European Championship averaging 19 points per game ... in 2024 with the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket, she scored 11 points against Latvia on 8/4 after grabbing eight rebounds the day before against Spain and finished averaging 6.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
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