Orange Pick Up Laila Phelia
5/12/2025 4:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Syracuse women's basketball team has officially added Laila Phelia for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Phelia, a 6-foot guard from Cincinnati, Ohio, joins the Orange after spending the 2024-25 season at Texas where she was part of the Longhorns NCAA Final Four squad. Prior to Texas, Phelia played three seasons at Michigan and helped the Wolverines to the Elite Eight.
"We are thrilled that Laila has committed to Syracuse University," head coach Felisha Legette-Jack said. "What she brings is a winning pedigree; 72-0 in high school, two Elite Eights and a Final Four. Laila has seen what we are trying to achieve. Most importantly she's a great young lady that has the aspiration to rule the world. What better place ot come than the 'Block S' which has a global signature."
Phelia averaged 8.8 points per game in her freshman season at Michigan en route to helping UofM to the program's first Elite Eight in school history. She had a breakout year as a sophomore averaging 16.7 points per game, 4.2 rebounds and 82.9 percent from the free throw line and averaged 16.8 points as a junior and shot 42.3 percent from the field. Following her junior season she transferred to Texas. An injury held her back from a full season at Texas but in eight appearances she averaged 6.1 points and was shooting a career-best 89.4 percent from the free throw line.
The addition of Phelia brings Syracuse's incoming class to seven with three freshmen and four transfers out of the portal.
Fans can purchase tickets for the upcoming 2024-25 season by visiting cuse.com/tickets or calling the JMA Wireless Dome Box Office at 888-DOME-TIX. For more on Syracuse women's basketball, follow @CuseWBB on social media.
"We are thrilled that Laila has committed to Syracuse University," head coach Felisha Legette-Jack said. "What she brings is a winning pedigree; 72-0 in high school, two Elite Eights and a Final Four. Laila has seen what we are trying to achieve. Most importantly she's a great young lady that has the aspiration to rule the world. What better place ot come than the 'Block S' which has a global signature."
Phelia averaged 8.8 points per game in her freshman season at Michigan en route to helping UofM to the program's first Elite Eight in school history. She had a breakout year as a sophomore averaging 16.7 points per game, 4.2 rebounds and 82.9 percent from the free throw line and averaged 16.8 points as a junior and shot 42.3 percent from the field. Following her junior season she transferred to Texas. An injury held her back from a full season at Texas but in eight appearances she averaged 6.1 points and was shooting a career-best 89.4 percent from the free throw line.
The addition of Phelia brings Syracuse's incoming class to seven with three freshmen and four transfers out of the portal.
Welcome home, Laila Phelia 🍊
— Syracuse Women's Basketball (@CuseWBB) May 12, 2025
A winner at every level, she was the No. 28 player coming out of high school. Phelia is 41% from the field during her college career and has been a part of three NCAA Elite Eight teams.
Orange fans make sure you let Laila know how excited we are! pic.twitter.com/DKymzeYZOh
Fans can purchase tickets for the upcoming 2024-25 season by visiting cuse.com/tickets or calling the JMA Wireless Dome Box Office at 888-DOME-TIX. For more on Syracuse women's basketball, follow @CuseWBB on social media.
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