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#31 Anya Poole Season 2024-25

PositionForward
Height6-2
YearGr.
HometownRaleigh, N.C.

2023-24: Senior (North Carolina)

  • Played in 30 games and started in six
  • Logged a season-high 11 points in a win against UNC-Greensboro
  • Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in the Tar Heels’ victory against Gardner Webb
  • Recorded three blocks against Miami in the ACC tournament to set a new season high
  • Played in both of North Carolina’s NCAA Tournament games

2022-23: Junior (North Carolina)

  • Played in 32 games and started 31
  • Scored in double figures in five games including 11 points each in wins against Oregon and Virginia
  • Snagged a season-high 12 rebounds in UNC’s win against James Madison
  • Recorded four games with two blocks
  • Started in both of North Carolina’s NCAA Tournament games

2021-22: Sophomore (North Carolina)

  • Played and started all 32 games
  • Scored a career high 17 points in North Carolina’s win against Charlotte
  • Logged a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in UNC’s win against Minnesota
  • Started in UNC’s three games in the NCAA Tournament
  • Led the team with 15 points in the Tar Heels’ game against Duke
  • Shot 57 percent from the field which led the ACC

2020-21: Freshman (North Carolina)

  • Played in 22 games, started in five
  • Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds against South Carolina State
  • Recorded first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Wake Forest

Prep: Southeast Raleigh HS (Raleigh, NC)

  • High School OT North Carolina Player of the Year
  • Cap 7 Conference Player of the Year as a senior
  • Five-star recruit
  • Ranked no. 12 at her position and no. 49 player in the nation by ESPNW
  • McDonald’s All-American Nominee
  • 2019 John Wall Invitation Most Outstanding Player
  • Finished high school with a career 114-9 record
  • Averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds in her senior year

Personal

  • Parents are Tammie and Anthony Poole
  • Has three siblings
  • Father played basketball at Louisburg College and then at Elizabeth City State

Hi, I'm Anya Poole!

Graduate transfer who played four seasons at the University of North Carolina, where she started 74 games and saw action in 116. She was a contributor on three NCAA Tournament teams, including the Sweet 16 in 2021-22.