UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State women's basketball secures Michigan State transfer Gabby Elliott. The graduate transfer played her first two seasons of collegiate basketball at Clemson before heading to Michigan State for her junior and senior seasons. Elliott is head coach Carolyn Kieger's fourth transfer portal grab during the offseason.
"We are thrilled to welcome Gabby to our Penn State Family," said Kieger. "She brings a wealth of experience as well as length and versatility which will fit perfectly into our system. She has proven herself in two of the best conferences in the country and we believe her best basketball is ahead of her. Gabby's competitive nature has always been one of her biggest strengths and we are extremely excited for her to get to State College."
Elliott adds depth and experience to the Lady Lions roster with background at high levels of collegiate basketball in the ACC and the Big Ten. The Michigan native battled injury in her most recent two seasons at Michigan State, only playing in 11 games throughout her junior year and just four in her senior year. In her first season at Michigan State, Elliott started in all 11 games, averaging 9.5 points and 5.5 rebounds before suffering an ACL tear against Ohio State on Dec. 11, 2022. After returning from injury in the 2023-24 season, she played in four, non-conference games where she averaged 7.5 points on 13-of-27 shooting while grabbing a 5.3 boards average. In her fourth game against Evansville on Nov. 19, 2023, Elliott left the contest with an injury and did not return for the remainder of the season.
At Clemson, the graduate transfer excelled during her rookie season. She played and started in 25 games and averaged 13.6 points per game. Elliott scored at the second highest rate on the team as a freshman in 2020-21 and led the starting five in field goal percentage, shooting at a 44.8 clip and steals with 32. After leading her team to an ACC Tournament win over Notre Dame with a career high 25 points, the graduate guard was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. In her sophomore season with the Tigers, she played in 12 games making 10 starts and turned in a 9.4 points per game average. After her freshman campaign, Elliott was invited to USA Basketball U19 Team Trials.
As a high school athlete, Elliott was the no. 42 athlete on ESPN's Top-100 Recruits list and garnered Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year and Michigan Miss Basketball Honors.
