2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Dalayah Daniels
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash
- Prev School:
- California
- High School:
- Garfield HS
ACCOLADES:
- 2024-25 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (03.04.25)
- 2024 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2023-24 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (03.05.24)
- 2023-24 Pac-12 Defensive Team Honorable Mention (03.05.24)
- 2023 Rainbow Wahine Showdown All-Tournament Team
- 2023-24 Preseason All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (10.09.23)
- 2023 Postseason WNIT All-Tournament Team
- 2022-23 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (02.28.23)
UW RECORD BOOK (updated 03/22/2024):
- Career Blocked Shots - No. 3 with 109 blocks at UW
- Season Blocked Shots - No. 4 (57, 2023-24) and No. 6 (52, 2022-23)
- 10+ Point Games in a Season - TNo. 19 with 22 (2023-24 season)
- 10+ Point Games in a Season - TNo. 19 with 22 (2022-23 season)
2024-25 (GRAD STUDENT):
- Selected as No. 24 overall pick in 2025 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx
- Named 2024-25 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (03.04.25)
- Recorded her 25th career double-double in a win at Nebraska with 21 pts and 11 rebounds (2/23)
- Moved into the No. 2 spot on UW's all-time blocked shots list vs. Maryland (2/9)
- Recorded 11 pt, 11 rebound double-double in win over Prairie View A&M to go along with career-high 6 blocks
- Notched a 20 pt, 15 rebound double-double in win over Northwestern, becoming the first UW player to have a 20/15 game since 2017
2023-24 (JUNIOR):
- Recorded career block No. 100 (53 as a Husky) in win vs. Sacramento State (11/6)
- Recorded 13th career double-double and ninth as a Husky (13 points, 11 rebounds) in win vs. N.C. Central (11/9)
- Recorded career rebound No. 500 (284 at UW) in win at Hawaii (11/26)
- Named to All-Tournament Team at Rainbow Wahine Showdown
- Recorded 14th career double-double and 10th as a Husky (12 points, 10 rebounds) at No. 19 Louisville (12/20)
- Scored season high 23 points in game vs. Washington State (1/14)
- Recorded career block No. 125 (and No. 126) in win vs. Arizona (1/19)
- Broke into UW Top 10 for career blocked shots as a Husky (1/21)
- Recorded 12 points and game-leading and season-high 13 rebounds for 16th career double-double and 12th as a Husky in win at No. 11 USC (1/28)
- Got block No. 35 on the season to go in at No. 10 in the UW Top 10 for blocked shots in a season (1/28)
- Scored 1,000 career points (and counting) in game vs. No. 6 Stanford (2/9)
- Recorded career rebound No. 600 in game vs. No. 6 Stanford (2/9)
- Tied career high blocks (5) in game vs. No. 6 Stanford (2/9)
- In win vs. Oregon (2/23), recorded two blocks to record 101 blocks as a Husky, which put her at No. 3 in the UW career blocked shots Top-10. In 60 games, she became the second-fastest player in program history to reach the 100 blocks milestone.
- Recorded career steal No. 100 in win vs. No. 9 Oregon State (2/25)
- Recorded career block No. 150 in game at No. 13 Colorado (2/29)
- Recorded fifth double-double of the season (17th career, 13th at UW) with 13 points/10 rebounds in Pac-12 Tournament First Round game vs. Arizona (3/6)
- Recorded sixth double-double of the season (18th career, 14th at UW) with 14 points/10 rebounds in WBIT First Round game vs. Georgetown (3/21)
- Started and played in every game.
- Averaged 11.9 PPG ... 7.2 RPG ... 1.6 APG ... 1.0 steals per game ... 1.8 blocks per game
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE):
- Made Washington debut in season opener win vs. Utah Tech (11/7)
- Recorded fifth career double-double and first as a Husky (23 points, 14 rebounds) in win over UC Irvine (11/17) ... 14 rebounds was new career high
- Recorded sixth career double-double and second as a Husky (17 points, 15 rebounds) in win over Seattle U (11/30) ... 15 rebounds is new career high, and was the first time since 2017-18 season that a UW player had recorded 15+ rebounds in a single game
- Recorded career high blocks (5) in win over Seattle U
- Recorded seventh career double-double and third as a Husky (12 points, 10 rebounds) in conference opener win over Washington State (12/11)
- Recorded eighth career double-double and fourth as a Husky (14 points, 10 rebounds) in game vs. No. 11 Utah (01/01)
- Had highest scoring game in conference play this season with 20 points in win vs. California (02/03)
- Surpassed 75 career blocks in game at No. 7 Utah (02/10)
- Recorded block No. 34 on the season in win over Oregon, tying for 10th on the UW Top 10 season blocked shots list (02/19)
- Recorded ninth career double-double and fifth as a Husky (10 points, 11 rebounds) in Pac-12 Tournament First Round game vs. Oregon (03/01)
- Recorded 10th career double-double and sixth as a Husky (game-leading 14 points and 11 rebounds) in WNIT First Round win vs. San Francisco (03/16)
- Recorded 11th career double-double seventh as a Husky (14 points, game-leading 13 rebounds) in WNIT Great 8 win vs. Oregon (03/26)
- Recorded 12th career double-double and eighth as a Husky (10 points, game-leading 13 rebounds) in WNIT Fab 4 game at Kansas (03/29)
- Named to 2023 Postseason WNIT All-Tournament Team after averaging 12.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, leading the team in both categories, and also leading the team in blocks (13) and steals (8).
- Started in every game
Cal: Daniels played two seasons at the University of California before announcing her transfer to the University of Washington. She was a consistent post-presence for the Bears and established a reputation for herself as a versatile and driven player.
During her sophomore season, Daniels made 12 starts and logged 446 minutes, averaging 21.2 minutes per contest. She finished the year averaging 7.9 points per game and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 42.8 percent from the field (65-for-152). She scored in double figures eight times, including a season-high 21 points on February 21st.
As a freshman, Daniels put the Pac-12 on notice, taking home All-Freshmen Team honors. She started in all 17 games for the Bears and played nearly 36 minutes per game—ranking fourth in the Pac-12. Daniels also led Cal in scoring with 202 points and had 10 double-figure games (including three 20-point performances). She finished the year with four double-doubles, which led all freshmen in the Pac-12. During the season, the Washington native scored 24 points against Arizona, 24 against San Francisco, 20 against Arizona State, and 12 against UCLA.
High School: Daniels ended her high school career as one of the most decorated players in Washington. The Garfield High School graduate dominated from freshman to senior year and achieved national recognition for her performance. She was named a 2020 McDonald’s All-American and ranked as the number 2 post player in the nation (number 13 overall prospect) by ESPN100.
As a senior, Daniels averaged 21 points per game, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 blocks. Her all-around performance propelled Garfield to a WIAA 3A State championship, the program’s first in over 5 years. She also was named the Metro League MVP and First-Team All-State for the second consecutive year. The year prior, she led the Bulldogs to a Metro League Championship after averaging over 22 points per game.
Personal: Personally, Dalayah is the daughter of Deborah Nagle and Dale Daniels. Her father played basketball at Central Washington. After a professional playing career, Dalayah is interested in pursuing business.
