WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State women's basketball head coach
Keitha Adams announced the addition of two signees who are set to join the program this fall on Friday morning.
Vendela Danielsson and Diamond Forrest signed National Letters of Intent to join the Shocker basketball family, completing the recruiting class for 2019. Danielsson and Forrest join Fall signees, Ashlei Kirven, DJ McCarty and Mariah McCully.
Vendela Danielsson | 5'8" | Guard | Uppsala, Sweden | Broward College
Danielsson joins the Black and Yellow after two seasons at Broward College in Davie, Fla. The Uppsala, Sweden, native was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection for Broward and 2018 Third Team Academic All-American. This past season she averaged 14.9 points, while shooting 40 percent from the field, 39 percent from three-point range and 83 percent from the free throw line. She totaled seven games of 20 or more points, including a season-high 32 against Indian River State College on Jan. 27. As a freshman at Broward, she posted 14.7 points per game with eight games of 20-plus points. She reached double-figures in all but six games she played in as a freshman. Danielsson also helped the Swedish U19 team to the 2016 Swedish Championship and was named the MVP of the First Round. As a member of the U18 Swedish Team she scored 16.4 points a contest. She is the daughter of Per and Anna Danielsson and has two brothers: Wille and Joel and two sisters: Filippa and Tyra. Her uncle Olof Jonsson played basketball at Hofstra University and for the Swedish National Team. Danielsson plans to major in business management and marketing at Wichita State.
Coach Adams on Danielsson: "We're excited to add Vendela to our team for next season. We wanted to add a very good outside shooter to this class and she can really knock down shots. She has great work ethic, is an excellent student and will be a positive addition to our program."
Diamond Forrest | 6'5" | Center | Smyrna, Tenn. | Walters State JC
Forrest comes to the Air Capital from Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tenn. She finished her sophomore season averaging 6.8 points and 3.0 rebounds, while shooting nearly 60 percent from the floor. She registered 10 games of 10 or more points, including a season-high 16 points on Jan. 16 vs. Cleveland State. She doubled her production from her freshman to sophomore campaign. As a freshman, Forrest averaged just 3.1 points in only 3.3 minutes per game. Forrest helped Walters State clinch its eighth straight Region VII title in 2018 before ending the season in the second round of the NJCAA Division I Championship. In her final game at Walters State, Forrest scored a team-high 14 points. Forrest attended Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Tenn., where she was a two-time team captain and two-year starter on back-to-back state championship teams. She is the daughter of Micheal Forrest and Demia Espinal. She has five brothers (Johnothan Moore, Sean Forrest, Gabriel Espinal, Emmanuel Espinal and Darius Espinal) and one sister (Micah Forrest). Her father, Micheal, played basketball at Eastern Illinois. She plans to major in communications at Wichita State.
Coach Adams on Forrest: "We're very pleased to bring a true center to our team. Diamond has a great touch around the basket, strong hands and can rebound. She's super excited to be a Shocker. We look forward to her positive energy both on and off the court."
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