Kentucky Women’s Basketball Signs 6-4 Guard Ajša Sivka
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program inked a 6-4 guard to its incoming class in Ajša Sivka (Eye-Shah SEEV-kah), head coach Kenny Brooks announced Wednesday. She will join the team for the upcoming season.
“I am delighted to welcome Ajša to our program,” Brooks said. “Her combination of size and skill will fit into our system seamlessly. Ajša is a tremendous shooter, scorer, and playmaker from the wing position and she will add experience to our team. BBN let’s welcome Ajša to our family!”
Ajša Sivka
6-4 | Guard | Slovenia
Ajša Sivka, a 6-4 guard from Slovenia, was selected 10th overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft to the Chicago Sky but remained in Europe to represent the National Slovenia Team in the 2025 FIBA Women’s European Basketball Championship.
In three games at the EuroBasket Women’s Championship last year, she averaged 7.7 points per game, 50.0 percent shooting, 2.7 rebounds per game and 1.0 assists per game. She shined against Italy, recording 16 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 4-of-4 from the arc, two rebounds and one assist.
Sivka has a lengthy resume competing with her national team, including being named the Most Valuable Player and to the All-Star Five Team in the 2023 FIBA U18 Women’s EuropeanBasketball Championship.
Sivka also competed for Joventut Badalona of the Liga Feminina de Baloncesto last year, which is the highest level of league competition for women’s basketball in Spain.
Prior to that, the world traveler played with Tarbes Gespe Bigorre of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball in 2024–25, which also is the top women’s professional basketball league in France. And before that, she began her career with Beretta Famila Schio of the Lega Basket Femminile in 2023-24, also the premier women’s basketball league for women’s basketball clubs in Italy.
Sivka also was named to the World Select Team at the 2024 Nike Hoop Summit.
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