EniyaRussell

Was recruited to Kentucky out of high school before picking South Carolina … Great size for a guard and has elite athleticism … Skilled offensively with a great mid-range game, but can score at all three levels.

Career Awards / Honors
2x SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2022-23)
2021-22 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2023-24 (Senior)
Played in 32 games and made two starts in 2023-24 … Averaged 10.1 points per game, which was the fourth most on the team, and 3.6 rebounds per game in just 20.7 minutes per game, while compiling 47 assists and 23 steals … Had 16 10+ point games, eight 15+ point games and four 20+ point games on the season … Recorded 10 five-plus rebound games … Dished out at least three assists in seven games and made at least two steals in six games in 2023-24 … Led UK in scoring eight times, in rebounds twice, in assists three times, in steals five times and in blocks 10 times … Scored a career-high 24 points in win over Florida on Feb. 18 … Recorded a career-high nine rebounds in win over USC Upstate on Nov. 11 … Dished out a career-high five assists in back-to-back games against Tennessee Tech on Dec. 3 and Minnesota on Dec. 6 … Made a career-high three steals in win at RV/NR Mississippi State on Feb. 22 … Recorded a career-high two blocks in two games this season, including against No. 3/4 Colorado on Nov. 24 and against RV/RV Mississippi State on Feb. 1 … Played a career-high 35 minutes and 29 seconds against Minnesota on Dec. 6.

2022-23 (Junior)
Played in 23 games for the Wildcats, averaging 3.7 points per game and 1.5 rebounds per game in just 11.1 minutes of action … The newcomer also combined for 23 assists, nine steals and six blocks … Had 12 points on 4-of-6 from the floor, including going 2-of-2 from the arc down the stretch to help Kentucky defeat Alabama in the 2023 SEC Tournament Second Round, adding two rebounds, a block and an assist … Had four points, five rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block against Alabama during the regular season … Knocked down a make from long range at then-No. 1/1 South Carolina, adding a steal and a rebound … Recorded three rebounds and an assists against then-No.24/23 Arkansas … Had 14 points against Ohio, adding four rebounds, three assists and two steals … Scored five points against Dayton in the Bahamas, adding three rebounds and a steal … Had six points and a block against then-No. 14/14 Virginia Tech in the Bahamas … Had five points against Coastal Carolina, adding four assists, a rebound, a block and a steal … Scored seven points against Morehead State, adding three assists and two rebounds … Had nine points in season opener against Radford, adding a pair of rebounds, three assists and a steal.

2020-22 (at South Carolina)
Played in 49 career games for South Carolina, averaging 2.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game … As a sophomore in 2021-22, she helped the Gamecocks win the 2022 NCAA National Championship, playing in 23 games with 7.7 minutes per game … Averaged 1.3 rebounds and 2.3 points per game as a sophomore, hitting 42 percent from the field and long range … Best game in 2021-22 was eight points with four rebounds against Mississippi State … Had five points against Creighton in the Sweet 16, hitting a 3-pointer  … Played in 26 games as a freshman, including all 16 league games and five appearances in the NCAA Tournament … Scored a season-high 14 points against College of Charleston in her collegiate debut … Also scored double figures against Temple with 11 … Had eight points against top-25 ranked Iowa State, hitting a 3.

High School
Ranked No. 43 overall in the Class of 2020 by ESPN.com … Earned a spot on the 2020 McDonald’s All-America East Team … Captured First-Team All-Metro honors from the Washington Post in 2020 and the Baltimore Sun and 2019 … Scored 14.9 points per game in her senior season, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … As a junior, she averaged 18 points and four assists to lead Saint Vincent Pallotti to its first appearance in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference title game.