University of San Francisco Athletics

USFDons.com will announce the members of the 2019-20 USF Women's Basketball signing class throughout the spring. In this third release, the Dons announce the signing of an all-star guard from Greece that has played among the best players in her country for years.
 
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of San Francisco women's basketball team will welcome an international all-star guard to its lineup next season, as the Dons signed Ioanna Krimili from Heraklion, Greece, to join the program for 2019-20.
 
Ioanna Krimili | Guard | 5-10 | Heraklion, Greece/Aristotelio College
 
Krimili was selected for the All-Tournament Team in the Greek U18 league, announced Thursday. She was also named this year's Most Improved Player in the Greek senior league, A1. Her team, PAOK, finished runner-up to the league champion Olympiacos, a well-renowned club in the EuroBasket circles.
 
Krimili was named to the A1 League's all-domestic team this season after appearing in 22 games for PAOK and averaging 6.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. She shot 44.6% from the floor, 30.6% from 3-point range and 76.9% from the free-throw line. This, again, in the top senior league in her home country of Greece, playing with and against the country's best players as a U18 player.
 
While playing for her U18 Greek national team, Krimili averaged 14.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 3.5 apg. Greece finished 11th at the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, Division B, last August, with Krimili posting two 20-point games (vs. Bulgaria, vs. Lithuania) and averaging over 30 minutes per contest.
 
USF Head Coach Molly Goodenbour on Ioanna Krimili
 
"We are very excited to bring Ioanna to USF. She competes at a high level on her Greek teams and will bring poise, skill, and shooting to our point guard position. She has the ability to play both the point and wing and has a level of maturity that will allow her to transition well to the college game."