Seiwa Gakuen High School’s Norika Konno, a highly touted prospect, has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Louisville women’s basketball team in the 2019-20 season, Cardinals coach Jeff Walz announced on Monday.
The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 5 in The Associated Press' latest Top 25 women's poll. The team's impressive 2019 recruiting class is ranked No. 14 overall by espn.com among NCAA Division I schools.
This year, the 178-cm Konno has raised her profile on the international basketball scene with standout performances at the U-18 Women's Asia Championships in Bangalore, India this fall, where she played for the Japan national team. Konno scored 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting against China, and posted averages of 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in five tourney games.
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