SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga women's basketball head coach Lisa Fortier announced the signing of three players to a National Letter of Intents for the 2024-25 season. The three include Chistabel Osarobo from Tudela, Spain, Allie Turner from St. Louis, Mo., and Lauren Whittaker from New Zealand.
 
Christabel Osarobo
5'11 | Guard | Tudela, Spain | Ipswich Basketball Academy
Osarobo comes from Tudela, Spain, and plays for the Ipswich Basketball Academy. She was most recently named WEABL South Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Improved Player in the 2022-23 season. Osarobo begins her third year at the Ipswich Basketball Academy, which is based at Copleston High School and Sixth Form. She has led Ipswich to two U18 Final Four Appearances, two National Cup finals, two WEABL Final Fours, the U18 Playoff and Cup Championship Double and as she has become a key starter for the Ipswich Senior Women in WNMBL Division One.

Fortier on Osarobo: Christabel is a great athlete! Her length and speed have helped her to become a valuable defender. She is comfortable playing multiple positions and her game is evolving every day. She finishes at a high level around the basket and can score at all three levels. I am so happy to have her joining our program.
 
Allie Turner
5'8 | Guard | St. Louis, Mo. | John Burroughs High School
Turner comes from St. Louis, Mo., and led her high school to their first basketball state championship with a 54-46 win over St. Joseph Benton in the Class 4 Championship game with a 14-point fourth-quarter performance. In her junior year, she averaged 16.2 points a game while grabbing 4.2 rebounds and dishing out 4.5 assists per game.

Fortier on Turner: Allie is a great shooter! She is a very heady guard who has the ability to both stretch the floor and run the team. Her motor will allow her to play heavy minutes and her steady demeanor is one of the things we really value in our handling guards. Welcome to the family, Allie!
  
Lauren Whittaker
6'3 | Forward | New Zealand | St. Andrews College in Christchurch
Whittaker comes from New Zealand and was recently selected as the sole New Zealand representative for the National Basketball Association Basketball Without Borders Global Camp In Las Vegas. It marked the first women's only BWB camp ever held. The camp brought 38 of the top female school-age prospects from 24 countries as it was led by the NBA, WNBA and FIBA. Whittaker also competed in the U-19 nationals, where she represented her hometown, Canterbury. Her team won the tournament and Whittaker was named the most valuable player from the tournament.

Fortier on Whittaker: Lauren is going to be a huge asset to our team. She adds size and skill and brings a ton of high-level experience to the team. There are not many players out there who move so fluid at her height. She can score inside and out and loves to play the physical game. We can't wait to get her to Spokane.