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Gonzaga University Athletics

2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

15 Yvonne Ejim

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Calgary, Alberta (AB)
  • Highschool Edge School

Biography

HONORS
2025 WNBA DRAFTEE - INDIANA FEVER 
2024 OLYMPIAN FOR CANADA BASKETBALL
2024 BECKY HAMMON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
WCC PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2024 & 2025)
WCC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2024 & 2025)
AP ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION (2024 & 2025)
ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM (2023, 2024 & 2025)
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN (2024 & 2025)
KATRINA MCCLAIN POWER FOWARD OF THE YEAR FINALIST (2024 & 2025)
ALL-ACADEMIC WCC TEAM (2023, 2024 & 2025)
CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM (2023, 2024 & 2025)
5X WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN 2024-25
6X WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN 2023-24
2023 BECKY HAMMON PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST
3X WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN 2022-23
2022 WCC SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR
2022 ALL-WCC SECOND TEAM
2021 WCC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2021 ALL-WCC FRESHMAN TEAM

RECORDS HELD:
Most career points in Gonzaga basketball history (2,385)
Most career rebounds (1,140)
Most career field goals (970)
Best career field goal percentage (55.1%)
Single season record in points (726)
Single season record in rebounds (325)
Single season record in field goals (286)
First player in WCC history to reach 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
Top 10 in Gonzaga history in steals, blocked shots and made free throws 
Tied for most games played at Gonzaga (161)

FIFTH YEAR (2024-25): Drafted by the Indiana Fever … All-time leading scorer for Gonzaga Women’s Basketball … WCC Player of the Year … WCC Defensive Player of the Year … All-WCC First Team … Started 35 of 35 … Averaged 20.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 31.2 minutes per game … Scored a season-high 35 points with 12 field goals made against Portland on Jan. 16… Grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds against Washington State on Feb. 8 … Recorded 11 free throws made on 15 attempts at San Diego on Dec. 21 … Shot 53.1% from the field and 25.5% from three-point range … Finished the season with 23 double-digit scoring games … Totaled 726 points, 325 rebounds, and 86 assists in 1,091 minutes played … Recorded 47 steals and 36 blocks … Shot 78.4% from the free-throw line.

SENIOR (2023-24): Named the 2024 Becky Hammon Player of the Year… Named the WCC Player of the Year… Named the WCC Defensive Player of the Year… Included on the All-WCC First Team… Started 33 games and saw action in 34 games this season, logging 932 total minutes and 27.4 minutes per game… Led Gonzaga and the WCC in scoring, with 670 total points and 19.7 points per game this season… Was also third in the WCC and first on the team for rebounds, with 296 total rebounds and 8.7 rebounds per game… Had the highest field goal percentage in the WCC and on the Zags, finishing at 60.1% with 286 made field goals on the year… Third in the WCC and led the Zags in free throw percentage, at 81.5% with 97 made free throws… Finished the season with 33 blocks and 49 steals, the most on the team in both categories… Led Gonzaga with 1.0 blocks and 1.4 steals per game, which were also the fourth- and eleventh-highest averages in the WCC, respectively… Set a career-high with 77 assists and 2.3 assists per game, which was the fourth-most on the team… Had 15 double-doubles this year, which is more than the rest of the team in their entire careers combined… Scored in double digits in every game this season, and scored over 20 points in 17 separate games… Grabbed at least eight rebounds in 23 different games… Shot over 50% from the field in 32 games this season… Scored a season-high 28 points in 29 minutes against Pacific, which was also the sixth-most points scored by a player in the WCC this year… Tied a career-high with 14 rebounds against UC Irvine in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64… Had five steals against Pepperdine and four blocks against Arizona…

JUNIOR (2022-23): Started and played in every game this season for the Zags…Scored a team-high 569 points this season, including a career-high 32 points against Queens…Led the Zags in field goals made, free throws made, and points scored per game this year…Also earned a team-high 31 blocks, and had the second-most steals this season, ending with 49 steals on the year…Grabbed a career-high 110 offensive and 283 total rebounds this season, which led the Zags and is also the fifth-most total rebounds grabbed in a single season in Gonzaga women’s basketball history…Set new career-highs in minutes played, average minutes per game, three point percentage, rebounds, assists, steals, and points scored this season…Improved her free throw percentage by 10 percent, and increased her assists per game from last season.

SOPHOMORE (2021-22): Game-by-game statistics...Saw action in every game this season and had her first career start in Gonzaga’s game against San Francisco...Set a career-high in points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks per game averages this season...Played a total of 705 minutes ...Had two double-doubles this season, including Gonzaga’s games against Portland and San Francisco...Improved her free throw percentage by over 15 percent this season...Scored 342 total points and earned 189 total rebounds on the season...In the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, Yvonne shot 70 percent from the field and 92.9 percent from the free throw line...Was named the WCC Sixth Woman of the Year for the 2021-22 season.

FRESHMAN (2020-21): Game-by-game statistics...Saw action in 25 games in her first season as a Zag, averaging 3.7 points per game and 2.1 rebounds in an average of 6.5 minutes per game…scored at least five points on nine different occasions, finishing in double-figures twice…was named the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week after averaging 8.5 points per game on the road at Santa Clara and San Francisco…at SCU, went 2-for-3 from the floor with two boards in 16 minutes of play for seven points…followed it up with 10 points at San Francisco in 15 minutes, finishing a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor with three rebounds…was instrumental in Gonzaga’s come-from-behind buzzer-beating victory over BYU in the WCC Tournament Championship…finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, including a pivotal offensive rebound with less than a second remaining to give the Zags possession…named to the WCC All-Tournament Team for her efforts.

High School: Graduated from the Edge School in June 2020…was a multi-sport athlete in high school, playing both basketball and volleyball…named Miss Basketball Alberta following her junior season after averaging 24.8 points per game on 56.4 percent shooting to go along with 15.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4.3 steals per game…three-time Most Valuable Player selection (2017, 2018, 2020)…averaged 22.0 points per game shooting 55.4 percent from the floor to go along with 13.7 rebounds per game her sophomore season…graduated with a 3.61 GPA while earning multiple academic honors including the Mountaineer Award and the Principal’s List.

International: Part of the Canadian National Team…has seen action in multiple international tournaments, most recently at the 2019 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup in Thailand…while competing with the U17 Canadian National Team at the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Belarus in 2018, averaged 6.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists.

Personal: Daughter of Otonye and Chucks…has 10 siblings …plans to major in human physiology with hopes of becoming a doctor…chose Gonzaga because “of the inviting and positive environment, and the amazing basketball program they have created. I knew this was the place I was going to get the best four years out of my life. The academics are a bonus, but the family atmosphere and the competitiveness I felt from the university and team, was something I really wanted.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2020-21Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2024-25Fifth Year

    Forward
    6'1"
    15