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Temple women’s basketball nabs standout forward Amaya Oliver in the transfer portal

Coach Diane Richardson made her first splash in the transfer portal by signing the 6-foot-2 former Southern Cal and Loyola Marymount standout.

Forward Amaya Oliver who played two seasons at USC before transferring to Loyola Marymount last season, committed to Temple on Thursday for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
Forward Amaya Oliver who played two seasons at USC before transferring to Loyola Marymount last season, committed to Temple on Thursday for the upcoming 2024-25 season.Read moreMarcio Jose Sanchez / AP
    by Max Dinenberg
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It’s been quite the week for Temple basketball.

On the heels of the men’s program announcing a pair of major signings, women’s coach Diane Richardson made her first splash in the transfer portal by signing former Southern Cal and Loyola Marymount forward Amaya Oliver.

Oliver, a 6-foot-2 forward from Richmond, Calif., is a major addition after forwards Rayne Tucker and Ines Piper entered the transfer portal this offseason. Additionally, second-leading scorer Aleah Nelson and Demi Washington exhausted their eligibility. All were key contributors to the Owls’ run to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament this past season.

Oliver played two seasons at USC and she led the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds in 2020. In 2022, she transferred to Loyola Marymount, where she took a major step forward. After starting in six games and averaging 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds her junior season, Oliver followed that up by starting in all 30 games last season and she averaged 9.4 points and 5.9 rebounds. She finished in double figures in half of her games with three double-doubles.

She’ll join sophomore Jaleesa Molina as the only forward on the current roster.