The Iowa State women’s basketball team’s latest transfer portal pickup can help them this upcoming season and possibly several years beyond that.
Alex-Anne Bessette, a sophomore to be from Loyola, announced on social media on April 19 that she plans to play basketball for the Cyclones this upcoming season.
Bessette was a 6-foot-2 guard/forward who earned instant playing time during her first season at Loyola, starting 32 of the 33 games she played this past season as a freshman.
The Canada native averaged 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while playing 30.1 minutes per contest during her only season at Loyola. Bessette connected on 42% of her shots from the field and blocked a team-high 29 shots.
Bessette was a star before she got to high school as a three-time All-Canadian and AmeriCup silver medalist. She helped Team Canada win silver at the 2024 FIBA U18 Women’s Americas Championships in Columbia.
Tommy Birch, the Register’s sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He’s the 2018, 2020, 2023 and 2025 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at tbirch@dmreg.com or 515-284-8468.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Loyola’s Alex-Anne Bessette commits to Iowa State women’s basketball
Reporting by Tommy Birch, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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