University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Women’s Basketball signs Dakota McCaughan to recruiting class
06.29.2022 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville Head Women's Basketball Coach Honey Brown announced Wednesday the addition of transfer Dakota McCaughan (Secane, Pa.) to her team's recruiting class. McCaughan joins Asheville after spending the last two seasons at fellow Big South School, USC Upstate.
"It's exciting to add Dakota to our team," Brown said of McCaughan. "She's a proven deep 3-point shooter in the Big South, which is an area we wanted to improve on. We played against her a few times and realized she's very tough to guard with her quickness, range, and passing ability. She is a hard worker and her values align with our team, which was very important. I'm looking forward to her joining us!"
During her two seasons at Upstate, McCaughan played in 34 games, scored 167 points (4.9 PPG), and knocked down 42 3-pointers. She was particularly productive during her freshman season in 2020-21 as she led the team in 3-pointers made (34), finished second in steals (22), and third in assists (45). A highlight for McCaughan during her time in Spartanburg came on March 6, 2021 when she scored a career-high 20 points fueled by six made threes in that contest.
Before joining USC Upstate, McCaughan played both basketball and volleyball at Ridley High School. An All-Conference selection in both sports, McCaughan averaged 15 points, five assists, and four steals per game as a prep. She holds her high school single-season 3-point record with 92 and netted over 1,000 points during her career. A four-time All-Conference pick in basketball, McCaughan was listed in the Top 50 High School Point Guards by ESPN prior to her time at USC Upstate.
McCaughan joins fellow transfers Jamaya Blanks, Nycerra Minnis, Taylor Wilkins along with freshmen Jada Brigman and Millie Brown as the newest group of Bulldogs that will join the program for the 2022-23 season.
"It's exciting to add Dakota to our team," Brown said of McCaughan. "She's a proven deep 3-point shooter in the Big South, which is an area we wanted to improve on. We played against her a few times and realized she's very tough to guard with her quickness, range, and passing ability. She is a hard worker and her values align with our team, which was very important. I'm looking forward to her joining us!"
During her two seasons at Upstate, McCaughan played in 34 games, scored 167 points (4.9 PPG), and knocked down 42 3-pointers. She was particularly productive during her freshman season in 2020-21 as she led the team in 3-pointers made (34), finished second in steals (22), and third in assists (45). A highlight for McCaughan during her time in Spartanburg came on March 6, 2021 when she scored a career-high 20 points fueled by six made threes in that contest.
Before joining USC Upstate, McCaughan played both basketball and volleyball at Ridley High School. An All-Conference selection in both sports, McCaughan averaged 15 points, five assists, and four steals per game as a prep. She holds her high school single-season 3-point record with 92 and netted over 1,000 points during her career. A four-time All-Conference pick in basketball, McCaughan was listed in the Top 50 High School Point Guards by ESPN prior to her time at USC Upstate.
McCaughan joins fellow transfers Jamaya Blanks, Nycerra Minnis, Taylor Wilkins along with freshmen Jada Brigman and Millie Brown as the newest group of Bulldogs that will join the program for the 2022-23 season.
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