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Girls Basketball - Illinois

Gatorade Player of the year

Danyella Mporokoso

Guard
WAUBONSIE VALLEY HS
AURORA, ILLINOIS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

28

Average points (per game)

5.4

Average rebounds (per game)

3.3

Average assists (per game)

2

Average steals (per game)
“Danyella is one of the top competitors I’ve seen as a coach over the past 31 years. Not only is she super-talented but she has that grinder mentality to stay ferocious at all times.”
Abe Carreto
Head Coach - Oswego East High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior guard averaged 28.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game this past season, leading the Warriors (32-4) to the Class 4A Tournament Super-Sectional round. Mporokoso also averaged 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals, totalling 1,007 points for the season. The 2025 Naperville Sun Player of the Year, Mporokoso is ranked as the nation’s No. 66 recruit in the Class of 2025 by ESPN. She concluded her  prep basketball career with 2,979 points.

Academic Achievement

Mporokoso has maintained a weighted 3.93 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at Illinois State University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Mporokoso has volunteered locally with Feed My Starving Children and she has donated her time as a youth basketball coach.