Baylor women’s basketball head coach Nicki Collen announced on April 11 the addition of Utah transfer Reese Ross to the program.
The signing is significant for Baylor as Ross brings experience and versatility to the team. She played a key role at Utah, especially during her time in the Big 12 Conference, and is expected to contribute both offensively and defensively for Baylor.
“We are thrilled to welcome Reese Ross to the Baylor Family,” Collen said. “Reese is an elite energy forward with the ability to run the floor, straight-line drive, move without the ball, make threes and defend multiple positions. She is an experienced Big 12 player who rebounds the basketball at a high level and does all the little things to help her team be successful. Our fans will love her tenacity, toughness and burning desire to win.”
Ross recorded five double-doubles during the 2025-26 season at Utah, including four in conference play. She averaged 9.3 points per game and achieved a career-high of 22 points against Iowa State in February while shooting efficiently from both inside and beyond the arc. The junior forward also led her team in rebounding with an average of 8.2 per game.
During her sophomore year—Utah’s first season in the Big 12—Ross averaged 7.8 points per game while shooting over fifty percent from the field, coming off the bench for just over nineteen minutes per contest but still producing ten double-digit scoring games.
As a freshman, she appeared in thirty-one games for Utah with strong performances early on including a twenty-point outing against University of Alaska Anchorage that included eleven rebounds for her first career double-double.
A native of South Dakota, Ross was recognized as First Team All-State and named Gatorade South Dakota Girls Basketball Player of the Year out of St. Thomas More High School before joining college basketball.
Baylor recently completed a successful campaign finishing third in their conference with twenty-five wins last season while maintaining long-standing streaks for consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and twenty-win seasons under Collen’s leadership.
