Utah Women’s Basketball Adds Two Transfers for 2024-25 Season

Apr 29, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Head Women's Basketball Coach Lynne Roberts announced the addition of two new Utes for the 2024-25 season in transfers Chyra Evans and Mayé Touré.

"Our plan this spring was to bring in some post play experience to add to our core group of returners and incoming freshmen," Roberts said. "We needed to find players with experience, size, scoring, and rebounding - as well as players that fit into our program's culture and are excited to be Utah Utes. I am excited to say that we have done just that. Both Chyra and Mayé are complete culture fits for us, both on and off the court and our staff is thrilled to have them join our program."

Evans, a 6'3" post, comes to the Utes from the University of Michigan where she spent the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. In her sophomore season with the Wolverines, Evans averaged 6.2 points per game and 4.3 rebounds. She recorded 143 total rebounds on the year, second highest on the team. She shot 45.7 percent from the field, 27.0 from the three and 61.0 from the free throw line. She made 33 appearances and recorded 23 starts averaging 22.2 minutes per game.

Player Breakdown: Chyra Evans
So. | 6-3 | Newcastle, Australia | Michigan | Centre of Excellence
Prior to Utah: Played two seasons at the University of Michigan, seeing action in 56 games, while making 23 starts.

Played in 56 games with 23 starts
Averaged 17 minutes per game
Averaged 6.2 points per game in 2023-24
Scored a career high 17 points against Maryland (Jan. 17, 2024)
Scored in double figures in eight games
Second highest on the team in total rebounding with 143 her sophomore season.
Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds vs. Michigan State (Feb. 18, 2024)

Prior to Michigan

Led New South Wales to an Under 20 Australian Junior Championship gold medal in 2021, averaging 18.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game
Attended the Centre of Excellence from 2019-2021
Played for the Sydney Uni Flames of the WNBL and Newcastle Falcons in 2021-22
During 2022, averaged 19.8 points and 12.0 rebounds per game for Newcastle in the inaugural NBL1 East season

Australia Basketball

Averaged 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per game at the FIBA U19 World Championships (2021), helping Australia to the silver medal
Won the FIBA U15 Oceania gold medal in 2018
Played in the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup in 2021

Personal

Mother, Chloe Mullaney, played basketball in the WNBL
Brother, Trace, started his NCAA basketball career at Missouri-Kansas City and is now at Seattle Pacific

"Chyra comes to us with a ton of experience in two years on a winning program at Michigan," Roberts said. "She is strong, skilled, tough, and physical. She has great footwork to score around the rim and can shoot the three, which fits in perfectly with our style of play. She fills an instant need on our roster and I anticipate her having a huge impact for us for the next two seasons."

Touré, a 6'3" post player, comes to the Utes as a graduate transfer after spending the last four seasons at the University of Rhode Island. In her final season at Rhode Island she led the team in scoring, averaging double figures with 12.5 points per game. She started in all 35 games and averaged 28.3 minutes per game. In her career with the Rams, she averaged 8.4 points per game, shooting 41.4 percent from the field, 20.5 percent from the three and 63.1 percent from the free throw line. She pulled down 362 rebounds averaging 5.7 per game. She also led the team in rebounding pulling down 7.6 boards per game.

Player Breakdown: Mayé Touré
Gr. | 6-3| Athis-Mons, France | Rhode Island
Prior to Utah: Played four seasons at the University of Rhode Island, averaging 12.1 points over the last two seasons.

Played in 64 games with 41 starts
Led the team in scoring and rebounds in 2023-24 averaging 12.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game
Scored a career high 27 points against Harvard (Nov. 11, 2022)
Recorded a career-high 18 rebounds against Saint Joseph's (Feb. 1, 2023)
Scored in double figures in 48 games
Lead the team in double-doubles in 2023-24 with three
Finished the 2023-24 regular season sixth in the league in rebounding with 259
2023-24 A-10 Preseason All-Conference First Team
2023-24 A-10 All-Conference Second Team
2022-23 A-10 Most Improved Player of the Year
2022-23 A-10 All-Conference First Team

Before Rhode Island

Attended Lycee-Alain Fournier
Member of the basketball team as a power forward
Earned the Bronze medal of the 3x3 World Cup in 2022

Personal

Has two brothers, Bassirou and Falilou
Has three sisters, Khady, Fatou, and Saly

"Maye comes in as a grad transfer after an extremely successful career and program at the University of Rhode Island," Roberts said. "She is athletic and long. She can block shots, defend, rebound, and score. She can shoot the three and attack the basket. She is the whole package and will be an instant impact in the Big 12."

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