Arizona new coach Becky Burke drew a few guards to start her transfer class, but she has also addressed the post with her last two commits.
After 6-foot-2 forward Freddie Wallace pledged to Burke’s program earlier Friday, New Orleans 6-2 center Nora Francois committed to the program.
Francois has played the last three seasons at New Orleans after starting her career at North Iowa Area Community College in the 2021-22 season following her graduation from Minneapolis (Minn.) Minnetonka High School.
She came out of Minneapolis the same year as former Arizona post player Maya Nnaji, who played at Hopkins High School.
Francois will use her last year of college eligibility with the Wildcats.
She is coming off a season in which she averaged 15 points and 8.2 rebounds a game. She also had 30 blocked shots and 43 steals in 24 games this season, 22 of them starts.
She had 26 points (10 of 20 from the field, 4 of 5 from 3-point range) and two steals in an 84-58 loss at Baylor at Nov. 29.
She attempted 101 shots from 3-point range and made 25 for 24.8 percent.
Burke’s incoming players, joining holdover Montaya Dew, gives Arizona four perimeter players and three on the frontcourt for 2025-26 to this point.
ARIZONA’S PROJECTED ROSTER FOR 2025-26
Noelani Cornfield, 5-6, G, Senior, Buffalo
Montaya Dew, 6-2, F, Redshirt Junior
Nora Francois, 6-2, C, Senior, New Orleans
Kamryn Kitchen, 5-9, G, Redshirt Freshman, Virginia
Mickayla Perdue, 5-7, G, Senior, Cleveland State
Freddie Wallace, 6-2, F, Junior, Kansas
Tanyuel Welch, 5-10, G/F, Redshirt Junior, Memphis
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