Rutgers Womens Basketball: Former Purdue Guard Tara Daye Returns Home For Her Final Year of Eligibility
Rutgers women's basketball has added former Purdue guard Tara Daye through the transfer portal for her final year of eligibility. Daye, a New Jersey native, returns home after playing for DePaul, St. John's, and Purdue. She averaged a career-high 12.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game during her lone season with the Boilermakers.
- ▪Tara Daye is a native of Newark, New Jersey, and attended University High School before playing college basketball.
- ▪She averaged 12.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game at Purdue, both team highs, and scored in double digits in 21 of 25 games last season.
- ▪Daye previously played at DePaul and St. John's, and missed nearly all of her junior season due to injury.
- ▪She chose Rutgers over Syracuse and Florida after taking official visits to those schools.
- ▪With Daye's commitment, Rutgers has one remaining scholarship available on its roster.
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