Orange Sign Triantafylli for 2023-24 Season
5/20/2023 3:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse women's basketball Head Coach Felisha Legette-Jack announced the addition of Maria-Eleni Triantafylli for the upcoming season. The 6-foot-5 center from Athens, Greece, will add depth and height to the Orange squad that returns eight players from last season's squad that won 20 games and reached the Super Sixteen of the Women's NIT.
"Mar is going to fit our C.A.B. culture quite nicely," Legette-Jack said. "Her humility and love for others exudes when you meet her. Her work ethic and athletic ability is going to make her a fan favorite. Academically, she is sensational. A 6-foot-5 post who can run, shoot and block shots will help us pursue championships. Orange Nation, please help me welcome Mar to our Orange Family."
Triantafylli, played for the EFAOZ women's basketball team in Greece's first division of the ESVA league. As the youngest starter on the court, she helped her team to a 21-5 record while averaging seven points in 21 minutes per game. The center averaged 12 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game while adding two assists and 1.0 steals per game. In her best game of the season, she had a near triple double with 14 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks. As a junior, she was named team captain.
She was a pre-selection for Greece's U14, U16 and U18 women's national teams and helped her team to a combined 13-5 recorded as a sophomore and junior on the U16 and U18 squads.
Her father, Vasilis played basketball for Ionikos Nikaias B.C. from 1992-2005.
Triantafylli is the fourth player to join the Orange for the upcoming season. She is one of three freshmen signees alongside Sophie Burrows and Alyssa Latham. Dominique Camp announced in March that she will join the Orange as a grad transfer.
Legette-Jack became the first coach in program history to guide the Orange to the postseason in their first season. She helped Syracuse improve its win record by nine wins from the previous season and led SU to a 9-9 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
To stay updated on the women's basketball team at Syracuse, follow @CuseWBB on Twitter and Instagram.
"Mar is going to fit our C.A.B. culture quite nicely," Legette-Jack said. "Her humility and love for others exudes when you meet her. Her work ethic and athletic ability is going to make her a fan favorite. Academically, she is sensational. A 6-foot-5 post who can run, shoot and block shots will help us pursue championships. Orange Nation, please help me welcome Mar to our Orange Family."
Triantafylli, played for the EFAOZ women's basketball team in Greece's first division of the ESVA league. As the youngest starter on the court, she helped her team to a 21-5 record while averaging seven points in 21 minutes per game. The center averaged 12 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game while adding two assists and 1.0 steals per game. In her best game of the season, she had a near triple double with 14 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks. As a junior, she was named team captain.
She was a pre-selection for Greece's U14, U16 and U18 women's national teams and helped her team to a combined 13-5 recorded as a sophomore and junior on the U16 and U18 squads.
Her father, Vasilis played basketball for Ionikos Nikaias B.C. from 1992-2005.
Triantafylli is the fourth player to join the Orange for the upcoming season. She is one of three freshmen signees alongside Sophie Burrows and Alyssa Latham. Dominique Camp announced in March that she will join the Orange as a grad transfer.
Legette-Jack became the first coach in program history to guide the Orange to the postseason in their first season. She helped Syracuse improve its win record by nine wins from the previous season and led SU to a 9-9 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
To stay updated on the women's basketball team at Syracuse, follow @CuseWBB on Twitter and Instagram.
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