Deja Kelly, Stephanie Watts among ESPN's top freshmen and transfers in women's college basketball

Posted Oct 26, 2020
The Tar Heels must replace three double-digit scorers in their backcourt from last season, making star recruit Deja Kelly in coach Courtney Banghart's first recruiting class all the more important alongside transfers Petra Holesinska and Stephanie Watts. Watts was an effective starter for North Carolina before spending last season as a transfer at USC. (ESPN.com)

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