After just the one season in Iowa City, Iowa women’s basketball freshman guard Addie Deal announced her intentions to enter the transfer portal on Monday afternoon.
A 6-foot guard out of Mater Dei High School in California, Deal was the Hawkeyes’ prized five-star signee in its 2025 class. But, Deal is now set to depart Iowa after just 34 games played and three starts.
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Deal averaged 5.1 points, 1.6 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game on 39.4% field goal shooting and 29.7% 3-point shooting. The Cali product seemed like she was trending toward a breakout with midseason performances in wins over Oregon and Ohio State. Deal scored 18 points against the Ducks and then a career-high 20 points against the Buckeyes.
“Thank you to my amazing teammates, all the incredibly wonderful fans, my business partners, and the Iowa City community for their support over my first year. I have learned a lot during my freshman season and look forward to continuing to grow as a result.
“Playing in the B1G conference title game and making the B1G All-Freshman Team will always be things for which I am so thankful. With that said, I have made the difficult decision to enter the transfer portal. Thank you to the staff at the University of Iowa. I will always appreciate my time here,” Deal said in her Instagram announcement.
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Deal was ranked as the nation’s No. 9 player, as the No. 2 combo guard and as the top player from California in the 2025 class. In Iowa’s two NCAA Tournament games, Deal played 15 minutes and scored two points against Fairleigh Dickinson. Then, in Iowa’s season-ending loss to No. 10 seed Virginia, Deal played just four minutes and was scoreless.
Deal is Iowa’s second departure to the transfer portal, joining guard Kennise Johnson.
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