2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Laila Phelia
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Mount Notre Dame
Junior (2023-24)
• WBCA All-Region 4 Team
• Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Named to All-Big Ten first team by both the coaches and media
• Preseason All-Big Ten, Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List, Wooden Award Watch List, Naismith Award Watch List
• Named to Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team
• Became the 31st Wolverine to reach 1,000 career points - now with 1,243 in her career
• Started 33 games, reaching double figures 29 times with 12 20-point games and a 30-point performance
• Averaged 16.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.0 minutes per game
• Recorded first 30-point game of her career with 30 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals in Michigan's win over No. 12 Indiana (March 8)
• Had first double-double of her career with 16 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best seven assists at Northwestern (Feb. 24)
• Scored 26 points to go with four rebounds and two steals against No. 17 Ohio State (Dec. 30)
• Went for 25 points against Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 6)
Sophomore (2022-23)
• Earned second varsity letter
• Named to the All-Big Ten second team by the coaches and media
• Appeared in 26 games with 24 starts, reaching double figures 23 times with 11 20-point games
• Averaged 16.7 points and 4.2 rebounds in 33.1 minutes per game
• Returned to Michigan's lineup at the Big Ten Tournament (March 2-3) after missing the entire month of February with an injury
• Named to Big Ten Honor Roll (Nov. 14)
• Named to Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team
• Turned in 20 points and four rebounds against LSU in the NCAA Tournament (March 19)
• Had a game-high 24 points with six boards against Penn State (Jan. 3)
• Recorded 20 points, including 11 in the first quarter, against No. 6 North Carolina (Dec. 20)
• Handed out a career-best five assists to go with 12 points at Miami (Dec. 1)
• Had 20 points, including a three-pointer with 48 seconds remaining to break a tie, in Michigan's win over No. 21 Baylor (Nov. 27)
• Scored a career-best 25 points on 11-for-15 shooting against Western Michigan (Nov. 16)
• In season opener against Delaware State (Nov. 9), set new career highs with four three-pointers and three blocks
Freshman (2021-22)
• Earned first varsity letter
• Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by both the coaches and media
• Named USWBA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 20)
• Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
• Appeared in 29 games, starting 14 times while averaging 8.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 22.9 minutes per game
• Recorded 11 double-figure scoring efforts
• Turned in 14 points, including the game-winning layup, in Michigan's Sweet 16 win over South Dakota (March 26)
• Had 19 points and two steals against Nebraska (March 4)
• In her first start in nearly two months, turned in a career-best 24 points along with four boards and three assists against Iowa (Feb. 6)
• Turned in two triples and totaled 12 points against Baylor (Dec. 19)
• Started the first game of her career against Akron (Dec. 5)
• Grabbed 12 points and six rebounds at Central Michigan (Nov. 20)
• Made Michigan debut with four points and four rebounds against IUPUI (Nov. 9)
USA Basketball
• Won a silver medal at the 2023 AmeriCup as part of USA Basketball
• Mount Notre Dame (2021)
• Won a pair of state titles at Mount Notre Dame (2019, 2021), ending her high school career on a 72-game winning streak
• As a senior, averaged 16.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game
• As a junior, helped Mount Notre Dame to a perfect 28-0 record, regional championship and a No. 3 national ranking from ESPN before the season was cut short
• Four-time Girls Greater Catholic League first-team selection
• In the 2019 state championship game, nearly turned in a double-double with 10 points and seven rebounds as the Cougars won their seventh state title in program history
• Ranked No. 28 by ESPN, No. 31 from Blue Star, No. 54 by ASGR and No. 57 by Prospects Nation
• McDonald's All-America Game nominee
• Played AAU for the Cincinnati Angels
Personal
• Father, Greg, played basketball at Northern Kentucky (1989-93) and ranks 17th in program history with 1,310 points
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
