BERLIN - Fresh off her first summer with the UCF women’s basketball team, newcomer Vittoria Blasigh has taken her talents across the Atlantic once again, this time with the Senior Italian National Team for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
One of the younger additions to the roster, Blasigh’s wealth of knowledge from her three seasons at the collegiate level has made her a valuable asset to the team. Marking the first appearance at a major tournament for the national team, the Knights have impressed through the youth circuit, highlighted by averaging 16.9 points per game at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup.
Blasigh and Italy secured a crucial group stage win over the Czech Republic on Friday, 63-54, before a highly anticipated meeting with favorites Team USA on Sunday at 2:45 p.m.
All matches can be streamed on HBO Max, with select matches on TNT.
MORE ON BLASIGH
The Udine, Italy, native has been one of the nation’s top three-point shooters across three seasons and nearly 100 games played. Blasigh originally broke onto the scene at South Florida under current Dallas Wings head coach and mentor of Lazo, Jose Fernandez, where she claimed six AAC Freshman of the Week honors while averaging 13.5 points per game.
At Miami a season ago, the future Knight was a consistent feature off the bench, playing in 31 games while averaging over 20 minutes per contest. Blasigh averaged 6.7 points per game while shooting 38.2 percent from three (47-123), adding 35 assists and 19 steals in the process. Blasigh ventured into double figures in 11 games, including a 22-point performance against NC State on eight field goals and four three-pointers. She connected on at least two shots from beyond the arc in 12 contests, highlighted by a 6-9 clip from three.
While in Tampa during her freshman and sophomore slates with the Bulls, Blasigh was vital in South Florida’s AAC title-winning squad in 2024-25, averaging 10.4 points per game across 28 starts and 34 appearances. Increasing her three-point percentage to 36.7 percent, the Italian also increased her defensive game, tallying 2.7 rebounds per game and 30 total steals.
During her record-breaking freshman season in 2023-24, the future Knight grabbed a school-record six Freshman of the Week honors, marking the third-most by a player in the conference all-time.
She boasted 20 double-digit scoring performances, seven 20-point outings and a pair of 30-point breakouts. Blasigh downed 77 three pointers which still stands among the top-10 single-season marks in program history. Against Tulsa, she scored a career-high 35 points on 13 field goals, connecting on 52 percent of her shots and an impressive five three-pointers.
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