Colorado State University Athletics
2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 10
Joseana Vaz
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- Praia, Cape Verde
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts
- Prev School:
- Casper College
Bio
ACCOLADES
Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2022-23, 2024-25)
Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
COLORADO STATE
2024-25 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Played in 24 games, making five starts and averaging 9.0 minutes per game...Averaged 1.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...Started four-consecutive games at the beginning of Mountain West play, and again on senior night against Wyoming...Scored a season-high six points in an overtime win over Gonzaga (12/8)Grabbed 11 rebounds, including four on the offensive glass, in a win over San Jose State (1/4)...Played a season-high 27 minutes at UNLV, scoring three bounds and grabbing five rebounds (1/8).
2023-24 (SENIOR): Did not see any action. Redshirt.
2022-23 (JUNIOR): Played in 24 games, making two starts with her first at UNLV (12/31)... Averaged 13.4 minutes per game, including a season-high 34 minutes at Northern Colorado (11/29) when she recorded her first double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds... Made her DI debut in the season opener against BYU (11/8) scoring a season-high 10 points and pulling down six rebounds in 15 minutes of action... Finished the season scoring 3.4 points per game on 39-of-97 shooting from the floor.
BEFORE COLORADO STATE
Casper College
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE):Â Helped the Thunderbirds to a 5X Region IX North Championship, a Region IX Championship, and an appearance in the the NJCAA National Tournament, while ultimately finishing with a 28-5 overall record... Was the lone Thunderbird to start all 33 games, leading the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game to go along with 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game... Shot 44.9 percent from the floor, 32.4 from 3-point territory and 79.2 at the free-throw line this past season... In late January, she dropped a career high 23 points against Central Wyoming College... In addition to the All-American nod, she was named All Region IX North Team and NJCAA All-Region.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN):Â Started 21 of 23 games played, logging 20 minutes per game... Shot 42.4 percent from the floor en route to averaging 9.6 ppg and had a season high of 38 minutes and 19 points against Western Nebraska Community College.
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CLUB/INTERNATIONAL
Played internationally for her country since 2016 and the most recently competed in the 2021 International Basketball Federation’s Afrobasket League... Played in the 2018 FIBA U18 Women’s African Championships as an 18-year-old, averaging a team-best 18.5 points per game... Prior to coming state side, she was a member of the club Barreiro team in Portugal.
PERSONAL
From Praia, Cape Verde - a group of islands off the western coast of Africa from Senegal... Daughter of Isabel Gomes and Viriato Vaz... Majoring in interdisciplinary liberal arts.
Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2022-23, 2024-25)
Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
COLORADO STATE
2024-25 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Played in 24 games, making five starts and averaging 9.0 minutes per game...Averaged 1.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...Started four-consecutive games at the beginning of Mountain West play, and again on senior night against Wyoming...Scored a season-high six points in an overtime win over Gonzaga (12/8)Grabbed 11 rebounds, including four on the offensive glass, in a win over San Jose State (1/4)...Played a season-high 27 minutes at UNLV, scoring three bounds and grabbing five rebounds (1/8).
2023-24 (SENIOR): Did not see any action. Redshirt.
2022-23 (JUNIOR): Played in 24 games, making two starts with her first at UNLV (12/31)... Averaged 13.4 minutes per game, including a season-high 34 minutes at Northern Colorado (11/29) when she recorded her first double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds... Made her DI debut in the season opener against BYU (11/8) scoring a season-high 10 points and pulling down six rebounds in 15 minutes of action... Finished the season scoring 3.4 points per game on 39-of-97 shooting from the floor.
BEFORE COLORADO STATE
Casper College
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE):Â Helped the Thunderbirds to a 5X Region IX North Championship, a Region IX Championship, and an appearance in the the NJCAA National Tournament, while ultimately finishing with a 28-5 overall record... Was the lone Thunderbird to start all 33 games, leading the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game to go along with 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game... Shot 44.9 percent from the floor, 32.4 from 3-point territory and 79.2 at the free-throw line this past season... In late January, she dropped a career high 23 points against Central Wyoming College... In addition to the All-American nod, she was named All Region IX North Team and NJCAA All-Region.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN):Â Started 21 of 23 games played, logging 20 minutes per game... Shot 42.4 percent from the floor en route to averaging 9.6 ppg and had a season high of 38 minutes and 19 points against Western Nebraska Community College.
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CLUB/INTERNATIONAL
Played internationally for her country since 2016 and the most recently competed in the 2021 International Basketball Federation’s Afrobasket League... Played in the 2018 FIBA U18 Women’s African Championships as an 18-year-old, averaging a team-best 18.5 points per game... Prior to coming state side, she was a member of the club Barreiro team in Portugal.
PERSONAL
From Praia, Cape Verde - a group of islands off the western coast of Africa from Senegal... Daughter of Isabel Gomes and Viriato Vaz... Majoring in interdisciplinary liberal arts.
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