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South Florida Inks Duo On National Signing Day

November 08, 2023

Tampa, Fla. Nov. 8, 2023 – South Florida women's basketball head coach Jose Fernandez has announced the addition of two signees on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Amy Thompson and Yana Karamfilova will join the Bulls in the fall of 2024.
 
Amy Thompson comes to Tampa Bay from Stillwater, Minn. The guard attended Stillwater Area High School and played for the Minnesota Fury Club team. While playing for the Ponies, Thompson has earned a handful of accolades, including All-Conference honors (sophomore and junior years) and an All-State honorable mention at the conclusion of the 2022-23 campaign.
 
During the 2022-23 season at Stillwater, Thompson averaged 15.9 points per game and had a season-high 29-point performance in a 67-65 win against Lakeville North (Mar. 15, 2023). The guard finished 24 games with double-digit points and 11 of those games were 20-plus point performances.
 
Coach Fernandez on Thompson: "I like what Amy brings she can play multiple positions at the guard spot and fits our system. She can shoot the ball well and can create off of the bounce."
 
Yana Karamfilova joins the Bulls from Sofia, Bulgaria. The forward attended Todor Kableshkov High School while playing for BC Beroe Stara Zagora Club. She has represented Bulgaria at the 2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B, the 2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers, and 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers.
 
The 6'2 forward is currently playing for BC Beroe Stara Zagora and has collared four 18-plus point games through October. Karamfilova averaged 9.0 ppg., 4.9 rpg., 1.1 spg., and 1.3 bpg. in the 2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship. She had a pair of three-block games against Ireland and Ukraine in the group phase. She also added a summer-high 12 points against Sweden. In the 2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers, Karamfilova logged a 16.4 scoring average, 6.6 rebounds per contest, dished out 2.8 assists per game, and swatted 2.0 blocks per matchup. She had a summer-best 23-point showing against Latvia, and a double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) against Greece.
 
Coach Fernandez on Karamfilova: "Yana's size and versatility enable her to play multiple positions and her international playing experience fits well with our program."

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South Florida women's basketball recorded its 11th 20-win season during the 2022-23 campaign. USF has made 18 postseason tournament appearances and had nine NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez's 23 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to 11 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, has won over 400 career games, and is the all-time wins leader in the American Athletic Conference.
 
In 2022-23, the Bulls had four players recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elena Tsineke (AAC Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team), Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (AAC Co-Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team), Sammie Puisis (AAC Newcomer of the Year, All-Conference Second Team) and Carla Brito (AAC All-Freshman Team).
 
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