Elena Tsineke

Elena Tsineke & Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu Senior Night

Photo by: _TP

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Hellenic College of Thessaloniki
Hometown:
Thessaloniki, Greece

CAREER HONORS

Selected as the 20^th overall pick (2^nd round) in the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics.
WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2022-23)
WBCA All-Region 3 Team (2022-23)
AAC Co-Player of the Year (2022-23)
AAC All-Conference First Team (2022-23)
AAC Player of the Week (Nov. 21, 2022, Feb. 20, 2023, March 2, 2023)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 2, 2023, Feb. 13, 2023)
Preseason AAC Player of the Year (2022-23)
Preseason AAC All-Conference First Team (2022-23)
Preseason Ann Meyers-Drysdale Award Watch List (2022-23)
AAC All-Conference First Team (2021-22)
AAC Player of the Week (Jan. 24, 2022)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 10, 2022)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 27, 2021)
2021 Inaugural Women's Bad Boy Mowers All-Tournament Team
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 22, 2021)
Preseason Ann Meyers-Drysdale Award Watch List (2021-22)
AAC Preseason All-Conference Second Team (2021-22)
AAC All-Tournament Team (2020-21)
AAC All-Conference First Team (2020-21)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 11, 2021, March 1, 2021)
AAC Freshman of the Year (2019-20)
AAC All-Freshman Team (2019-20)
AAC All-Conference Third Team (2019-20)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (March 3, 2020)
AAC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10, 2020, Jan. 6, 2020)
Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team (Nov. 30, 2019)

2022-23: Proved to be one of the premier wing players in the nation during her senior campaign at South Florida … Was named the American Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year, along with teammate Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, and was a unanimous First Team All-Conference selection … Was a three-time AAC Player of the Week and earned conference honor roll recognition two times … In addition, she was named Honorable Mention Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-American … She finished her career in the Green and Gold with 1,667 points, seventh on South Florida’s career scoring list … Started in all 33 games she played in, averaging 17.9 points per game and 3.1 assists per outing for the Bulls … Her scoring average and total points (591) were tops in The American and 43^rd and 39^th in the nation, respectively … Scored in double figures in 31 of 33 games played and 20-plus points 14 times … Poured in a season-high 28 points against Cincinnati (March 1) in the regular season finale in back of an impressive offensive performance; 10-for-14 (71.4 percent) shooting from the field, 2-of-4 (50.0 percent) from three-point range and a near perfect 6-for-7 (85.7 percent) from the charity stripe while also dishing out five assists … Tsineke also netted 27 points, twice, against Temple (Jan. 3) on 10-for-17 (58.8 percent) shooting from the field, 2-for-4 (50.0 percent) from three-point range and 5-for-6 (83.3 percent) from the free-throw line, and against SMU (Feb. 18) to clinch The American regular season title … Recorded strong outings against marquee opponents with 22 points and four assists against Alabama (Nov. 16), 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals at No. 22/18 Texas (Dec. 2), 17 points and eight rebounds at No. 18/10 NC State (Dec. 11), 15 points against No. 3/4 Ohio State (Dec. 20), 23 points against No. 17/19 Ohio State (Dec. 21) and 20 points against No. 1/1 South Carolina (March 19) in the NCAA Tournament Second Round … Logged her only career double-double at Houston (Jan. 18) with a 13-point and career-high 10 rebound performance. 2021-22: Continues to prove that she is one of the top guards in the American Athletic Conference and one of the most dangerous shooting guards in the nation … Played in 32 of South Florida’s 33 games with 31 starts, averaging 32.2 minutes per outing which third on the team … Was tabbed an American Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference selection after averaging 14.3 points per game which was third in The American, and shot 38.7 percent (173-for-447) from the field and 83.7 percent (82-for-98) from the free-throw line, good enough for first in the conference … Was also named to the AAC All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.0 points per game in the Bulls’ three contests … Became the 26^th player in program history – and the second of the season joining Sydni Harvey – to surpass the 1,000-point plateau, netting 18 points in the regular season finale against Houston (March 2) … She finished the season with 1,076 points for her career, 19^th on school’s all-time scoring list … Scored in double figures in 27 games for the Green and Gold, including seven outings of 20-or-more points … Fell one point shy of equaling her career-high with 30 points against Tulsa (Jan. 19) and then followed that performance up with a 25-point night against Temple (Jan. 22), leading to her lone AAC Player of the Week honor (Jan. 24) … Tsineke shot 44.7 percent (17-for-38) from the field, 50.0 percent (4-for-8) from three-point range and 85.0 percent (17-for-20) from the free-throw line during the two-game stretch … Also scored 22 points twice, against Jacksonville (Dec. 29) and Memphis (March 8) in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals … Netted a game-high 21 points against Miami (Fla.) (March 18) in the NCAA Tournament first round … Averaged 12.7 points per game in South Florida’s three games in the inaugural Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis (B4A) en route to All-Tournament Team honors, after scoring 17 points in back-to-back games against Syracuse (Nov. 20) in the first round and against No. 2/2 UConn (Nov. 21) in the semifinal game … Also had 14 points against defending national champion, and No. 7/5-ranked Stanford (Nov. 26) in the Bulls’ 57-54 win in the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas … Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds three times against UConn, Houston (March 9) in the AAC Tournament semifinals and Central Florida (March 10) in the AAC title game.

2020-21: Turned in another marquee season for USF, establishing herself as one of the premier players in The American and one of the top young shooting guards in the nation … Was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team after averaging a team-high 13.6 points per game – good enough for eighth in The American – 2.2 rebounds per game, and 1.8 assists per outing … She was also selected to the AAC All-Tournament Team, averaging 13.3 points per contest in the three games against Wichita State (March 9), Tulane (March 10), and UCF (March 11) … She netted a game-high 23 points against the Knights in the AAC title game … Was also a two-time AAC weekly Honor Roll recipient … Shot 38.6 percent (105-for-272) from the field and 87.8 percent (43-of-49) from the free-throw line on the year … Shot better than 50.0 percent from the field in six games, and over 50.0 percent from long range five times … Scored in double figures in 14 games for the Bulls, and had 20-plus points four times … Poured in a career-high 31 points during an impressive offensive performance against Wichita State (Jan. 6) on 11-for-16 (68.8 percent) shooting from the field, 5-of-8 (62.5 percent) from behind the arc, and a near perfect 4-of-5 (80.0 percent) from the charity stripe … Her 31-point outburst began a stretch of eight out of nine games where she scored in double figures, averaging 15.8 points per contest during that stretch … She also netted 24 points at Houston (Feb. 27) and a game-high 22 points against No. 1-seed North Carolina State (March 23) in the NCAA Tournament second round … Two days before, in the first round, she netted a game-high 18 points against Washington State (March 21) … Had 16 points against Stetson (Dec. 13) and 15 points in the regular-season finale at UCF (March 4) … Dished out a career-high seven assists in the season-opener against Jacksonville (Nov. 28) … Also grabbed a career-best six rebounds against Baylor (Dec. 1) along with four assists, one of two four assist games.

2019-20: Had a banner freshman season for the Bulls … Was named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and was also selected to The American All-Freshman Team … She was the third Bull in the last five seasons to earn AAC Freshman of the Year, joining former Bull Tamara Henshaw in 2017 and Kitija Laksa in 2016 … In addition, Tsineke was named AAC All-Conference Third Team … Played in 27 of USF’s 32 games, getting the starting nod in 22 outings … Missed the first five games of the season after being ruled ineligible by the NCAA … After being re-instated she played her first game of the season against St. Francis (Pa.) (Nov. 24) … Was a two-time AAC Freshman of the Week honoree and was named to the conference weekly Honor Roll once during the season … Was tops on the team and 16^th in The American in scoring – second among all freshmen – averaging 12.4 points per game on the year … Also grabbed 2.0 rebounds per contest and dished out 1.6 assists per game … Shot 37.3 percent (115-307) from the field and hit 44 of her 138 shots from behind the three-point arc (31.9 percent) … Led The American in free-throw shooting percentage, hitting 88.2 percent (60-for-68) from the charity stripe … Tallied 13 points in her collegiate debut against St. Francis (Pa.) and then proceeded to score in double figures in 18 games on the year … Poured in 20-or-more points four times during her rookie campaign, including a career-high 25 points in a dominating 99-51 win over Temple (Feb. 9) … Shot 44.4 percent (8-for-18) from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-for-7) from behind the arc, and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line … Scored 21 points against SMU (Feb. 29) on 9-of-15 (60.0 percent) shooting from the floor … Also had 20 points at Temple (Jan. 16) and 20 against Houston (Jan. 29) … Netted 19 points in The American opener against Cincinnati (Jan. 5) and against East Carolina (Feb. 25) and her twin sister Katerina … Averaged 11.7 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per outing – against South Dakota State (Nov. 28), Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 29) and 2019 NCAA national runner-up Notre Dame (Nov. 30) – in the Cancun Challenge … She shot 11-27 (40.7 percent) from the floor, 6-17 (35.3 percent) from behind the arc, and 7-8 (87.5 percent) from the charity stripe in the three games en route to being named to the All-Tournament Team … She scored double figures in two of the three outings, including a, then, career-high 19 points against FGCU … She also had two assists and two steals against the Eagles … She followed that up the next morning with 12 points and four rebounds against the Fighting Irish … Dished out a career-high five assists at Tulane (Feb. 13) and four assists on two other occasions.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Was a five-star recruit, rated by PassionHoops and BlueStar Europe ... Is an experienced international player, earning a spot-on Greece’s U18 National Team, and playing in the 2017 FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship ... She played with Greece’s U20 national team and senior national team this year ... In the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship, she amassed 21.1 points per game through seven games, and added 5.6 rebounds per game and 3.7 assists per contest ... Her scoring total was second during the Championships ... She scored 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the field, including 5-of-7 from behind the three-point arc, against Latvia in the group phase ... She followed that up with a 23-point effort against Turkey ... In 2018, she participated in the EuroCup Women, where she played in one game for Greece ... She scored 13 points, picked up four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block to complete an impressive stat line ... She also played with club team Niki Lefkadas, a premier club team in Greece, where she averaged 14.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.4 steals-per-game ... Also shot 80.2 percent from the free-throw line.

PERSONAL: Is the daughter of Parthena Ketzetziadoy and Roland Soth Tsineke ... Was born in her hometown of Thessaloniki, known as Greece’s “Hippest City,” the second-largest city in Greece ... Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea ... Has one brother, Victor, and two sisters, Katerina and Stella … Her sister Katerina currently plays at fellow American Athletic Conference foe, East Carolina ... Is currently undecided on a major at USF.

CAREER HIGHS (Through 2021-22)

Points: 31 vs. Wichita State (1/6/21)

Rebounds: 7, 3X, last vs. Houston (3/9/22)

Field Goals Made: 11 vs. Wichita State (1/6/21)

Field Goals Attempted: 24, 2X, last vs. Tulsa (1/19/22)

Three-Point Field Goals Made: 5 vs. Wichita State (1/6/21)

Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 12 vs. Notre Dame (11/30/19)

Free Throws Made: 10 vs. Temple (1/22/22)

Free Throws Attempted: 12 vs. Temple (1/22/22)

Assists: 7 vs. Jacksonville (11/28/20)

Steals: 4, 2X, last vs. Ole Miss (12/21/21)

Blocks: 2, 2X, last at SMU (1/26/22)

Minutes: 40, 2X, last vs Central Florida (3/10/22)