2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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4 Elisa Pinzan

  • Position Point Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • High School Istituto Tecnico Algarotti Venezia
  • Hometown Murano, Italy
  • Twitter PinzanElisa
  • Instagram elisa_pinzan

Biography

CAREER HONORS
  • AAC Weekly Honor Roll (March 28, 2022)
  • AAC Player of the Week (Dec. 13, 2021)
  • AAC Preseason All-Conference Second Team (2021-22)
  • AAC Most Improved Player (2020-21)
  • AAC All-Conference Second Team (2020-21)
  • AAC Player of the Week (Jan. 18, 2021)
  • AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 21, 2020)
  • NCAA Starting Five (Dec. 9, 2020)
  • AAC Player of the Week (Dec. 7, 2020)
  • Preseason All-AAC Second Team (2020-21)
  • AAC All-Conference Third Team (2019-20)
  • ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 play, No. 7 (Feb. 10, 2020)
2021-22: Played in 32 of South Florida’s 33 games, getting the start in each contest … Averaged 34.3 minutes per game which was tops on the team and fourth in the American Athletic Conference … Averaged 9.3 points, 5.3 assists and 3.5 rebounds per outing for the Bulls … Pinzan’s scoring average was fourth on the team while her total assists (171) were first in The American and 22nd in the nation, and her assists per game average were second in the conference and 22nd nationally … Pinzan finished her South Florida career just shy of 1,000 career points with 986, and dished out 544 career dimes which is second all-time in program history sitting only behind USF Hall of Famer Shantia Grace (610) … She is one of just three players to surpass 500 career assists … Shot 37.2 percent (93-for-250) from the field, including 32.4 percent (46-for-142) from three-point range, and 80.2 percent (65-of-81) from the free-throw line … Pinzan scored double figures in 13 games – and 20-or-more points three times – which included a career-high 26-point, 10-assist performance against No. 9 Oregon (Nov. 22) in the third-place game of the inaugural Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis … She followed that up with an 11-point outing in a 57-54 win against defending national champion and No. 7/5-ranked Stanford (Nov. 26) in the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Tournament … Pinzan fell just shy of equaling her career best with 24 points at VCU (Dec. 12) and had 22 points against Wichita State (Feb. 22) … Averaged 14.5 points per game in the Bulls’ four postseason games in the American Athletic Conference Tournament and the NCAA Tournament … Had 16 points against Memphis (March 8) and 14 points against Houston (March 9) in the conference tournament quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, and 19 points in the NCAA Tournament first round against Miami (March 18) … She had three double-doubles on the year against Oregon, 10 points, 11 assists at UT Arlington (Dec. 2) and 10 points, 10 assists at SMU (Jan. 26) … In addition, Pinzan dished out double-digit assists four times against Oregon, UT Arlington, 10 against High Point (Dec. 17) and at SMU. 

2020-21: Proved to be one of the top point guards in the nation during the 2020-21 campaign – a classic “Floor General” … Was named the American Athletic Conference Most Improved Player and was chosen to The American All-Conference Second Team … Played in all 23 games, earning the start in each outing … She was one of just three players on the roster to start in every game … Was the Bulls’ “Iron Woman,” averaging 35.5 points per game, second in The American … Played 36-plus minutes 15 times, and 20-or-more minutes six times … Was third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.3 points per game and grabbing 3.3 rebounds per contest, tied for third on the team, however has made her name as an elite distributor and protector of the ball … Led The American, and was seventh in the nation, in assists per game (6.5) and assist/turnover ratio (3.04), and was tops in the AAC, and 10th in the nation, in total assists (149) … Finished the year with 373 career assists, seventh on USF’s all-time list … Dished out seven-plus assists 10 times, and 10-or-more assists twice, including a career-high 14 dimes against Houston (Jan. 9) to go along with 11 points for her second career double-double … Also handed out, a then, career-best 11 assists at Cincinnati (Dec. 22) … Had nine assists in three games against Mississippi State (Dec. 5), Wichita State (Jan. 6), and Cincinnati (Feb. 17) … With her nine assists against Mississippi State – along with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds – Pinzan fell one handout shy of the Bulls’ first triple-double since 1999 … Her 14 and 11 against the Lady Bulldogs marked her first career double-double … Netted 10-or-more points in 15 games, including a season-high 22 points against at Tulane (Jan. 13) … Hit 7-of-17 (41.2 percent) of her shots from the field and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe against the Green Wave … Fell one-point shy of what would have been her first 20-point effort of the season, with 19 points at Memphis (Dec. 16) on 5-of-12 (41.7 percent) shooting from the field and 7-of-9 (77.8 percent) from the free-throw line … Scored 18 points in two outings, coming against UCF (March 2) – a game-high – leading the Bulls to the AAC regular-season championship, and in USF’s NCAA second round game against No. 1-seeded North Carolina State (March 23) … Averaged 15.0 points per game in the Green and Gold’s two NCAA Tournament games against Washington State (March 21), netting 12 points, and against the Wolfpack. 

2019-20: Established herself as one of the top point guards in The American during the 2019-20 campaign … Averaged 9.0 points per game, 4.5 assists per outing, and 2.9 rebounds per contest, in 27 games, including 24 starts … Despite missing five games during the season due to an ankle injury, Pinzan was the conference leader in assists per game, and was fourth in total assists (121) … She shot 35.5 percent (83-for-234) on the season, including 36.4 percent (48-for-112) from behind the arc, and 81.1 percent (30-for-37) from the free-throw line … Pinzan’s 1.78 three-point field goals made per game was eighth in the conference … Scored in double figures in 10 games on the year and handed out five-or-more assists 14 times … In addition, she was active on the defensive end of the floor, recording multi-steal games eight times … Also proved to be an “Iron Woman” for the Bulls, playing a complete 40 minutes six times and 35-or-more minutes an additional eight times … Equaled her career-high with 23 points against UCF (Jan. 19) on 8-of-15 (53.3 percent) shooting from the field and 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from three-point range … Pinzan’s seven treys made, and 12 attempted, were both career-highs … Dropped 19 points, to go along with four rebounds, four assists and three steals, at Cincinnati (Feb. 2), and, two games later, had 18 points and four rebounds at Tulane (Feb. 13) … Pinzan dished out a career-high nine assists to go along with 14 points and four rebounds against SMU (Feb. 29) … She also handed out eight dimes against VCU (Nov. 15) – along with 13 points and four rebounds – and seven assists in five games.
 
2018-2019: Led the Bulls in assists (103) ... Scored 23 points in the first round of the WNIT against Stetson (March 21) ... Played in 31 games, making 15 starts, missed five games due to injury ... Scored in double-digits for the first time with 12 points against Houston (Feb. 27) ... Set a career-high with eight assists against Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 15) ... Scored in double-digits four times.
 
CLUB/INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Previously played with club team ReyerVenezia SPA, in the top league in Italy ... Rated a five-star recruit from both Blue Star Europe and Passion Hoops ... Participated in the U18 European Championships and U19 World Cup in the summer of 2017 for team Italy ... In the European Championships, she averaged eight points, two assists, 2.9 rebounds, and two steals per game ... At the U19 World Cup, averaged six points and four assists while leading her team in minutes ... Currently playing with the U20 Italian national team.

CAREER HIGHS (Through 2021-22)
Points:
26 vs. Oregon (11/22/21)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Mississippi State (12/5/20)
Field Goals Made: 8, 2X, last vs. Wichita State (2/22/22)
Field Goals Attempted: 20 vs. UConn (2/16/20)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 7 vs. Central Florida (1/19/20)
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 12 vs. Central Florida (1/19/20)
Free Throws Made: 9 at VCU (11/12/21)
Free Throws Attempted: 10 at VCU (11/12/21)
Assists: 14 vs. Houston (1/9/21)
Steals: 6, 2X, last vs. Tulsa (2/13/21)
Blocks: 1, 2X, last vs. Tulsa (2/13/21)
Minutes: 45 vs. Cincinnati (2/17/21)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2018-19Freshman

    Point Guard
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2019-20Sophomore

    Point Guard
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2020-21Junior

    Point Guard
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2021-22Junior

    Point Guard
    5'8"
    4