Kentucky WBB adds Buffalo transfer Adebola Adeyeye

Kyra Elzy has brought in her first transfer target of the offseason.

Former Buffalo forward, Adebola “Ade” Adeyeye (add-e-BOW-luh add-e-YAY-YAY), has signed with the Kentucky Women’s Basketball team, it was announced on Thursday afternoon. The 6-foot-2 forward will come to Lexington as a graduate student after spending her first four years with Buffalo, which won the 2022 Mid-American Conference title this past season.

During her senior year with the Bulls, Adeyeye averaged 6.5 points and 6.1 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per outing while shooting over 56 percent from the field. She will be eligible to play right away.

Kentucky WBB announces the addition of 6-2 Buffalo transfer Adebola Adeyeye. She'll come to Lexington as a grad student.

Averaged 6.5 points and 6.1 rebounds on 56% shooting as a senior last season for a 25-9 Buffalo squad that won the MAC Tournament title.

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“It was welcome news this week to receive a commitment from Ade and add her to the Kentucky Wildcat family,” Elzy said in the school’s press release. “She visited campus recently and I could tell it was a perfect fit right away. Her values match our program’s core values perfectly. She is a high-motor player with a great basketball IQ. Ade is fun to watch play because she brings elite energy to the floor at all times. She is an exceptional rebounder and really brings a tenacity to the glass. Ade is the exact type of player and person we were looking to add and cannot wait to get her on campus soon.”

Adeyeye joins a class of five incoming freshmen for the 2022-23 season at Kentucky: Four-star guard Kennedy Cambridge (Nashville, Tennessee), four-star post Tionna Herron (DeSoto, Texas), Miss Kentucky Basketball Amiya Jenkins (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky), in-state star guard Cassidy Rowe (Virgie, Kentucky), and four-star guard Saniah Tyler (Florissant, Missouri) make up the newcomers.

Below is more on Adeyeye, courtesy of UK Athletics.

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Adebola Adeyeye, 6-2, Forward, Brampton, ON, Canada (The Rock School/Buffalo)
Buffalo (2019-22) – Had a great four-year career at Buffalo, playing 116 games with 4.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game during her career … Saved her best year at Buffalo for last, averaging 6.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game last season in helping the Bulls to the 2022 MAC Championships and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament … Secured her career-high point total vs. Akron during the season, scoring 17 points and going 8-of-8 from the field with four rebounds … Had a double-double when Buffalo played Akron the first time, scoring 16 points with 10 rebounds … Posted 10 or more points nine times during the season with three double-doubles … One of those double-doubles came against highly ranked Oklahoma, scoring 12 points with 13 rebounds, adding two steals … Played in 24 games as a junior at Buffalo, averaging 5.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, hitting 57 percent from the field with 15 blocks … Had a breakout sophomore season, averaging 5.9 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game … As a freshman, she played in 33 games and averaged 2.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.
 
High School – Played three seasons, including one as a team captain, at the Rock School in Florida … Played in 28 games her senior year, averaging 16.1 points, 17.9 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.1 steals per game … Shot 58 percent from the floor as a senior … Over her three-year career at the Rock School, she averaged a double-double with 12.0 points and 13.3 rebounds, while shooting 56 percent from the floor.