Sitaya Fagan
| Centre of Excellence | |
|---|---|
| Position | Centre |
| League | NBL1 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 March 2008 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lake Ginninderra High School in Canberra, Australia. |
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Sitaya Fagan is an Australian women's basketball player. She has represented Australia at international junior level tournaments including the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup and the 2024 FIBA Under-17 World Cup.[1] She played NBL1 for Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence in 2024 and has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Southern California as part of the Class of 2026.[2]
Early life and career
Sitaya Fagan was born into a sporting family in Victoria, Australia. Her mother, Kirsten Fagan (née Geppert), was a forward who played for Victoria Country and the Dandenong Rangers as a junior before competing in the United States college system with Grayson County College, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas A&M, later returning to Australia to play in the WNBL and ABA. Her father, Phil Fagan, was a professional boxer and kickboxer who competed in Europe and Australia.[3]
Sitaya Fagan began her junior basketball career in Victoria, representing local clubs and schools, before being recruited to Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Canberra at the age of 15.
NBL1
Fagan plays domestically for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence in the NBL1, Australia’s second-tier national competition. Joining the program at age 15, she has competed against senior-level players while developing under Basketball Australia’s high-performance system.[4]
In her second season with CoE, Fagan averaged 21.2 points, 1.9 assists, 10.4 rebounds, 1.8 blocks to lead the CoE into the 2025 NBL1 East Women's Conference Grand Final. The CoE lost to Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 89 to 61 at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre on August 16, 2025.
In the Grand Final, Fagan scored nine points, secured five rebounds, six steals and two blocked shots.
NCAA recruitment
As a member of the high school class of 2026, Fagan has been recruited extensively by American colleges. By late 2025 she had received scholarship offers from 26 NCAA Division I programs, including several from the Power Four conferences. She later narrowed her list of potential schools to the University of Southern California, Texas, and the University of South Carolina, with official visits scheduled in September 2025 before making a final commitment.[5]
Fagan decided to join USC on Friday, October 10, 2025.[6]
The Trojans recruited Fagan to be an active and versatile forward.[7]
National team
Fagan represented Australia at the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Women’s World Cup in Czechia, where the Australian Gems won the silver medal. She appeared in all six games, averaging 12.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game, while shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 86.7 percent from the free-throw line. Defensively, she contributed 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.[8]
Her best performance came in the quarter-final against Hungary, where she recorded 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks, posting an efficiency rating of 20. She scored in double figures in five of six games, including a tournament-high 14 points against Canada in the semi-final.
Fagan also competed at the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's World Cup in 2024[9] as well as the Under-16 Women's Asian Championship in 2023 and Under-15 Women's Oceania Championship in 2022.[10]
References
- ↑ "Sitaya Fagan (Australia) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Sitaya Fagan joins college basketball powerhouse | Basketball.com.au". www.basketball.com.au. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ "In the genes: Full circle moment for Fagan's mum 30 years on | Basketball.com.au". www.basketball.com.au. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "NBL1 Australia". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "Sitaya Fagan cuts NCAA shortlist to three | Basketball.com.au". www.basketball.com.au. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ "USC Flexes International Impact with Latest Five-Star Basketball Commit". USC Trojans On SI. 2025-10-10. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ "State of 2026 girls basketball recruiting class: Risers, teams with early edges, more". ESPN.com. 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ "By the Numbers: Australian Gems player snapshot | Basketball.com.au". www.basketball.com.au. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ FDBA (2023-06-15). "SITAYA FAGAN SELECTED FOR AUSTRALIAN SAPPHIRES". Frankston & District Basketball Association. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ FDBA (2022-11-27). "SITAYA FAGAN & AUSTRALIAN U15 WOMEN WIN FIBA OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP". Frankston & District Basketball Association. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
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