Virginia Women's Basketball Transfer Portal: Latest News and Updates

This offseason will be a pivotal one for Amaka Agugua-Hamilton and the Virginia women's basketball program. The Cavaliers have hovered around .500 overall in each of the first three seasons of Coach Mox's tenure, but it's time for them to take that next step forward. Armed with increased NIL resources, expect Virginia to take an aggressive approach to the portal this offseason in order to significantly upgrade its roster heading into the 2025-2026 campaign.

We'll use this page as our hub to track all of Virginia's transfer portal activity, including outbound transfers from the current UVA roster and incoming transfers from other schools.

This article was last updated on April 21st at 9:00am.

Virginia Women's Basketball: Latest Transfer Portal Updates

April 19th: Florida State transfer guard Raiane Dias Dos Santos announces her commitment to Virginia.
April 18th: Former Virginia forward RyLee Grays announces her commitment to Tulsa.
April 17th: Virginia forward RyLee Grays enters the transfer portal.
April 16th: Former Virginia guard Kamryn Kitchen announces her commitment to Arizona.
April 15th: Former Virginia forward Edessa Noyan announces her commitment to Indiana.
April 15th: Virginia guard Kamryn Kitchen enters the transfer portal.
April 14th: USF transfer guard Romi Levy announces her commitment to Virginia.
April 13th: LSU transfer forward Sa'Myah Smith announces her commitment to Virginia.
April 11th: NC State transfer forward Caitlin Weimar announces her commitment to Virginia.
April 7th: UCF transfer forward Adeang Ring announces her commitment to Virginia.
March 31st: Former Virginia forward Latasha Lattimore announces her commitment to Ole Miss.
March 26th: Former Virginia guard Payton Dunbar announces her commitment to Providence.
March 25th: Virginia guards Casey Valenti-Paea and Payton Dunbar enter the transfer portal.
March 25th: Virginia forward Edessa Noyan enters the transfer portal.
March 25th: Virginia forward Latasha Lattimore enters the transfer portal.
March 24th: Virginia center Hawa Doumbouya enters the transfer portal.

Incoming Transfers [5]

Raiane Dias Dos Santos, Florida State guard: A 5'9" guard from São Paulo, Brazil, Raiane Dias Dos Santos began her college career at the NJCAA Division I level at Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Florida, where she played 33 games and made 12 starts, averaging 11.8 points, 3.2 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game. She then transferred to Florida State, where she played in 31 of FSU's 33 games last season with one start and averaged 2.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in just under 12 minutes per contest. Read more on Raiane Dias Dos Santos here.

Romi Levy, USF guard: A 6'3" guard from Israel, Levy began her career at Auburn, where was an SEC All-Freshman Team selection in 2020-2021. Levy transferred to South Florida for the last two seasons and she had a breakout season in 2023-2024, starting 28 of 33 games and averaging 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game and shooting a career-high 34.6% from beyond the arc.. That campaign garnered Levy the AAC Newcomer of the Year Award and spots on the All-AAC Second Team and AAC All-Newcomer Team. Levy comes to Virginia with one year of eligibility remaining. Read more on Romi Levy here.

Sa'Myah Smith, LSU forward: Smith played in all 36 games and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in the 2022-2023 season when the Tigers won their first-ever national title. After suffering a torn ACL seven games into the following season, Smith came back to play 36 games with 28 starts this past season, averaging 6.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game and scoring 20+ points in back-to-back NCAA Tournament games last month. Smith comes to UVA with two years of eligibility remaining. Read more on Sa'Myah Smith here.

Caitlin Weimar, NC State forward: A 6'4" forward, Weimar missed this past season at NC state with an injury, but spent the previous three seasons at Boston University, where she was the 2024 Patriot League Player of the Year and back-to-back Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year. In her last healthy season, Weimar averaged 18.7 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 steals per game and shot 55.3% from the floor. Weimar comes to UVA with one year of eligibility remaining. Read more on Caitlin Weimar here.

Adeang Ring, UCF forward: A 6'5" freshman from Sydney, Australia, Ring appeared in 23 games this past season with the Knights and averaged 3.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game. Her best game of the season came against Oklahoma State, as Ring scored 12 points to go along with three rebounds and two steals. Ring comes to UVA with three years of eligibility remaining. Read more on Adeang Ring here.

Outbound Transfers [7]

Latasha Lattimore, senior forward: Virginia's second-leading scorer and leading rebounder and shot-blocker from this season is headed to the transfer portal. A 6'4" forward from Toronto, Ontario, Lattimore transferred to UVA from Miami last summer and had the best season of her career, averaging 14.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game and notching 11 double-doubles, including a 24-point, 15-rebound performance in Virginia's win at Virginia Tech and a 30-point, 11-rebound outing in a win at Pittsburgh. Lattimore went down with an injury in the second quarter of UVA's second round loss to Cal in the ACC Tournament and that wound up being her last game in a Cavalier uniform, as she enters the transfer portal for the third time in her career, looking for a fourth school at which to use her final year of eligibility. Update: Latasha Lattimore has announced her commitment to Ole Miss. Read more on Latasha Lattimore here.

Edessa Noyan, sophomore forward: Noyan joined Kymora Johnson and Olivia McGhee in Virginia's stacked 2023 recruiting class. The 6'3" forward from Sweden played in 28 games and logged three starts as a freshman and then stepped into a regular starting role this season as a sophomore, starting 23 out of the 26 games she played in and averaging 5.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Noyan's best game was in the regular season finale, as she hit four three-pointers and scored 16 points in UVA's win at North Carolina. Now, Noyan enters the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining. Update: Edessa Noyan has announced her commitment to Indiana. Read more on Edessa Noyan here.

RyLee Grays, sophomore forward: After transferring from North Carolina, Grays appeared in 23 games this season for the Cavaliers with one start, and averaged 2.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in a little under 12 minutes per game. Grays last played in a game for Virginia on February 9th against Virginia Tech, but did not play in any of the seven games after that. Grays entered the transfer portal with a no contact tag and committed to Tulsa.

Payton Dunbar, freshman guard: A 5'11" freshman from Narrows, Virginia, Dunbar showed flashes of promise in her first year on Grounds, including a nine-point effort in her collegiate debut. Dunbar played few minutes, especially later in ACC play, but appeared in 15 games overall and averaged 1.9 points in 8.1 minutes per game. Dunbar has already announced her commitment to her new school on social media; she'll head to Providence with three years of eligibility remaining. Read more on Payton Dunbar here.

Casey Valenti-Paea, graduate guard: Valenti-Paea came to Virginia after spending two years each at Buffalo and Long Beach State, but only played one full season of basketball in those four years. A 5'9" guard from Melbourne, Australia, Valentia-Paea played in 30 of UVA's 32 games this season and averaged 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.5 minutes per game. Though rarely called upon to be a scorer, Valenti-Paea positively impacted the game in other ways and she did have a 12-point game in Virginia's win at Pitt, her long double-digit scoring game of the season. Read more on Casey Valenti-Paea here.

Kamryn Kitchen, redshirt freshman guard: Kitchen was originally a member of the 2025 high school recruiting class and was ranked the No. 57 overall prospect in that class by ESPN, but she reclassified to the class of 2024 following her commitment to Virginia and then redshirted the 2024-2025 season. Kitchen departs without ever playing a game at UVA and enters the portal with four years of eligibility remaining. Read more on Kamryn Kitchen here.

Hawa Doumbouya, redshirt freshman center: Doumbouya was initially recruited by Virginia out of high school, but committed to Maryland, where she appeared in 13 games as a true freshman in the 2023-2024 season, averaging 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. Coach Mox then brought Doumbouya to Virginia through the portal and it was announced at the beginning of the season that she would redshirt this year, setting her up to make an impact for the Cavaliers next season after a year of development. Instead, it's right back to the portal for the second offseason in a row for Doumbouya. Read more Hawa Doumbouya here.