EAST LANSING, Mich. — Toledo native Grace VanSlooten announced Monday that she is transferring to Michigan State for her final two seasons.
The 6-foot-3 forward took to social media to make the announcement. She will play under former Bowling Green State University women's basketball head coach Robyn Fralick at MSU.
VanSlooten averaged 15.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. She earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention for the 2023-24 season as a sophomore for the Ducks.
Last season, the Spartans went 22-9 in Fralick's first year at the helm. VanSlooten will join incoming freshman Sinai Douglas next season, also a Toledo native who played at Start High School.
VanSlooten was a star basketball player at Notre Dame Academy for three seasons before spending her senior year of high school at IMG Academy in Florida.
VanSlooten was the No. 13 overall player in the class of 2022 and rated a five-star prospect, according to ESPN. VanSlooten was also named a 2022 McDonald's All-American.
In three seasons at NDA, VanSlooten scored over 1000 points and 600 rebounds. She earned Division I All-District Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior with the Eagles. VanSlooten was named first-team All-State her junior season at NDA after averaging 21.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game.
She was selected to USA Basketball's U19 Women's World Cup roster in 2023, helping lead Team USA win its third consecutive gold medal at the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup in Spain. VanSlooten started in all seven games for Team USA and averaged 8.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.