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Washington's latest women's basketball commit has added additional depth to what could be one of the best backcourts in the country in 2026-27.
Hungarian guard Petra Toman signed with the Huskies on Monday, becoming the 12th member of coach Tina Langley's squad. Washington returns guards Sayvia Sellers, Avery Howell, and Devin Coppinger, and forwards Brynn McGaughy, Nina Cain, and Daniella McLean. UW also signed four-star freshman guard Amayah Garcia and turned to the transfer portal to add forward Tilda Trygger (NC State) and guards Macey Huard (Oklahoma State), Brooke Carlson (Colorado State), and Kaelyn Carroll (Kentucky).
Sellers, Howell, McGaughy, and Trygger are entrenched as starters heading into the season. The final spot in the first five will likely go to Carlson, who averaged 11.7 points and 3.1 assists at Colorado State last year, but Garcia and Coppinger will be in the mix for that spot as well. Carroll is also a former McDonald's All-American and top 20 recruit who could take a jump after averaging 3.4 points at Kentucky last year.
But Toman will be in that group as well. The 21-year-old has averaged 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in the Hungary-A Division this season, shooting 38.3 percent from three-point range and adding 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. How that defense translates will likely be crucial: Washington struggled defensively last season, and top perimeter defender Hannah Stines graduated. The Huskies have focused on adding size; however, as Toman stands 6-foot-2, Trygger is 6-foot-6, and Carroll is 6-foot-3. Adding that size alongside the 6-foot-3 McGaughy and 6-foot Howell is paramount, as Sellers is 5-foot-7 and Carlson is 5-foot-8 as perimeter defenders.
Toman has two sisters who play Division I basketball: Dora is at Tulsa, and Reka is at Missouri, so she is well aware of what it takes to make the switch from European ball to the US. She was also named to the U20 EuroBasket Division B All-Star Five after averaging 11.3 points and 6.3 rebounds for the junior national team across four games. It remains to be seen how much eligibility Toman will be granted, considering she turned 21 in February and would be a third-year college student had she grown up in America.
With Sellers, Howell, and McGaughy expected to lead the Huskies in 2026-27, many project Langley's squad as a potential No. 4 seed or higher, which would mean Washington would host a regional in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016-17. Trygger will be the team's defensive stopper and likely starter at the five with McGaughy shifting over to the four. That size will be more paramount should Carlson start next to Sellers, but Carlson will be the secondary ball-handler either way. Coppinger, Toman, Huard, Carroll, Cain, McLean, and Garcia will fight for the remaining places in the rotation, with the Huskies likely hoping that Toman or Carroll can play some four to spell McGaughy and Trygger. Cain or McLean taking a step forward could also solve that particular problem.
Washington still has three roster spots available if they use their maximum of 15, but the Huskies only carried 14 players last season. Center Yulia Grabovskaia has been awaiting a decision on an NCAA waiver to play next season, as she was awarded only three seasons of eligibility when she committed to Middle Tennessee out of Russia in 2023. Grabovskaia's waiver was still pending as of late April, with little public update since then.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: How Hungarian G Petra Toman fits with UW women's basketball
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Hungarian guard Petra Toman signed with the Huskies on Monday, becoming the 12th member of coach Tina Langley's squad. Washington returns guards Sayvia Sellers, Avery Howell, and Devin Coppinger, and forwards Brynn McGaughy, Nina Cain, and Daniella McLean. UW also signed four-star freshman guard Amayah Garcia and turned to the transfer portal to add forward Tilda Trygger (NC State) and guards Macey Huard (Oklahoma State), Brooke Carlson (Colorado State), and Kaelyn Carroll (Kentucky).
Sellers, Howell, McGaughy, and Trygger are entrenched as starters heading into the season. The final spot in the first five will likely go to Carlson, who averaged 11.7 points and 3.1 assists at Colorado State last year, but Garcia and Coppinger will be in the mix for that spot as well. Carroll is also a former McDonald's All-American and top 20 recruit who could take a jump after averaging 3.4 points at Kentucky last year.
But Toman will be in that group as well. The 21-year-old has averaged 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in the Hungary-A Division this season, shooting 38.3 percent from three-point range and adding 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. How that defense translates will likely be crucial: Washington struggled defensively last season, and top perimeter defender Hannah Stines graduated. The Huskies have focused on adding size; however, as Toman stands 6-foot-2, Trygger is 6-foot-6, and Carroll is 6-foot-3. Adding that size alongside the 6-foot-3 McGaughy and 6-foot Howell is paramount, as Sellers is 5-foot-7 and Carlson is 5-foot-8 as perimeter defenders.
Toman has two sisters who play Division I basketball: Dora is at Tulsa, and Reka is at Missouri, so she is well aware of what it takes to make the switch from European ball to the US. She was also named to the U20 EuroBasket Division B All-Star Five after averaging 11.3 points and 6.3 rebounds for the junior national team across four games. It remains to be seen how much eligibility Toman will be granted, considering she turned 21 in February and would be a third-year college student had she grown up in America.
With Sellers, Howell, and McGaughy expected to lead the Huskies in 2026-27, many project Langley's squad as a potential No. 4 seed or higher, which would mean Washington would host a regional in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016-17. Trygger will be the team's defensive stopper and likely starter at the five with McGaughy shifting over to the four. That size will be more paramount should Carlson start next to Sellers, but Carlson will be the secondary ball-handler either way. Coppinger, Toman, Huard, Carroll, Cain, McLean, and Garcia will fight for the remaining places in the rotation, with the Huskies likely hoping that Toman or Carroll can play some four to spell McGaughy and Trygger. Cain or McLean taking a step forward could also solve that particular problem.
Washington still has three roster spots available if they use their maximum of 15, but the Huskies only carried 14 players last season. Center Yulia Grabovskaia has been awaiting a decision on an NCAA waiver to play next season, as she was awarded only three seasons of eligibility when she committed to Middle Tennessee out of Russia in 2023. Grabovskaia's waiver was still pending as of late April, with little public update since then.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: How Hungarian G Petra Toman fits with UW women's basketball
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