Elina Aarnisalo

Position:
G
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Helsinki, Finland
High School:
Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School
Prev School:
UCLA

2024-25 (at UCLA): Appeared in all 37 games for UCLA in her debut campaign, making 10 starts … Tallied a season-high 19 points against Colgate, shooting 8-of-10 from the field … Dished out a season-best 11 assists against Arkansas … Scored 13 points in the Bruins win over then No. 1 South Carolina … Five games in double-figure scoring … 12 games with five or more assists … Averaged 5.1 points, 3.4 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.

More on Aarnisalo: Daughter of Piaa and Antti Aarnisalo …. Played in the Finland Korisliiga with HBA-Marksy prior to her collegiate career, averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game … Also spent time in the BNXT League in Belgium with the Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen … Represented her home country of Finland at the 2022 FIBA U18 Women’s European Championships, posting 17.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game … Chose UNC because of the program’s winning mentality, great education and the focus on player development … Enjoys playing tennis, shopping or watching other sports outside of basketball … Looks up to Sabrina Ionescu and Marine Johannes … Can speak four languages.