Giuliana Mendiola, 2023

Giuliana was a High School All-American coming out of El Toro, and was honored by ESPN as one of the greatest players of the decade (2000-2010). She was the first California CIF guard to score over 3,000 points in her career with over 700 assists. She was the 1999 CIF Player of the Year, three-time All-CIF and four-time All-State selection.

She went to the University of Washington where she was the John Wooden National Player of the Year finalist in 2004, and became the first player in Pac-10 history to score over 1,500 points, collect 700 rebounds, and hand out over 600 assists in an All-American career. She was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection in turning an 8-22 program when she arrived into a NCAA ‘Elite 8’ team, was the Pac-10 scoring champion, and set a Pac-10 tournament record for average points per game. She was 2004 Pac-10 Player of the Year. The 5-11 guard was selected for the Washington Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. She played professionally primarily in Greece as a 5-time All-Greek player, and 2007 All-Star Game MVP. In the states she played in NWBL, ABA, and WNBA. She was an assistant coach at UC Riverside.