#2 Vanessa de Jesus Women's Basketball Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS

• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2025)
• Two-time All-ACC Academic Team (2023, 2024)
• Four-time ACC Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

AS A GRADUATE AT NOTRE DAME (2025-26)

• vs CHICAGO STATE (11/9): Stuffed the stat sheet with 15 points (5-6 from the free throw line), 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals
• vs FDU (11/5): Scored a career-high 22 points in her Irish debut, going 4-6 from deep in the process

AS A GRADUATE AT DUKE (2024-25)

• Appeared in 36 games for Duke, averaging 3.1 points, 1.8 assists and 1.4 rebounds
• at FLORIDA STATE (3/2): Recorded 5 assists
• vs COLUMBIA (12/1): Had 10 points and a season-high 6 assists
• at SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11/17): Had a career-high 13 points
• vs DAYTON (11/14): Finished with 10 points (4-6 from the floor)
• at LIBERTY (11/7): Matched a career-high with 4 steals and added 6 rebounds and 3 assists

AS A SENIOR AT DUKE (2023-24)

• Did not play due to injury

AS A JUNIOR AT DUKE (2022-23)

• Played in 32 games, making one start against Miami
• Averaged 5.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists
• vs MIAMI (2/12): Notched 5 assists
• at FLORIDA STATE (1/29): Came off the bench and recorded 9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals
• vs VIRGINIA TECH (1/26): Scored 10 points
• vs CLEMSON (1/12): Scored 11 points
• vs VIRGINIA (12/21): Had 15 points and 3 assists
• at RICHMOND (12/4): Matched a career-high with 17 points, including three triples
• vs CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (11/10): Recorded 7 rebounds, a season high

AS A SOPHOMORE AT DUKE (2021-22)

• Started 13 of 30 games played, including the first 11 games of the season
• Averaged 4.2 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.4
• Had seven games with 4+ assists
• vs WINTHROP (11/9): In the season opener, dished 8 assists and scored 7 points
• at CLEMSON (2/20): Recorded 7 points and a team-high 8 assists
• vs VIRGINIA (2/17): Scored 11 points with 4 rebounds, 4 assists and a pair of steals

AS A FRESHMAN AT DUKE (2020-21)

• Started all four games and averaged 12.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists
• vs WESTERN CAROLINA (11/29): Notched 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
• vs LONGWOOD (11/25): Became the 30th Duke freshman to start her first collegiate game, scoring 13 points

PREP AND PERSONAL

• 2020 MaxPreps All-American and California Gatorade Player of the Year finalist
• Daily News All-Area First Team, Gold Coast League MVP, All-CIF Open Division First Team, All-Gold Coast League, LA Times ASG Basketball Team selection
• Ranked No. 37 in the 2021 Class by espnW
• Helped lead Sierra Canyon to an 81-17 record while notching 1,225 points, 333 assists, 476 rebounds and 156 steals across final three seasons
• As a senior, averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.0 steals
• Tallied seven games with 20 or more points, including a season-high 32 points at Long Beach Poly
• A two-time Cal-Hi Sports All-State and three-time All-CIF Southern Section honoree
• As a junior, averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals
• Helped guide Sierra Canyon to a school-record 33-1 mark and the 2018-19 state championship
• California Southern Section Open Division Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports State Junior of the Year, MaxPreps All-America selection
• Gold Coast League MVP and was a California Ms. Basketball finalist
• USA Today All-USA California Girls Basketball Team
• Earned Mark Keppel Invitational All-Tournament, Tarkanian Classic All-Tournament and Los Angeles Times All-Star Team honors
• Collected a career-high 32 points at Winward as a junior
• Competed at the 2023 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup for the Philippines, scoring 18.3 points during group play
  • Averaged 12.8 points and 3.2 assists during the tournament
  • Helped lead the Philippines to its first win in group play since 2015
• Competed at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup for the Philippines, averaging 13.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game
• Earned an undergraduate degree in biology and a graduate degree in liberal studies from Duke. Is earning a master’s degree in nonprofit administration at Notre Dame