Hailey Van Lith's high school stats: How many points did the TCU guard score?
TCU Horned Frogs guard Hailey Van Lith has stood out in high school while playing for Cashmere HS in Washington. She lit up the scoreboard with amazing offensive firepower, guiding Cashmere to three Class 1A state title games during her freshman, sophomore and senior seasons.
Van Lith scored 2,994 points in high school according to an April 2022 Sports Illustrated story and was awarded multiple recognitions in girls' basketball including the Naismith and McDonald's All-American selections. She tallied 33.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in 22 games during her senior year.
Van Lith earned a five-star rating on ESPN for the class of 2020. She was the best among the guards and seventh overall. The young hooper committed to Louisville, where she played for three years.
Hailey Van Lith leads Louisville's rise in women's basketball from 2020-23
Hailey Van Lith was impressive during her time with the Louisville Cardinals. She posted 11.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg and 2.1 apg in 30 games for Louisville, which reached the Elite Eight in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Van Lith continued impressing college basketball fans in her sophomore year, tallying 14.4 ppg. She led Louisville to the Final Four of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, scoring at least 20 points in four straight games. That led her to win the Most Outstanding Player in the Wichita Regional.
Van Lith had her best season in 2022-23 where she topped Louisville's offense, tallying 19.7 ppg, 3.2 apg and 4.5 rpg. Her performance helped the Cardinals make the Elite Eight and was stopped by Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes despite scoring 27 points.
It will be the last time Van Lith represented the Cardinals, as she transferred to LSU during the offseason. The guard was one of the key pieces for the Lady Tigers' campaign in the 2023-24 season, averaging 11.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 3.6 apg.
Unfortunately for Van Lith, she didn't win the national title despite allying with LSU as they were ousted in the Elite Eight by the vengeance-seeking Iowa Hawkeyes. Shortly after the loss, she announced her transfer to TCU for the 2024-25 season.
Aside from playing in the college basketball scene, Van Lith played for the US women's basketball team in FIBA-sanctioned World Cups for Under-17 and Under-19 categories. She also represented Team USA in 3x3 basketball in the Summer Youth Olympics in 2018 and the Under-18 World Cup in 2019, winning the gold medal and tournament MVP honors.
Van Lith was tapped to play for the seniors' team in the 2022 and 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup and the 2024 Paris Olympics, where her team won a bronze medal. Van Lith is setting her sights on leading the TCU Horned Frogs to their first NCAA Tournament since 2010.
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