Is UConn’s Evina Westbrook related to Russell Westbrook?
Evina Westbrook has helped lead the UConn Huskies to the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game. Is she related to Russell Westbrook?
Sunday’s women’s national championship game is pitting No. 2 UConn up against No. 1 South Carolina for all the marbles.
The Huskies got there in part thanks to a big performance from Evina Westbrook in the Final Four.
The senior guard came off the bench against Stanford in the second quarter and knocked down three of the four three-point attempts she took. Geno Auriemma called her “the most valuable player in the game” on Friday night.
Of course, that last name had people thinking about a certain Lakers star.
Is Evina Westbrook related to Russell Westbrook?
No, Evina is not related to Lakers guard Russell Westbrook. They just happen to share the same last name.
Evina is from Salem, Oregon. Her father is James and her mother is Eva. She has four siblings.
She started her college career at Tennessee where she was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. However, her goal was always to go to UConn and help the Huskies win championships, per the Hartford Courant.
Westbrook transferred to UConn after the 2018-19 season but had to sit out a season because of NCAA transfer rules. she finally debuted for the Huskies in 2020-21, starting 30 games.
This year, Evina averaged 9.0 points and 3.7 rebounds while largely coming off the bench in the latter half of the season.
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