2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Istanbulluoglu, Elif

Jersey Number 11
Elif Istanbulluoglu
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- High School:
- Fenerbahçe S.K
Bio
Sophomore Year (2024-25)
- Played in all 33 games and averaged 13.0 minutes per game in her sophomore season
- Averaged 3.0 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game with a .442 field goal percentage
- Scored four points and tallied four rebounds in the NCAA first round win over No. 10 Nebraska
- Set a season high with nine points in the win over Syracuse
- Tied a season high with six points against Memphis
- Set a career high with four assists to go with six points and five rebounds against Morehead State
- Played with Türkiye at the U20 FIBA Eurobasket in Lithuiana and Coach Walz was an assistant on the staff.
- She averaged 16.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and shot .447 percent from the floor as Türkiye finished seventh.
- She was named a 'Player Who Impressed' by FIBA following the tournament.
- Played in all 34 games and made two starts in her first season with the Cardinals.
- Scored seven points and hit one three-pointer in her first career NCAA Tournament game against Middle Tennessee.
- Earned her first career start in the road win over Georgia Tech.
- Tallied a career high 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting with four rebounds against Boston College.
- Scored nine points, was 4-for-5 from the floor and 1-for-1 from behind the arc with four rebounds in the win over Wake.
- Tallied her first double-double in just her third collegiate game with 10 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Bellarmine. She was the first freshman to record a double-double since 2021.
- Made her collegiate debut against Cincinnati on Nov. 6 and tallied seven points, three rebounds, one block and one steal.
- Played with Turkey at the 2023 FIBA U18 and U20 Championships this summer
- At the U18 Championships, she helped Turkey reach the quarterfinals and finished eighth
- She averaged 11.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, which was second on the team in scoring and she led the team in rebounds
- At the U20 Championships, Turkey finished eighth and she averaged double figures with 10.7 points per game during the tournament
- She played in the most recent FIBA EuroLeague season with Fenerbahçe S.K
- Fenerbahçe S.K won the EuroLeague for the first time in team history
- Hails from Istanbul, Turkey
- Daughter of Serkan and Asli Istanbulluoglu
- Parents both played basketball professionally in Turkey
- Has one older sister, Sevval
- Sevval played four years collegiately at Siena
WBB: Head Coach Jeff Walz Press Conference (7/31/25)
Thursday, July 31
Jeff Walz Post Game vs Clemson Press Conference 02.27.25
Friday, May 16
WBB: NCAA 2nd Round Preview Press Conference
Saturday, March 22
WBB: NCAA 1st Round Postgame Press Conference (Nebraska - 3/21/25)
Saturday, March 22