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2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster

24 Tamara Ortiz

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Highschool Westerville South HS
  • Hometown Columbus, Ohio

Biography

2025-26: Appeared in 33 games, starting seven ... Averaged 9.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per game ... Tallied 304 points, 79 assists, 92 free throws and 37 steals ... Led the team with a 77.3 free-throw percentage ... In the third round of the Sun Belt Championship, set career-highs in points (22), free throws (9) and steals (4) ... Netted 10 free throws at Alcorn in the WNIT (3/21) ... Recorded 5+ assists six times ... Swatted her first career block at ULM (1/1) ... Became the third-shortest player in the country to lead her team in single-game rebounding at Western Michigan (2/7).

2024-25 (Central Michigan): Did not appear in a game.

2023-24 (Central Michigan): Appeared in 12 games with nine starts as a freshman … Averaged 28.1 minutes per game and led the team in scoring (11.9 PPG) … Recorded 20 points twice against South Alabama (Nov. 9) and Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 28) … Missed 16 games due to injury.

High School: Graduated from Westerville South High School in 2023 …Named Ohio Division I Second-Team All-State (2023) … Named All-Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division Player of the Year (2023) … Two-time All-OCC First-Team selection … Won a district championship (2023).

Club: Played for Ohio Lady Hoopsters, Ohio Impact and Ohio United.

Personal: Daughter of Israel Ortiz and Elva Millan ... Has three brothers: Cesear, Rico and William ... First-generation college student ... Cleveland Cavaliers fan ... Favorite athletes are Ja Morant and Anthony Edwards ... Favorite music artists are Cece Winans and Lil Durk ... Loves Mexican food.

Major: Sport Management

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