Arella Guirantes

Induction year: 2026

Category: Basketball, Pro Sports, International

Location: Bellport

A graduate of Bellport High School, she scored more than 2,000 career points and earned First-Team All-State honors before continuing her basketball career at IMG Academy, where she averaged 33 points and 13 rebounds per game. She went on to play collegiately at Texas Tech University before transferring to Rutgers University, where she emerged as one of the top players in the Big Ten Conference.

As a senior at Rutgers, she earned multiple All-America Honorable Mention recognitions and was named First-Team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media. She averaged 21 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game while leading the Scarlet Knights to the 2021 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Her success at the collegiate level led to her selection by the Los Angeles Sparks in the second round of the 2021 WNBA Draft. She has also played professionally for the Seattle Storm and has competed internationally throughout Europe and Asia. She currently plays professionally in Israel.

A longtime member of the Puerto Rico Women’s National Basketball Team, she represented Puerto Rico at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. During the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, she led the team in nearly every major statistical category, averaging 15.0 points per game. A two-time Centrobasket MVP, she has earned international recognition as one of Puerto Rico’s premier basketball players.