Nov. 12, 2014
RENO, Nev. - University of Nevada women's basketball coach Jane Albright announced the signing of four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent during Wednesday's early signing period.
Riana Everidge, a 6-1 guard from Kansas City, Mo., Léa Favre, a 6-1 forward out of St-Légier, Switzerland, Camariah King, a 5-6 point guard from Seattle, Wash., and MorningRose Tobey, a 5-7 guard out of Billings, Mont. have all signed NLIs with the Wolf Pack and will enroll next fall.
"We are elated to sign a class of this caliber and I want to acknowledge the hard of work of Camille Williams, my recruiting coordinator, and my entire staff," Albright said. "These four young ladies are great student-athletes and will help us compete at a high level in the Mountain West. Their diversity, talent, athleticism and love for the game will help us replace the five seniors we will lose to graduation. I expect them to have an immediate impact on our team."
Riana Everidge - 6-1 - G - Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill High School
Last season as a junior, Everidge recorded a breakout year scoring nearly 21 points per game and added 9.1 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per contest. With her play last season she collected all-district first team honors and an all-conference honorable mention after leading her team to a District 15 championship. Additionally, Everidge has received an Impact Player selection to the Missouri State Girls Basketball Team for three straight seasons.
At the 2013 Avila University Top-100 Player Combine, Everidge was named the best player in camp. Furthermore in 2013, she garnered all-star honors in the AAU 'Battle on the Plains' tournament.
Léa Favre - 6-1 - F - St-Légier, Switzerland/Lycée Jeanne d'Arc
As a junior at Lycée Jeanne d'Arc in France, Favre nearly averaged a double-double, racking up 9.4 points per game and 9.2 rebounds per contest while shooting almost 48 percent for the year. Throughout her basketball career, Favre has been a member of numerous championship teams. In her most recent championship appearance, Favre and her team recorded a seventh place finish in the NF2 French Espoirs (U20) Championship.
In addition to her play overseas, Favre has participated in a number of prominent basketball camps around the United States. During the summer of 2014 she was named the Most Valuable Player of the Duke Elite Summer Camp and an All-Star and 3x3 winner at Stanford's Elite Summer Camp. In both 2012 and 2014 she was selected to the Swiss U18 Women's National Team and the Swiss U16 Women's National Team in 2013.
Camariah King - 5-6 - G - Seattle, Wash./Holy Names Academy
During her high school career at Holy Names Academy, King has started at point guard since her freshman season, averaging 17.2 points per game as a junior where she set a single-game record with a 41-point performance against Juanita. After finishing second in scoring in the 3A-level Seattle Metropolitan League, King earned second team all-league honors.
King picked up all-league honors following her sophomore and freshman seasons, as well. As a sophomore, she averaged 13.2 points per game to garner first team all-league honors and was an all-league honorable mention after her freshman year when she averaged 6.7 points per contest.
MorningRose Tobey - 5-7 - G - Billings, Mont./Billings West High School
Despite finishing her high school basketball career in Montana, Tobey has local ties after making a name for herself at Spanish Springs High School as a freshman. During that season, Tobey was a varsity starter and was named the Spanish Springs Offensive Player of the Year and picked up a High Desert all-conference honorable mention.
After her time in Spanish Springs, Tobey moved onto Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot, Idaho where she put up impressive numbers. As a sophomore she averaged 17.5 points per game and received first team all-conference and Idaho State Journal first team accolades. She finished her junior season as the leading scorer in the state at 22.0 points per contest and added 4.3 steals, 6.0 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game for the year. For her efforts she was named to the Bingham County all-league first team, High Country all-conference team, Idaho State Journal first team.
In addition to her high school accolades, Tobey led her Rockhawks team out of Brockton, Mont. to the Girls Gold Division championship in the Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI), where she was named the Most Valuable Player.
