Pronounced: uh-REL-uh guh-RAHN-tez
2019-20 - REDSHIRT JUNIOR (20.6 ppg / 6.0 rpg / 3.1 apg) | 2019-20 Game-by-Game Stats
- Played in 30 contests with 30 starts, leading the team with 37.1 minutes per game
- 2019-20 Awards
- AP, USBWA & WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
- First Team All-Big Ten by Coaches (unanimous) and Media
- First Team All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
- WBCA All-Region 4 finalist
- Rutgers Werblin Award
- Big Ten scoring champion and No. 9 ranked scorer nationally with 20.6 points per game
- Set a Rutgers single-season record with 171 made free throws, significantly surpassing Sue Wicks' 155 during her National Player of the Year season from 1987-88
- Set a Rutgers single-game record with 14 makes without a miss on the free throw line in a win over Wisconsin (Feb. 27)
- First player in Rutgers history to average 20+ points, 6+ rebounds and 3+ assists for a season
- Averaged 20.6 points per game in Big Ten contests and 22.1 points per game against teams ranked in the RPI Top 50
- Ranked in the Top 14 in eight different statistical categories in the second-ranked basketball conference in the nation
- Produced four double-doubles in four RU wins
- Eclipsed the 1,000 career point mark with a then-career-high 28 points against Michigan State (Jan. 20). She ended the season scoring 1,004 points for Rutgers in just two seasons
- Scored a career-high 36 points in a triumph over Ohio State (Feb. 22)
- Guirantes' final points of that game came with less than four seconds remaining to clinch a 59-57 win at the RAC, following two other clutch shots: a game-tying jumper with less than a minute to go and a crucial three-pointer with three minutes remaining
- It marked the most points scored in a game for Rutgers since Hall of Famer Cappie Pondexter netted 40 in 2006, when Arella was seven years old
- Scored six of her 17 points in overtime to help Rutgers defeat No. 18/20 Iowa in the final game of the regular season (March 1)
- Averaged 28.5 points per game in two Big Ten Tournament contests with a 19-of-20 mark from the free throw line (March 5 & 6)
- Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (first repeat winner since Betnijah Laney in 2014-15)
- Six-time Big Ten honor roll and three honorable mentions in the MBWA weekly awards
2018-19 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE - (12.1 ppg/4.3 rpg) | 2018-19 Game-By-Game Stats
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten … Big Ten Honor Roll (Mar. 4) … Met Player of the Week (Dec. 17) … Appeared in all 32 contests with 21 starts … Second at Rutgers in scoring at 12.1 points per game … Logged double-digits in 19 games, including the final seven games of the season ... Averaged 16.4 points over the last seven games of the year and 17.8 points over the final five contests … Poured in 15.5 points in Rutgers' two Big Ten Tournament contests as the Scarlet Knights made their first semifinal appearance since joining the league in 2014 ... RU’s top free throw shooter at 81.6 percent (71-of-87) including nine perfect performances … Career-high 25 points versus Minnesota in home regular season finale as Rutgers clinched its highest finish (third) since joining the Big Ten in 2014 (Feb. 28) … Dropped in 24 points against Penn State (Jan. 6) ... Also had 19-point efforts at Harvard (Dec. 8), versus No. 17/22 Michigan State (Jan. 20) and at Ohio State (Mar 3) as the Scarlet Knights closed out the regular season overcoming a 16-point first quarter deficit ... Hauled in a season-high nine rebounds against Penn State (Jan. 6) and versus Ohio State (Feb. 14) ... Dished the ball out a season-high four times versus LSU (Dec. 14) and at No. 4/4 Maryland for RU's first win over a top 10 program since 2009 ... Recorded career-high five steals against LSU (Dec. 14) ... Just shy of her first Scarlet Knight double-double with nine points and a season-high nine rebounds against Ohio State (Feb. 14) ... Also had nine rebounds over Penn State (Jan. 6) ... Grabbed five or more boards in 13 contests ...
2016-17 - SOPHOMORE: Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules ...
2016-17 - FRESHMAN - AT TEXAS TECH - (9.9 ppg/4.8 rpg): Started in 27 of the 29 games played in her rookie season... Was second on the team averaging 9.9 points per game... Had the second best free throw average on the team (.871) that ranked sixth in the Big 12 ... Scored 10 points, recorded five rebounds and four blocks in collegiate debut versus North Dakota (Nov.13)... tied the score 83-83 with a buzzer beater to force OT with #24 Texas A&M... Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 21)... Tallied her second double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. Fordham (Nov. 25)... Totaled a career-high five blocks against Prairie View (Nov. 29)... Scored a career-high 22 points against Central Arkansas (Dec. 14)... Recorded her third career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against West Virginia (Jan. 11) ...
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: The No. 44 player in the nation, according to ProspectNation and is the No. 17 wing in the 2016 class, according to ESPNU Hoopgurlz ... averaged 33 points, 13 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game at IMG Academy ... Over the course of her career at Bellport High School, scored more than 2,000 points, and was selected to the NYSSWA All-State First Team.
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: AG
One word to describe Coach Stringer: POTUS
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Cappie Pondexter
Best player ever competed against: Cappie Pondexter
Major: Journalism
I chose my major because: I want to be a sports analyst after I’m done playing basketball and I love the process of creating stories and other content
Favorite place to hang out on campus: The RAC
The person I most admire is and why: Kobe Bryant because of his work ethic and mental toughness and passion
If I wasn’t playing basketball, I’d be: An actress and model
Favorite professional athlete: Kobe Bryant (past), Kawhi Leonard
Favorite professional sports team: Knicks and NY Liberty
One word to describe myself on the court: Passionate
One word to describe myself off the court:: Versatile
Few people know that I: Play many musical instruments like the saxophone
Person who had the greatest influence on my athletics career: My father and mother. Professionally Kobe
I started playing my basketball because...: It’s in my blood. I grew up around the game I was bound to pick a ball up
I chose Rutgers because…: It fits my style. It’s close to home and my teammates fear no one in the country
Favorite cereal: Waffle Crisp
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: The Parent Trap
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Beyoncé
Favorite musician/group: Jay-Z/Neyo
The first song I knew all the words to is: Jesus Loves Me
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Taking selfies
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Pray and write my goals down
Favorite all-time gift received: Words of wisdom from my mentors. My gifts and talents from God.
Pets I had growing up were: Two goldfish
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Dubai
The website I visit most often is: YouTube
My favorite teacher was: Mrs. Yee, math, and 3rd grade
The quote that most resonates with me is: "I can do all things through Christ"
If my life was a book, the title would be: AG All God
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Dark grey
One thing on my bucket list is: Win a championship
Phone app you cannot live without: Instagram
