MOSCOW, Idaho– Idaho women's basketball standout Mikayla Ferenz has signed her first professional contract to play for AB Contern of the Total League-Dames in Luxembourg.
 
The Total League-Dames is the highest women's basketball league in Luxembourg.

"I am so excited to play in Luxembourg," exclaimed Ferenz. "It was always my dream to continue my basketball career after college, and I am thrilled I get to do it in a country as beautiful as Luxembourg and for a competitive club. I get to see Europe for the first time and be a professional athlete. It's a dream come true for me."
 
Ferenz, the 2018-19 Big Sky Player of the Year led Idaho to a regular-season conference title and two wins in the WNIT. In her senior season she averaged 22 points, 5.3 rebound and 3.9 assists per game, finishing her career with a school – and Big Sky – record 2,466 points.
 
In her four-year career, Ferenz shot at a 44.4 percent clip (865-of-1949) from the field and 38.4 percent (415- of-1082) from the three. She made 415 three-pointers in her career, becoming the sixth woman in NCAA history to break 400 triples. In the last four years, spanning Ferenz's career, the Vandals advanced to the postseason, winning a conference title in her freshman year, appearing in the 2016 NCAA tournament , advancing to the semifinals of the 2017 WBI and grabbing two WNIT wins this past season.
 
Off the court, the recent graduate was named the 2018-19 Women's Basketball Division I Academic All-American of the Year selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She is the first Vandal and first woman in Big Sky history to earn the award in any sport. This award comes after being a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and receiving her second First Team Academic All-America honors.
 
"I couldn't be more excited that Mikayla has signed her first professional contract," said head coach Jon Newlee. "All of the hard work she has put in has made her the best player in Big Sky history, and now her dreams of playing professionally are coming true. I am blessed and fortunate to have been able to coach this awesome young lady for the past four years. I know she will have a great career overseas and make the entire Vandal nation proud!"
 
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