CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's basketball team continues to build, adding five highly anticipated recruits for the 2024-25 season.  The other week, the Kathy Delaney-Smith Head Coach for Harvard Women's Basketball, Carrie Moore, announced Hana Belibi, Asani Ceaser, Lydia Chatira, Nina Emance, and Alayna Rocco as the women's basketball Class of 2028. 

"This first-year class is full of talent and personality," says Moore. "They are great players, but even better people.  The expectations are high, and the excitement is real for a group that we believe will add much needed depth at every position on the floor and will positively impact our locker room (and the Harvard community) immediately upon their arrival this fall."

Hana Belibi | Forward | 6'0" | Englewood, Colo. | Regis Jesuit High School

Member of both the basketball and track and field teams at Regis Jesuit High School…Plays travel basketball with the Mountain West Premier U17 EYBL team (2022, 2023)…Two-time captain of the Regis Jesuit women's basketball team (2023, 2024)…Served as captain for Mount West Premier EYBL (2023)…First-team All-State (2024)…Three-time First-Team All-Continental League (2022, 2023, 2024)…2024 Continental League Player of the Year…First-Team All-Playoff Tournament (2024)…2024 Missy Franklin award for best female (academic and athletic performance) at Regis Jesuit High School…Two-time Second-Team All-State (2022, 2023)…State championship runner up in 2024 with Regis Jesuit…Three-time recipient of the Loyola Leadership award (2022, 2023, 2024)…Sister Francesca Belibi played basketball at Stanford University (2019-2023)…Sister Fabiola Belibi '26 is a member of the track and field team at Harvard

Asani Ceaser | Forward | 6'0" | Las Vegas, Nev. | Centennial High School

Attended Northfield Mount Hermon and Centennial High School…2024 captain of Centennial High School basketball team…Four-year member of Las Vegas Bulldogs…Three-time State Champion at Centennial High School (2020, 2022, 2023)…Three state championships contributed to Centennial's eight-year title win streak…2024 Northfield Mount Hermon NE8 Champions…McDonald's All-American Game nominee…2024 High Honors list at Northfield Mount Hermon

Lydia Chatira | Guard | 6' 0" | Pikermi, Greece | ACS Athens

Five year member of Agia Paraskevi WBC…Play at the point and shooting guard for the club…Two-time captain for Agia Paraskevi WBC…Had short stints with Evnikos WBC and Athinaikos WBC…Earned a pair of tournament MVP honors with Agia Paraskevi (2021, 2022)…2022 team MVP while playing for the Greek national team at Eurobasket U16…Helped Greek national team to a sixth place finish in the Eurobasket U16…Helped Agia Paraskevi WBC to a first place finish at the ESKA championships U16 and to a second place finish in the A2 league…Honors roll and high honors roll in 9^th-12^th grades…Award for outstanding academic performance in the 10^th grade

Nina Emnace | Guard | 5'7" | Toms River, N.J. | Trinity Hall

Four year letterwinner and starter at Trinity Hall…Three-time captain of Trinity Hall basketball team…Member of the NJ Shoreshots HGSL and Fil-AM National Select team…All-time leading scorer at Trinity Hall with 1,497 career points…All-time leading three-point record at Trinity Hall with 165 made three-pointers…All-time leader in steals at Trinity Hall with 387…Hoop Group Freshman of the Year (2021)…Two-time Hoop Group First-Team All-Shore (2023, 2024)…Two-time Hoop Group Defensive Player of the Year (2023, 2024)…Two-time Short Sports Network A North Player of the Year (2023, 2024)…Two-time Shore Sports Network First-Team All-Shore (2023, 2024)…Shore Sports Network Defensive Player of the Year (2023)…Two-time Asbury Park Press First-Team All-Shore (2023, 2024)…Two-time Jersey Sports Zone All-Zone Non-Public (2023, 2024)…2024 Hoop Group Player of the Year…National Society of High School Scholars…2023 AP Scholar with Honor

Alayna Rocco | Guard | 5'10" | Pittsburg, PA | North Catholic High School

Four-time varsity letter winner for women's basketball at North Catholic High School…Played nine years of travel basketball with the Western PA Bruins…Served as a captain for the 2023-24 North Catholic High School women's basketball team…Three-time First-Team All-State (2022, 2023, 2024)…2024 Post Gazette WPIAL Player of the Year…2024 Trib-Live HSSN Player of the Year…Two-time 4A Player of the Year (2023, 2024)…2022 3A Player of the Year…Two-time KDKA Super 7 4A Player of the Year (2023, 2024)…Two-time member of the KDKA super 7 team (2023, 2024)…Four-time First-Team All-Section (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)…Two-time 4A WPIAL Championship MVP (2023, 2024)…Helped lead team to three WPIAL Championships (2022, 2023, 2024)…Led team to four undefeated section championships (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)…2024 James Scholar Athlete Award…Four-time Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)….Father played basketball in the Class of 1990 at Gannon University…Brother played basketball in the Class of 2024 at Army West Point