LOGAN, Utah — Utah State women's basketball head coach Wesley Brooks announced the addition of a pair of incoming freshmen on Friday, signing Karlie Banks and Denae Skelton. 

Banks, a 5-foot-11 guard/forward from Laclede, Idaho, was a three-year letterwinner at Sandpoint (Idaho) High School, where she led the Bulldogs to the 2023 Idaho 4A state title and was named the tournament's most valuable player. As a senior in 2023-24, Banks averaged 18.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, while shooting an efficient 77 percent from the field to earn district MVP honors along with all-state, all-district and all-league accolades. She also played club basketball for Spokane Legacy. 

"Karlie is one of the most underrated players in the nation," Brooks said. "She has a versatile skill set which allows her to excel in every position on the court. She's also an extremely effective shooter from distance. We're very excited to bring Karlie to Utah State and we expect big things from her."

Skelton, a 5-8 guard from West Kelowna, British Columbia, prepped for one season at Kelowna Senior Secondary, where she averaged 20 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals per game. She then attended and played three seasons at Champlain College Saint-Lambert, a post-secondary school in Quebec. There, Skelton helped the Cavaliers to a pair of provincial championships, as well as a bronze national medalist finish in 2024. Her final season there, she averaged nine points in 27 minutes per game, earning national second-team all-star honors. She also earned CCAA National Scholar Award accolades all three years at Champlain Saint-Lambert. 

"Denae is an elite shooter who will bring a high-level of maturity and leadership to our locker room, having spent the past two years away from home in Montreal," Brooks said. "She's going to be an excellent fit into what we're trying to build and we're excited to have her here as a part of Aggie Nation."

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