Ilinca Belegante brings size, efficiency, and proven scoring upside to Pepperdine’s backcourt
Belegante looks like a useful true-freshman guard for Pepperdine because she arrives with real production against older pros in Romania and strong youth-international numbers, including 17.1 points per game at the 2022 FIBA U16 Division B event and 10.6 points per game for Romania at the 2025 U20 EuroBasket Division B.[4][6] Pepperdine also highlighted her 6-foot frame, efficient .739 shooting in Romania’s top league, and a career-best 21-point game, which suggests a guard who can score without needing high-usage volume.[5] The fit question is less about talent than adaptation: her résumé points to a confident, versatile perimeter scorer with upside, but her low-major pro and youth samples are still small.[1][5]
