Yonta Vaughn brings Virginia a savvy, two-way point guard with real playmaking juice
In the 2024-25 season, Yonta Vaughn showed why Virginia values her as a steady backcourt organizer: in 9 games, she averaged 7.4 points, 4.2 assists, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.3 steals in 25.2 minutes, even while battling injury. She’s a low-drama, high-IQ guard who can facilitate, defend, and score at all three levels when healthy, and Virginia has described her as a culture fit with a hard-working, intense approach. The caution flag is durability; if your roster needs a poised lead guard, she’s intriguing, but the medical-history piece matters.
