BOULDER – Ariana Freeman has signed a financial aid agreement to continue her education and play basketball at the University of Colorado head coach Linda Lappe announced on Thursday.
A 5-foot-9 guard from Manassas, Va., Freeman will sit out the 2015-16 season after transferring from Louisville. She will have three seasons of eligibility beginning in 2016-17.
Freeman was a standout for Paul VI Catholic High School near Washington, D.C., but has deep Colorado roots. Her parents, Desmond and Veronique, Freeman, are both Colorado alums and her dad played football for the Buffaloes from 1994-97 as a tight end, then known as Desmond Dennis
“It feels good knowing that I will be going somewhere surrounded with support from my family and loved ones,” Freeman said.