WSU women’s basketball signs Moore, Noyes

Ki-Shawna (Ki-Ki) Moore, a 5-foot-8 guard who helped Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep of San Francisco to a mythical national championship, signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Washington State next season.

She joins 6-5 center Carly Noyes of Moses Lake to make up half of the Cougars’ projected recruiting class.

Wednesday was the first day players could sign national letters of intent. New Idaho coach Jon Newlee announced two new players. Washington coach Tia Jackson announced the signing of 6-0 forward Jeneva Anderson of three-time State 4A champion Lewis and Clark High.

Gonzaga and Eastern Washington expect to announce their new players later today.

Idaho picked up Kanisha Bello, a 5-8 guard from Hilo, Hawaii, and Bianca Cheever, a guard from Geelong, Australia, via North Idaho College.

Cheever played for Newlee at Idaho State last season but elected to play at NIC this season rather than sit out a year because she had already redshirted.

Moore’s team went 33-0 and won its third consecutive California Division III state championship before being anointed USA Today national champion. Considered a top-100 recruit, she earned many area honors and was all-tournament at the End of the Trail tournament in Oregon.

“I chose Washington State University because I like what I saw,” Moore said in a WSU release. “I felt the whole college-town feel was best for me. I liked the coaches and players a lot, and I felt they could help me better my game the most. I also chose WSU because I wanted to go to a program where I could make my own mark.”

Noyes is a two-time Columbia Basin Player of the Year and holds school records for scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. She averaged 18.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.9 blocks last year as the Chiefs reached the State 4A championship game. She is also a two-year member of the Spokane Stars and was named to the End of the Trail all-tournament team last summer.

Cheever started eight of 30 games for ISU last year, averaging 5.9 points.

Bello is the Hawaii Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division II Player of the Year after averaging 14 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.0 assists for a state championship team.

Huskies recruit Anderson led LC in scoring last year (10.8 ppg) as the Tigers finished 29-0.