TCU women’s basketball landed Utah transfer Avery Hjelmstad, a 6-foot-1 guard who averaged 5.3 points as a freshman and brings elite shooting range.
FORT WORTH - TCU women’s basketball added another intriguing piece for the 2026-27 season with the commitment of Utah transfer Avery Hjelmstad, giving Mark Campbell and the Horned Frogs more size, shooting and versatility on the perimeter.
Hjelmstad arrives in Fort Worth after one season with the Utes, where she showed flashes of the scoring punch that made her a highly regarded recruit coming out of high school.
The 6-1 wing averaged 5.3 points in 14 minutes per game as a freshman, appearing in 31 of Utah’s 32 contests while helping the program finish 19-13 overall and 10-8 in Big 12 play.
What stands out most is her offensive upside. Hjelmstad reached double figures eight times during her first college season and proved she can heat up quickly from long range.
Her best scoring outing came against Colorado State on Dec. 4, when she poured in 22 points and buried five 3-pointers. Later in conference action, she turned in one of her most complete performances at Houston, finishing with 14 points, four made shots from beyond the arc and a career-high eight rebounds in 26 minutes.
That kind of production fits nicely with what TCU is building.
Hjelmstad gives the Horned Frogs another floor-spacing option who can play either wing spot, and her 88 percent free-throw shooting suggests her touch should translate well in a larger role.
Before conference play began last season, she was averaging nine points per game, another sign that there’s real room for growth.
Her resume before college was strong, too. Hjelmstad was ranked No. 49 nationally in the 2025 class by ESPN HoopGurlz after a standout prep career at Edmond Memorial High School, where she shot 53 percent from the field and 45 percent from 3-point range across four seasons.
She now joins a TCU transfer group that also includes guards Lanie Grant and Jadyn Wooten, along with Stanford forward Lara Somfai.
With three years of eligibility left, Hjelmstad gives the Horned Frogs both immediate help and long-term value.
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