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Tess Heal

34 Tess Heal

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Melbourne, Australia
  • High School:
    Lowther Hall
  • Position:
    Guard
gp 32
pts/g 17.6
fg % 48.3
3pt % 27.3
ft % 86.0
reb/g 4.3
a/g 4.0

WCC Newcomer of the Year (2022-23)
All-WCC First Team (2022-23)
WCC All-Freshman Team (2022-23)
12-Time WCC Freshman of the Week (conference record)

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23): Splashed onto the college basketball scene as a freshman, being named the West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year ... Was named WCC Freshman of the Week 12 times, setting a new record for the award ... Also landed on the WCC All-Freshman Team ... She finished the season with 562 points – fourth-most in a single season at Santa Clara ... Heal put her name on five other Broncos single-season top-10 record lists, including made free throws (4th, 141), made field goals (t-4th, 200) and minutes played (8th, 1,031) ... Appeared in 32 games and started in all 32 ... averaged 17.6 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game, and 4.0 assists per game ... finished in double digit scoring in all but three games ... ended the season with eleven 20-point games ... Had a season-high of 39 points on Feb. 16, versus BYU ... Also had five or more assists on 13 different occassions 

CLUB: Played for Victoria Metro at U18 2021 Grand Final of Australian Junior Championships ... scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and 5 assists ... captained the team at three Junior National Championships ... won two gold medals and one silver ... went to inaugural Junior NBA Championships in 2018 to represent Asia-Pacific ... came in fourth overall ... a part of Victorian National Performance Program for three years ... 2019 youth team won Division I Youth Championship ... named All-Star.

Recent Games
Feb 11 at Saint Mary's L, 89-79
Feb 16 BYU L, 78-72
Feb 18 San Diego L, 69-62
Feb 23 at Loyola Marymount W, 80-51
Feb 25 at Pepperdine L, 74-59
Mar 2 vs. Pepperdine L, 63-60
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 32 18
Games started 32 18
Minutes 1034 614
Minutes per game 32.3 34.1
FG 200-414 110-246
FG Pct 48.3 44.7
3PT 21-77 11-45
3PT Pct 27.3 24.4
FT 141-164 95-109
FT Pct 86.0 87.2
Off rebounds 34 18
Def rebounds 102 53
Total rebounds 136 71
Rebounds per game 4.3 3.9
Personal fouls 87 52
Disqualifications 2 1
Assists 129 76
Turnovers 102 58
Assist to turnover ratio 1.3 1.3
Steals 23 12
Blocks 6 2
Points 562 326
Points per game 17.6 18.1
Points per 40 min 21.7 21.2
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 1 Academy of Art W, 95-36 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 UC Santa Barbara L, 73-61 1 35 9-14 64.3 0-3 0.0 10-15 66.7 28
Nov 11 Cal St. Fullerton W, 76-72 1 36 6-16 37.5 1-3 33.3 3-3 100.0 16
Nov 14 Sacramento State L, 73-63 1 33 6-13 46.2 1-3 33.3 3-3 100.0 16
Nov 17 at CSUN W, 66-62 1 20 7-11 63.6 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 19
Nov 19 at California Baptist L, 83-72 1 30 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 10
Nov 22 Kansas City W, 95-60 1 21 7-11 63.6 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 16
Nov 25 vs. South Dakota W, 75-50 1 29 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Nov 26 vs. Washington W, 71-58 1 38 8-14 57.1 1-2 50.0 6-7 85.7 23
Nov 30 at Stanford L, 82-69 1 26 3-11 27.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 2 Lincoln (Calif.) W, 97-37 1 22 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 4 UC Santa Cruz W, 74-30 1 23 6-7 85.7 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 15
Dec 11 at Nevada W, 66-56 1 39 11-19 57.9 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 26
Dec 13 San José State W, 81-49 1 35 8-11 72.7 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 21
Dec 17 Pepperdine L, 75-74 1 37 6-13 46.2 0-3 0.0 4-6 66.7 16
Dec 19 Loyola Marymount W, 61-46 1 35 6-12 50.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 15
Dec 31 San Francisco L, 80-79 1 43 8-17 47.1 1-4 25.0 5-7 71.4 22
Jan 5 at Portland L, 81-71 1 39 9-19 47.4 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 23
Jan 7 at Gonzaga L, 78-61 1 33 6-14 42.9 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 12 Saint Mary's L, 78-64 1 36 5-13 38.5 0-4 0.0 6-6 100.0 16
Jan 14 Pacific W, 80-66 1 26 4-10 40.0 0-3 0.0 6-7 85.7 14
Jan 19 at San Diego W, 62-56 1 25 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 8-11 72.7 12
Jan 21 at BYU W, 69-59 1 34 5-12 41.7 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 13
Jan 28 at San Francisco L, 74-66 1 33 6-14 42.9 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 16
Feb 2 Gonzaga W, 77-72 1 27 5-12 41.7 2-2 100.0 4-5 80.0 16
Feb 4 Portland L, 80-68 1 39 11-19 57.9 0-0 - 0-0 - 22
Feb 9 at Pacific L, 83-73 1 39 11-20 55.0 1-3 33.3 6-7 85.7 29
Feb 11 at Saint Mary's L, 89-79 1 33 6-16 37.5 1-2 50.0 7-8 87.5 20
Feb 16 BYU L, 78-72 1 38 11-18 61.1 2-5 40.0 15-15 100.0 39
Feb 18 San Diego L, 69-62 1 38 5-15 33.3 0-3 0.0 7-8 87.5 17
Feb 23 at Loyola Marymount W, 80-51 1 30 4-10 40.0 1-2 50.0 9-9 100.0 18
Feb 25 at Pepperdine L, 74-59 1 29 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 4
Mar 2 vs. Pepperdine L, 63-60 1 33 11-21 52.4 0-1 0.0 7-9 77.8 29
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 1 Academy of Art W, 95-36 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 UC Santa Barbara L, 73-61 1 35 2 4 6 2 3 0.7 1 0 1 0
Nov 11 Cal St. Fullerton W, 76-72 1 36 0 6 6 7 1 7.0 1 0 2 -
Nov 14 Sacramento State L, 73-63 1 33 1 3 4 4 3 1.3 0 0 2 0
Nov 17 at CSUN W, 66-62 1 20 1 0 1 1 5 0.2 0 0 5 1
Nov 19 at California Baptist L, 83-72 1 30 3 3 6 7 6 1.2 0 0 3 0
Nov 22 Kansas City W, 95-60 1 21 0 6 6 3 3 1.0 1 0 2 0
Nov 25 vs. South Dakota W, 75-50 1 29 1 4 5 6 2 3.0 1 0 2 0
Nov 26 vs. Washington W, 71-58 1 38 1 1 2 3 2 1.5 2 0 4 0
Nov 30 at Stanford L, 82-69 1 26 0 2 2 2 4 0.5 1 0 1 -
Dec 2 Lincoln (Calif.) W, 97-37 1 22 3 5 8 6 2 3.0 1 0 4 0
Dec 4 UC Santa Cruz W, 74-30 1 23 0 8 8 2 4 0.5 2 1 2 0
Dec 11 at Nevada W, 66-56 1 39 1 4 5 3 3 1.0 0 1 1 0
Dec 13 San José State W, 81-49 1 35 2 0 2 5 3 1.7 1 0 3 0
Dec 17 Pepperdine L, 75-74 1 37 0 3 3 5 2 2.5 0 0 4 0
Dec 19 Loyola Marymount W, 61-46 1 35 1 5 6 4 5 0.8 0 0 4 0
Dec 31 San Francisco L, 80-79 1 43 4 5 9 6 5 1.2 0 1 3 0
Jan 5 at Portland L, 81-71 1 39 3 5 8 5 1 5.0 2 0 3 0
Jan 7 at Gonzaga L, 78-61 1 33 0 4 4 1 3 0.3 1 0 2 0
Jan 12 Saint Mary's L, 78-64 1 36 0 1 1 7 5 1.4 1 0 1 0
Jan 14 Pacific W, 80-66 1 26 0 5 5 2 4 0.5 0 1 4 0
Jan 19 at San Diego W, 62-56 1 25 1 3 4 3 3 1.0 1 0 1 0
Jan 21 at BYU W, 69-59 1 34 1 0 1 7 4 1.8 1 0 1 0
Jan 28 at San Francisco L, 74-66 1 33 1 4 5 3 3 1.0 0 0 5 1
Feb 2 Gonzaga W, 77-72 1 27 1 1 2 3 3 1.0 1 0 4 0
Feb 4 Portland L, 80-68 1 39 0 2 2 7 2 3.5 0 0 4 0
Feb 9 at Pacific L, 83-73 1 39 0 2 2 4 3 1.3 2 0 2 0
Feb 11 at Saint Mary's L, 89-79 1 33 3 5 8 1 4 0.3 0 0 3 0
Feb 16 BYU L, 78-72 1 38 0 0 0 5 5 1.0 0 0 3 0
Feb 18 San Diego L, 69-62 1 38 1 2 3 5 1 5.0 0 0 4 0
Feb 23 at Loyola Marymount W, 80-51 1 30 1 3 4 4 2 2.0 3 0 0 0
Feb 25 at Pepperdine L, 74-59 1 29 1 3 4 4 3 1.3 0 0 4 0
Mar 2 vs. Pepperdine L, 63-60 1 33 1 3 4 2 3 0.7 0 2 3 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 32 32 32.3 6.2-12.9 48.3 0.7-2.4 27.3 4.4-5.1 86.0 17.6
Total 32 32 32.3 6.2-12.9 48.3 0.7-2.4 27.3 4.4-5.1 86.0 17.6
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 32 32 1034 200-414 48.3 21-77 27.3 141-164 86.0 562
Total 32 32 1034 200-414 48.3 21-77 27.3 141-164 86.0 562
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 32 32 32.3 7.7-16.0 48.3 0.8-3.0 27.3 5.5-6.3 86.0 21.7
Total 32 32 32.3 7.7-16.0 48.3 0.8-3.0 27.3 5.5-6.3 86.0 21.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 32 32 32.3 1.1 3.2 4.3 2.7 0.1 4.0 3.2 1.3 0.7 0.2
Total 32 32 32.3 1.1 3.2 4.3 2.7 0.1 4.0 3.2 1.3 0.7 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 32 32 1034 34 102 136 87 2 129 102 1.3 23 6
Total 32 32 1034 34 102 136 87 2 129 102 1.3 23 6
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 32 32 32.3 1.3 3.9 5.3 3.4 0.1 5.0 3.9 1.3 0.9 0.2
Total 32 32 32.3 1.3 3.9 5.3 3.4 0.1 5.0 3.9 1.3 0.9 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 32 32 32.3 6.2-12.9 48.3 0.7-2.4 27.3 4.4-5.1 86.0 17.6
Conference 18 18 34.1 6.1-13.7 44.7 0.6-2.5 24.4 5.3-6.1 87.2 18.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 16 16 32.8 6.4-12.8 50.2 0.7-2.8 25.0 4.5-5.3 84.7 18.1
Away 13 13 31.5 5.6-12.8 44.0 0.7-2.3 30.0 4.2-4.7 90.2 16.2
Neutral 3 3 33.3 8.0-14.3 55.8 0.3-1.0 33.3 4.7-6.0 77.8 21.0
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Wins 15 15 29.3 5.6-11.0 50.9 0.8-2.3 35.3 3.7-4.3 85.9 15.7
Losses 17 17 34.9 6.8-14.6 46.6 0.5-2.5 20.9 5.1-5.9 86.0 19.2
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November 9 9 29.8 6.0-11.8 50.9 0.7-2.0 33.3 3.4-4.2 81.6 16.1
December 7 7 33.4 6.4-11.9 54.2 0.7-3.0 23.8 2.9-3.6 80.0 16.4
January 7 7 32.3 5.3-12.9 41.1 0.4-2.7 15.8 4.4-5.1 86.1 15.4
February 8 8 34.1 6.6-14.2 46.5 0.9-2.2 38.9 6.5-7.0 92.9 20.6
March 1 1 33.0 11.0-21.0 52.4 0.0-1.0 0.0 7.0-9.0 77.8 29.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 32 32 1034 200-414 48.3 21-77 27.3 141-164 86.0 562
Conference 18 18 614 110-246 44.7 11-45 24.4 95-109 87.2 326
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 16 16 524 103-205 50.2 11-44 25.0 72-85 84.7 289
Away 13 13 410 73-166 44.0 9-30 30.0 55-61 90.2 210
Neutral 3 3 100 24-43 55.8 1-3 33.3 14-18 77.8 63
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Wins 15 15 440 84-165 50.9 12-34 35.3 55-64 85.9 235
Losses 17 17 594 116-249 46.6 9-43 20.9 86-100 86.0 327
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November 9 9 268 54-106 50.9 6-18 33.3 31-38 81.6 145
December 7 7 234 45-83 54.2 5-21 23.8 20-25 80.0 115
January 7 7 226 37-90 41.1 3-19 15.8 31-36 86.1 108
February 8 8 273 53-114 46.5 7-18 38.9 52-56 92.9 165
March 1 1 33 11-21 52.4 0-1 0.0 7-9 77.8 29
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 32 32 32.3 7.7-16.0 48.3 0.8-3.0 27.3 5.5-6.3 86.0 21.7
Conference 18 18 34.1 7.2-16.0 44.7 0.7-2.9 24.4 6.2-7.1 87.2 21.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 16 16 32.8 7.9-15.6 50.2 0.8-3.4 25.0 5.5-6.5 84.7 22.1
Away 13 13 31.5 7.1-16.2 44.0 0.9-2.9 30.0 5.4-6.0 90.2 20.5
Neutral 3 3 33.3 9.6-17.2 55.8 0.4-1.2 33.3 5.6-7.2 77.8 25.2
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Wins 15 15 29.3 7.6-15.0 50.9 1.1-3.1 35.3 5.0-5.8 85.9 21.4
Losses 17 17 34.9 7.8-16.8 46.6 0.6-2.9 20.9 5.8-6.7 86.0 22.0
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November 9 9 29.8 8.1-15.8 50.9 0.9-2.7 33.3 4.6-5.7 81.6 21.6
December 7 7 33.4 7.7-14.2 54.2 0.9-3.6 23.8 3.4-4.3 80.0 19.7
January 7 7 32.3 6.5-15.9 41.1 0.5-3.4 15.8 5.5-6.4 86.1 19.1
February 8 8 34.1 7.8-16.7 46.5 1.0-2.6 38.9 7.6-8.2 92.9 24.2
March 1 1 33.0 13.3-25.5 52.4 0.0-1.2 0.0 8.5-10.9 77.8 35.2
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 32 32 32.3 1.1 3.2 4.3 2.7 0.1 4.0 3.2 1.3 0.7 0.2
Conference 18 18 34.1 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.9 0.1 4.2 3.2 1.3 0.7 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 16 16 32.8 0.9 3.5 4.4 2.9 0.0 4.6 3.2 1.4 0.6 0.2
Away 13 13 31.5 1.2 2.9 4.2 2.4 0.2 3.5 3.4 1.0 0.8 0.1
Neutral 3 3 33.3 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.0 0.0 3.7 2.3 1.6 1.0 0.7
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Wins 15 15 29.3 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.6 0.1 3.9 3.1 1.3 1.0 0.2
Losses 17 17 34.9 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.8 0.1 4.1 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.2
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November 9 9 29.8 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.4 0.1 3.9 3.2 1.2 0.8 0.0
December 7 7 33.4 1.6 4.3 5.9 3.0 0.0 4.4 3.4 1.3 0.6 0.4
January 7 7 32.3 0.9 3.1 4.0 2.4 0.1 4.0 3.3 1.2 0.9 0.1
February 8 8 34.1 0.9 2.3 3.1 3.0 0.0 4.1 2.9 1.4 0.8 0.0
March 1 1 33.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.7 0.0 2.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 32 32 1034 34 102 136 87 2 129 102 1.3 23 6
Conference 18 18 614 18 53 71 52 1 76 58 1.3 12 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 16 16 524 15 56 71 47 0 73 51 1.4 9 3
Away 13 13 410 16 38 54 31 2 45 44 1.0 11 1
Neutral 3 3 100 3 8 11 9 0 11 7 1.6 3 2
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Wins 15 15 440 14 51 65 39 1 59 46 1.3 15 3
Losses 17 17 594 20 51 71 48 1 70 56 1.3 8 3
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November 9 9 268 9 29 38 22 1 35 29 1.2 7 0
December 7 7 234 11 30 41 21 0 31 24 1.3 4 3
January 7 7 226 6 22 28 17 1 28 23 1.2 6 1
February 8 8 273 7 18 25 24 0 33 23 1.4 6 0
March 1 1 33 1 3 4 3 0 2 3 0.7 0 2
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 32 32 32.3 1.3 3.9 5.3 3.4 0.1 5.0 3.9 1.3 0.9 0.2
Conference 18 18 34.1 1.2 3.5 4.6 3.4 0.1 5.0 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 16 16 32.8 1.1 4.3 5.4 3.6 0.0 5.6 3.9 1.4 0.7 0.2
Away 13 13 31.5 1.6 3.7 5.3 3.0 0.2 4.4 4.3 1.0 1.1 0.1
Neutral 3 3 33.3 1.2 3.2 4.4 3.6 0.0 4.4 2.8 1.6 1.2 0.8
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Wins 15 15 29.3 1.3 4.6 5.9 3.5 0.1 5.4 4.2 1.3 1.4 0.3
Losses 17 17 34.9 1.3 3.4 4.8 3.2 0.1 4.7 3.8 1.3 0.5 0.2
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November 9 9 29.8 1.3 4.3 5.7 3.3 0.1 5.2 4.3 1.2 1.0 0.0
December 7 7 33.4 1.9 5.1 7.0 3.6 0.0 5.3 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.5
January 7 7 32.3 1.1 3.9 5.0 3.0 0.2 5.0 4.1 1.2 1.1 0.2
February 8 8 34.1 1.0 2.6 3.7 3.5 0.0 4.8 3.4 1.4 0.9 0.0
March 1 1 33.0 1.2 3.6 4.8 3.6 0.0 2.4 3.6 0.7 0.0 2.4
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