North Carolina State University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
NCAA Tournament R32 vs. Michigan Postgame
Wednesday, March 25
NCAA Tournament R32 Press Conference
Saturday, March 21
NCAA Tournament R64 Press Conference vs. Tennessee
Saturday, March 21
NC State WBB NCAAT R64 Pre Presser
Friday, March 20
Jersey Number 2
Qadence Samuels
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Forestville, Md.
- High School:
- Bishop McNamara
Joined NC State in summer of 2025
2025-26 (JUNIOR AT NC STATE):
- One of three players to play in all 32 games, earning the start in 28
- Averaged 6.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 25.8 minutes per game, all career-high numbers
- Shot clips of 38.4 FG%, 28.3 3FG% and 74.4 FT%
- Finished the season with nine double digit scoring games and one 5+ assist game
- Earned first career start against No. 8/9 Tennessee to open the season at the Ro Greensboro Invitational, logging four points, three rebounds, two assists and one block
- Tallied nine points off 4-of-8 shooting from the field with three boards and one block vs. No. 18/16 USC
- Logged 11 points with a season-high three 3-pointers, five rebounds and one steal vs. Southern Miss at the Cancun Challenge
- Recorded 10 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 22 minutes off the bench against Georgia Tech
- Finished with 13 points off 5-of-11 from the field with six rebounds, two assists and three steals, playing all 40 minutes against California
- Registered a season-high 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 from 3-point with five rebounds and two assists vs. SMU
- Logged eight points, six rebounds and a career-high five assists at Wake Forest
- Produced seven points and a season-high eight rebounds vs. No. 9/10 Louisville
- Tallied 10 points and a season-high matching eight rebounds vs. No. 25/23 North Carolina
- Logged 12 points off 5-of-6 from the field and 2-of-2 from beyond the arc with seven boards at Notre Dame
- Registered 11 points, six rebounds and a career-high five steals at Pittsburgh, logging four of those steals in the first quarter alone
- Had 12 points off 4-of-5 shooting from the field with five boards and two steals against No. 10 seed Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64
2024-25 (SOPHOMORE AT UCONN):
- A part of the 2025 NCAA Championship team
- Appeared in 33 games, averaging 1.3 points per game
- Posted a season-high eight points in the season opener vs. Boston University
- Logged a season-high four rebounds vs. FDU and Providence
- Scored five points against Butler
2023-24 (FRESHMAN AT UCONN):
- Appeared in 36 games and made it to the NCAA Final Four with the Huskies
- Averaged 5.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game
- Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week following the first week of the season, in which she averaged 12.5 points per game on 56.3 percent shooting
- Began her collegiate career with 11 points vs. Dayton
- Had her best game of her career with 14 points off 4-of-8 from the 3-point line at NC State
- Scored 11 points and added four boards vs. Ball State
- Registered a near double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds with three assists and two steals vs. TMU
- Tallied eight points and six rebounds at Creighton
- Registered seven points on 3-of-3 shooting with three rebounds at St. John’s
- Posted 10 points, eight rebounds and two steals at Xavier
- Logged seven points at DePaul
- Had five points and three rebounds vs. Marquette
- Recorded nine points and five rebounds in the BIG EAST Tournament championship game against Georgetown
PRIOR TO UCONN:
- No. 41-ranked recruit by ESPN in Class of 2023, regarded as a four-star recruit
- Led Bishop McNamara to a first place finish in the WCAC in 2022-23 as a senior
- Averaged 17.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals as a junior in 2021-22, while Bishop McNamara made the WCAC tournament championship game
- Led Bishop McNamara to the 2020 WCAC title
PERSONAL:
- Daughter of Qwanzi and Shanda Samuels
- Second oldest of seven children, with her older brother, Qwanzi, having previously played at Florida Gulf Coast, George Washington and IU Indy
COACH MOORE’S TAKE:
“We’re excited to add Qadence to the Pack. She is someone we followed and recruited throughout her high school career. Offensively, she has the ability to score at all three levels. Her length and athleticism makes her a playmaker on the defensive end and a factor on the boards. I know our fans will enjoy her energy as well.”